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June 16, 2021
New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories for Students and Teachers
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction
—Book 15—"live" on June 16, 2021
This is to announce the release of the 15th book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for Students and Teachers , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Marian Wright Edelman said: “Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” Lending credence to these words are many of the 38 stories here about students and teachers. The tales, both serious and humorous, were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included as well are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, stories from his Mementos series of anthologies, and, in one case, an excerpt from one of Cohen’s mystery/thrillers. This anthology is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts that were related by Cohen to students and teachers. whether they be in high school or college settings, in classroom or campus situations, or even absent from the scene altogether, here, for example, the subject of a murder investigation.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 15 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097CNSZPC
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 15, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about two young women who broke into a college library on a scavenger hunt and got more than they were seeking.
This is to announce the release of the 15th book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for Students and Teachers , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Marian Wright Edelman said: “Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” Lending credence to these words are many of the 38 stories here about students and teachers. The tales, both serious and humorous, were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included as well are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, stories from his Mementos series of anthologies, and, in one case, an excerpt from one of Cohen’s mystery/thrillers. This anthology is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts that were related by Cohen to students and teachers. whether they be in high school or college settings, in classroom or campus situations, or even absent from the scene altogether, here, for example, the subject of a murder investigation.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 15 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097CNSZPC
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 15, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about two young women who broke into a college library on a scavenger hunt and got more than they were seeking.
June 13, 2021
Down to the sea in ships...
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction
—Book 14—"live" on June 13, 2021
This is to announce the release of the 14th book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories of the Sea , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Jacques Yves Cousteau said: “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Lending credence to these words are many of the 27 stories here about the sea and its impact on humankind. Unlike the earlier books in the flash fiction series, in which the tales were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies, augmented with selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies, this book is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts related to the sea, the men and women who sail them, and the creatures found there. As well, included here are excerpts adapted from some of the authors’ more popular novels involving adventures at sea that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 14 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0976F77B8
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 14, visit the book’s webpage on my website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about what one sailor truly thought pulled him and the crew of his ship through a devastating storm.
This is to announce the release of the 14th book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories of the Sea , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Jacques Yves Cousteau said: “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Lending credence to these words are many of the 27 stories here about the sea and its impact on humankind. Unlike the earlier books in the flash fiction series, in which the tales were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies, augmented with selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies, this book is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts related to the sea, the men and women who sail them, and the creatures found there. As well, included here are excerpts adapted from some of the authors’ more popular novels involving adventures at sea that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 14 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0976F77B8
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 14, visit the book’s webpage on my website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about what one sailor truly thought pulled him and the crew of his ship through a devastating storm.
June 8, 2021
Yet Another New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction
—Book 13—"live" on June 8, 2021
This is to announce the release of the thirteenth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Musically Inclined , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Plato said: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” Lending credence to these words are the 32 stories here—focused on everything from rock-’n’-roll to jazz and classical to country—that speak to the infinite faces of the musically inclined among us. Unlike the earlier books in the flash fiction series, in which the tales were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies, augmented with selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies, this book is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts often related to musical themes. As well, included here are excerpts adapted from some of the authors’ more popular novels having relevance to one musical genre or another.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 13 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WG1YSQ
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 13, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about Frank Sinatra and Patsy’s Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.
This is to announce the release of the thirteenth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Musically Inclined , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Plato said: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” Lending credence to these words are the 32 stories here—focused on everything from rock-’n’-roll to jazz and classical to country—that speak to the infinite faces of the musically inclined among us. Unlike the earlier books in the flash fiction series, in which the tales were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies, augmented with selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies, this book is unique because the stories were inspired by photographic prompts often related to musical themes. As well, included here are excerpts adapted from some of the authors’ more popular novels having relevance to one musical genre or another.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 13 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WG1YSQ
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 13, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about Frank Sinatra and Patsy’s Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.
June 2, 2021
New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction
—Book 12—"live" on June 1, 2021
This is to announce the release of the twelfth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Religiously Inclined , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Perhaps the best indication that God has a sense of humor is that He created man in His image (Genesis 1:27). Lending credence to these words are many of the 47 stories here about the infinite faces of the religiously inclined among us. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 12 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096DNBVC5
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 12, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a little pre-First Communion dust up between Samantha and her erstwhile friend, Heather.
This is to announce the release of the twelfth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Religiously Inclined , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Perhaps the best indication that God has a sense of humor is that He created man in His image (Genesis 1:27). Lending credence to these words are many of the 47 stories here about the infinite faces of the religiously inclined among us. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 12 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096DNBVC5
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 12, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a little pre-First Communion dust up between Samantha and her erstwhile friend, Heather.
April 29, 2021
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction —Book 11—"live" on April 29, 2021
This is to announce the release of the eleventh book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories with a Masculine Twist , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Plato said: “Death is not the worst that can happen to men.” Lending credence to his words are the 62 stories here about the infinite faces of manhood. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, US Army officer (CPT, Corps of Engineers), and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 11 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093TX91W6
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 11, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a man Ted met at the local gym and how life overtook him.
April 20, 2021
New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction - Book 3
—"live" on April 20, 2021
This is to announce the release of the third book in the Mementos Anthologies series, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction - Book 3 , by Theodore Jerome Cohen.
People simply can’t get enough of the short stories and flash fiction from the creative mind of Theodore Jerome Cohen. What surprises many are the photographic prompts he uses as inspiration for his tales . . . stories that span the spectrum of genres from romance to murder mysteries, and from historical fiction to the paranormal.
When talking to readers, he is often asked: “Why do you use photographic prompts when you write short stories and flash fiction?” His response can be found in the words of Larry Sultan, an American photographer from the San Fernando Valley in California: “Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, ‘Isn't this a great family?' So photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology.” Said Cohen: “Beyond the physical, however, lie our memories and in them, the pictures stored in our minds’ eyes. As writers, aren’t these memories—both the physical and the ‘mementos of the mind’—the essence of our works, the prompts we use to spin words and phrases into literary tapestries our readers can use to discover something about life, a bit about us, perhaps, and, in the process, maybe even a little about themselves?”
In this volume, you’ll find a story about a chance meeting between a young woman and an elderly gentleman in a New York City park, who has to remind her they had met many years earlier when she was very young. In another story, we listen to a mother calming her distraught daughter before bedtime and assuring her that her father will return as soon as he takes care of some "late-night business" downtown. And what are we to make of the story about an angel dressed completely in black and the helicopter crew member shot down during the invasion of Baghdad? Why isn't she helping him? In short (pun intended), there is something in this book for almost every genre and taste.
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 3 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 3, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a young couple attempting to make their escape from an oppressive regime.
This is to announce the release of the third book in the Mementos Anthologies series, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction - Book 3 , by Theodore Jerome Cohen.
People simply can’t get enough of the short stories and flash fiction from the creative mind of Theodore Jerome Cohen. What surprises many are the photographic prompts he uses as inspiration for his tales . . . stories that span the spectrum of genres from romance to murder mysteries, and from historical fiction to the paranormal.
When talking to readers, he is often asked: “Why do you use photographic prompts when you write short stories and flash fiction?” His response can be found in the words of Larry Sultan, an American photographer from the San Fernando Valley in California: “Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, ‘Isn't this a great family?' So photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology.” Said Cohen: “Beyond the physical, however, lie our memories and in them, the pictures stored in our minds’ eyes. As writers, aren’t these memories—both the physical and the ‘mementos of the mind’—the essence of our works, the prompts we use to spin words and phrases into literary tapestries our readers can use to discover something about life, a bit about us, perhaps, and, in the process, maybe even a little about themselves?”
In this volume, you’ll find a story about a chance meeting between a young woman and an elderly gentleman in a New York City park, who has to remind her they had met many years earlier when she was very young. In another story, we listen to a mother calming her distraught daughter before bedtime and assuring her that her father will return as soon as he takes care of some "late-night business" downtown. And what are we to make of the story about an angel dressed completely in black and the helicopter crew member shot down during the invasion of Baghdad? Why isn't she helping him? In short (pun intended), there is something in this book for almost every genre and taste.
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 3 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 3, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a young couple attempting to make their escape from an oppressive regime.
April 1, 2021
New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction—Book 10—"live"
This is to announce the release of the tenth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories with a Feminine Twist , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar (The Map of Salt and Stars) said: “I am a woman and a warrior. If you think I can’t be both, you’ve been lied to.” Lending credence to her words are the 57 stories here about the infinite faces of womanhood. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 10 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FVH659
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 10, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a woman’s undying love for a man who went off to war and never returned.
This is to announce the release of the tenth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories with a Feminine Twist , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar (The Map of Salt and Stars) said: “I am a woman and a warrior. If you think I can’t be both, you’ve been lied to.” Lending credence to her words are the 57 stories here about the infinite faces of womanhood. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 10 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FVH659
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 10, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a woman’s undying love for a man who went off to war and never returned.
March 12, 2021
New Book of Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction—Book 9
This is to announce the release of the ninth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Warrior , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Plato said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Lending credence to his words are the 56 stories here about Warriors and others involved in battles from our Civil War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 9 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQ4Z9V9
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 9, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a Marine who, upon entering a hospital, was ushered into a dying man’s room . . . with surprising consequences.
This is to announce the release of the ninth book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories for the Warrior , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Cohen for Young Adult (YA) and some other writings.)
Plato said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Lending credence to his words are the 56 stories here about Warriors and others involved in battles from our Civil War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The tales primarily were selected from among the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the authors’ Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies. Included, as well, are selected offerings from Cohen’s two short-story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, as well as stories from Cohen’s Mementos series of anthologies. Most of the stories in the instant volume are 250 words or fewer in length. They are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one! The longer tales were added for those who seek something more substantial with which to curl up on a long winter night or better, on a beach in the hot summer sun.
If you like your fiction entwined with fact (“faction”), this collection is for you! Theodore Jerome Cohen is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels—all but one of them mystery/thrillers—multiple flash-fiction and short-story anthologies, and one Young Adult (YA) mystery/thriller (published under the pen name Alyssa Devine). During his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, private investigator, and Antarctic explorer. What he’s been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways even his family and friends have been unable to unravel!
I hope you enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. And, as always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Book 9 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQ4Z9V9
If you’d like to read one of the stories in Book 9, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find a story about a Marine who, upon entering a hospital, was ushered into a dying man’s room . . . with surprising consequences.
January 22, 2021
New, updated Shortwave Propagation Handbook - 4th Edition - from CQ Publishing
Your indispensable guide to HF propagation for the new sunspot cycle!
Fully updated and expanded to include the latest propagation forecasting tools, as well as our time-tested "analog" tables for making your own customized predictions, the 4th edition of The CQ Shortwave Propagation Handbook is a must-have resource for any DXer, contester or emergency communicator.
This 208-page, full-color title explains the many ways in which radio signals can travel long distances and how to use this knowledge to maximize your DX success. Also includes sections on low-frequency and VHF/UHF propagation in addition to its main focus on shortwave (HF) propagation.
Finally, it's all in plain English with a focus on practical applications, making it a valuable reference for the ham radio DXer as well as well as the ionospheric scientist and anyone in between.
This fourth edition was spearheaded by propagation authority Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, merging his updates with the earlier work of the previous editions' authors, Dr. Theodore Cohen, N4XX, George Jacobs, W3ASK, and Robert Rose, K6GKU (SK).
https://store.cq-amateur-radio.com/sh...
Fully updated and expanded to include the latest propagation forecasting tools, as well as our time-tested "analog" tables for making your own customized predictions, the 4th edition of The CQ Shortwave Propagation Handbook is a must-have resource for any DXer, contester or emergency communicator.
This 208-page, full-color title explains the many ways in which radio signals can travel long distances and how to use this knowledge to maximize your DX success. Also includes sections on low-frequency and VHF/UHF propagation in addition to its main focus on shortwave (HF) propagation.
Finally, it's all in plain English with a focus on practical applications, making it a valuable reference for the ham radio DXer as well as well as the ionospheric scientist and anyone in between.
This fourth edition was spearheaded by propagation authority Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, merging his updates with the earlier work of the previous editions' authors, Dr. Theodore Cohen, N4XX, George Jacobs, W3ASK, and Robert Rose, K6GKU (SK).
https://store.cq-amateur-radio.com/sh...
November 25, 2020
New Anthology Now on Sale
NOW ON SALE
This is to announce the release of the second volume in a new anthology series, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction.
Comprising 43 stories in a wide variety of genres, these tales—each “prompted” by an intriguing photograph—are sure to enthrall you with their humor, pathos, and intrigue. (The photographs in the Kindle edition are in color.)
This new anthology series follows on the heels of my well-received series of eight flash fiction anthologies, including the six Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction volumes as well Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers and Flash Fiction Stories of the Youth.
“The first thing that intrigued me about the latest Theodore Jerome Cohen collection of stories in Mementos was the use and inclusion of his creative muse. Each piece is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, bringing to life a homespun version of story settings and a fictionalized version of how it came to be.” 5-STARS: Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite.
People ask: “Why do you use photographic prompts when you write short stories and flash fiction?” Larry Sultan, an American photographer from the San Fernando Valley in California, provides one answer: “Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, ‘Isn't this a great family?' So photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology.” Beyond the physical, however, lie our memories and in them, the pictures stored in our minds’ eyes. As writers, aren’t these memories—both the physical and the “mementos of the mind”—the essence of our works, the prompts we use to spin words and phrases into literary tapestries our readers can use to discover something about life, a bit about us, perhaps, and, in the process, maybe even a little about themselves?
In this volume, you’ll find a story about a nun in Philadelphia who raises money for St. Vincent’s Orphanage in a most unusual matter. In another story, we watch as two grown men are determined to find and visit a revered high school math teacher, only to learn one of life’s saddest lessons: you can’t go home again. And what are we to make of the story “Lost in the Library”? Which is to ask, what happened to the two young women who broke into the college library located several miles east of Holcomb, Kansas, while on a scavenger hunt sponsored by a sorority? In short (pun intended), there is something in this book for almost every genre and taste.
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FEATURED REVIEW:
"Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction by Theodore Jerome Cohen is the second book in the author's Mementos Anthology Series, preceded by book one of the same name. Comprised of an ambitious forty-three pieces of Cohen's work, each story reads independently and at a pace that permits bite-sized moments in the lives of his characters while still serving up the same double portion of entertainment in this second helping. The stories range in both size and subject, from the flash fiction piece "Curves," wherein two Vietnam vets fondly recall the bravery of a mutual heroic acquaintance and the irony of him surviving a war only to meet his maker in a decidedly avoidable way, to the slightly lengthier short story "Machines," which follows a young woman with dreams beyond her country upbringing, moving from success to success until she reaches the pinnacle of Manhattan heights-both literally and figuratively-only to discover that the familial ties that bind are more important than anything else.
The first thing that intrigued me about the latest Theodore Jerome Cohen collection of stories in Mementos was the use and inclusion of his creative muse. Each piece is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, bringing to life a homespun version of story settings and a fictionalized version of how it came to be. My father and I used to play a game at shopping malls where we'd pick out a random person and he'd ask things like, "What color do you think their bedroom is?" or "Do you think they have a dog or a cat?" and other similar made-up backstories. So for me, Mementos resurfaced forgotten memories of a wonderful bit of my childhood. My favorite story is "Fox," which has a hunting party in the midst of a track and chase as the red fox watches from above, with a delightful and witty full-circle finale. I really loved this book and am absolutely certain that others who read it will be equally smitten by Cohen's writing."
~ Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
I hope you will enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. As always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction – Book 2 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://tinyurl.com/yyu35qvo
If you’d like to read one of the short stories in this new anthology, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find an interesting story about two unfortunate young women who got more than they bargained for on a scavenger hunt.
https://www.theodore-cohen-novels.com...
As always, thanks for your support.
Ted
This is to announce the release of the second volume in a new anthology series, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction.
Comprising 43 stories in a wide variety of genres, these tales—each “prompted” by an intriguing photograph—are sure to enthrall you with their humor, pathos, and intrigue. (The photographs in the Kindle edition are in color.)
This new anthology series follows on the heels of my well-received series of eight flash fiction anthologies, including the six Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction volumes as well Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers and Flash Fiction Stories of the Youth.
“The first thing that intrigued me about the latest Theodore Jerome Cohen collection of stories in Mementos was the use and inclusion of his creative muse. Each piece is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, bringing to life a homespun version of story settings and a fictionalized version of how it came to be.” 5-STARS: Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite.
People ask: “Why do you use photographic prompts when you write short stories and flash fiction?” Larry Sultan, an American photographer from the San Fernando Valley in California, provides one answer: “Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, ‘Isn't this a great family?' So photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology.” Beyond the physical, however, lie our memories and in them, the pictures stored in our minds’ eyes. As writers, aren’t these memories—both the physical and the “mementos of the mind”—the essence of our works, the prompts we use to spin words and phrases into literary tapestries our readers can use to discover something about life, a bit about us, perhaps, and, in the process, maybe even a little about themselves?
In this volume, you’ll find a story about a nun in Philadelphia who raises money for St. Vincent’s Orphanage in a most unusual matter. In another story, we watch as two grown men are determined to find and visit a revered high school math teacher, only to learn one of life’s saddest lessons: you can’t go home again. And what are we to make of the story “Lost in the Library”? Which is to ask, what happened to the two young women who broke into the college library located several miles east of Holcomb, Kansas, while on a scavenger hunt sponsored by a sorority? In short (pun intended), there is something in this book for almost every genre and taste.
_____________________
FEATURED REVIEW:
"Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction by Theodore Jerome Cohen is the second book in the author's Mementos Anthology Series, preceded by book one of the same name. Comprised of an ambitious forty-three pieces of Cohen's work, each story reads independently and at a pace that permits bite-sized moments in the lives of his characters while still serving up the same double portion of entertainment in this second helping. The stories range in both size and subject, from the flash fiction piece "Curves," wherein two Vietnam vets fondly recall the bravery of a mutual heroic acquaintance and the irony of him surviving a war only to meet his maker in a decidedly avoidable way, to the slightly lengthier short story "Machines," which follows a young woman with dreams beyond her country upbringing, moving from success to success until she reaches the pinnacle of Manhattan heights-both literally and figuratively-only to discover that the familial ties that bind are more important than anything else.
The first thing that intrigued me about the latest Theodore Jerome Cohen collection of stories in Mementos was the use and inclusion of his creative muse. Each piece is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, bringing to life a homespun version of story settings and a fictionalized version of how it came to be. My father and I used to play a game at shopping malls where we'd pick out a random person and he'd ask things like, "What color do you think their bedroom is?" or "Do you think they have a dog or a cat?" and other similar made-up backstories. So for me, Mementos resurfaced forgotten memories of a wonderful bit of my childhood. My favorite story is "Fox," which has a hunting party in the midst of a track and chase as the red fox watches from above, with a delightful and witty full-circle finale. I really loved this book and am absolutely certain that others who read it will be equally smitten by Cohen's writing."
~ Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
I hope you will enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. As always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction – Book 2 on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://tinyurl.com/yyu35qvo
If you’d like to read one of the short stories in this new anthology, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find an interesting story about two unfortunate young women who got more than they bargained for on a scavenger hunt.
https://www.theodore-cohen-novels.com...
As always, thanks for your support.
Ted
