Christopher Acker's Blog

Another Positive Review

Another positive review of my collection of short stories, Things Happen. Thanks to Whispering Stories for spreading the word!

https://www.whisperingstories.com/thi...

Available now on Amazon.

Author Interview

https://www.circumlocution.net/2021/1...

Check out this interview I did with Jerry Harwood for his book blog, Jerry's Circumlocution. It's always fun talking about the craft of writing.

If you haven't purchased my collection of short stories yet, why wait any longer? Go to Amazon right now and snag yourself a copy of Things Happen.

And don't forget to leave a review!

Sneak Peek X4

Here's the final sneak peek for my collection of contemporary short stories, THINGS HAPPEN.

Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Happen-...

Sneak Peek #3

Here's another sneak peek from my new collection of short stories, Things Happen.

Available in paperback and Kindle on November 15, 2021. Up now for pre-order.

Sneak Peek #2

Here's another sneak peek from my new collection of short stories, Things Happen.

Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle on November 15, 2021. Up now for pre-order.

Review of My New Book

My first 5-star review. Feeling good about this.

https://authoranthonyavinablog.com/20...

My Bookshelf

There's never a bad time of the year to read H.P. Lovecraft but October is particularly rewarding. My favorite story from this collection: "The Horror at Red Hook."

P.S. I found this book at a used book store right next to the Morris County jail. That place is a treasure trove of literary gems!

Trip Down Memory Lane Part 4

https://theravensperch.com/drought-co...

Here's a story of mine published back in 2017 called "Drought Conditions." It's from my unpublished novel-in-stories The Human Race.

I don't know how an alpaca became integral to this novel but somehow it feels right.

What's on My Bookshelf

This is the book that started my love of writing fiction. Any serious writer must have this collection on his/her bookshelf. I thought Hemingway was the master of packing a punch with short declarative sentences, but Raymond Carver has him beat.

Reading "I Could See the Smallest Things" is like watching a magic trick. I must've read this story a dozen times just to figure out how Carver pulls it off.

Trip Down Memory Lane Part 3

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Here is my story "Abracadabra" from my unpublished novel-in-stories The Human Race. It's on page 86.

As a pretty serious prestidigitator growing up, I just had to include magic in one of my stories. Thankfully, it lent itself well as a theme between the two main characters struggling to start a family.