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Thanksgiving

Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a minute to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving.  This is one of my favorite holidays of the year because of all the great things that go along with it: Fellowship with the family, homemade pecan pie, kicking back and watching my beloved Dallas Cowboys (hopefully) knocking the snot out of some hapless opponent...what's not to like?

Of course, we need to remember to do one very important thing on Thanksgiving, one that should be obvious but that can escape us as we get wrapped up in everything else: We need to take time out to actually give thanks for all the blessings that God has given us.  Everything we have comes from Him.  Here are a few verses of Scripture to illustrate what the Bible has to say about giving thanks:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."--Philippians 4:6

"All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God."--2 Corinthians 4:15

"But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD."--Jonah 2:9

"For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving..."--1 Timothy 4:4

"I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving."--Psalm 69:30

Happy Thanksgiving.  Philippians 4:13.--SMS

Coupon Deals from Smashwords

Well, here we are again, Thanksgiving week.  Later on in the week, I'm going to talk a little bit more about Thanksgiving itself, but for right now I want to focus on the part of this week that gets a lot of people's blood pumping: the shopping.  My wife, Cindy, has already been combing the Internet in search of Black Friday deals, and in honor of that, I've decided to offer a little deal of my own.

From now until Thursday, 11/29/2012, you can go to Smashwords.com and download my two latest releases, "Zero Hour 2" and "Dead Man Running," for 50% off.  All you have to do is go to the links provided, click on whatever e-book version you wish to download (Kindle, Nook, etc.), and then type in the coupon code for that book.  The coupon codes are:

Zero Hour 2: NN95D

Dead Man Running: FB67W

Thanks in advance for checking these out, and I hope you enjoy them.  Philippians 4:13.--SMS

Coupons Deals from Smashwords

Well, here we are again, Thanksgiving week.  Later on in the week, I'm going to talk a little bit more about Thanksgiving itself, but for right now I want to focus on the part of this week that gets a lot of people's blood pumping: the shopping.  My wife, Cindy, has already been combing the Internet in search of Black Friday deals, and in honor of that, I've decided to offer a little deal of my own.

From now until Thursday, 11/29/2012, you can go to Smashwords.com and download my two latest releases, "Zero Hour 2" and "Dead Man Running," for 50% off.  All you have to do is go to the links provided, click on whatever e-book version you wish to download (Kindle, Nook, etc.), and then type in the coupon code for that book.  The coupon codes are:

Zero Hour 2: NN95D

Dead Man Running: FB67W

Thanks in advance for checking these out, and I hope you enjoy them.  Philippians 4:13.--SMS

"Dead Man Running," my first novel, is now available!

My first novel, Dead Man Running, is now available!  It is more a "traditional" mystery/suspense thriller story, perhaps closer to Hitchcock than Twilight Zone.

Imagine waking up next to a wrecked vehicle... with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. Imagine that you find a driver's license with a photo that matches your reflection... only to see an obituary for the person whose name is on the license. Imagine meeting someone who remembers you... and who vows to kill you for what you can't remember doing...

You can download an e-book copy of Dead Man Running in a number of formats (Kindle, Nook, iBooks, etc.) for $2.99 by going to Smashwords, or you can purchase a more "traditional" print copy by going to Amazon.  I hope you really enjoy it, and I thank you for your continued support.  As always, Philippians 4:13.--SMS

Monsters! anthology from A Flame in the Dark

Just wanted to spread the word about the new anthology, Monsters!, being published by Randy Streu of A Flame in the Dark.  Contributing authors and stories include:

"Visitor Bob," a unique look at the bogeyman by Ellen C. Maze, "Divide and Conquer," wherein author Greg Mitchell looks at a different kind of vampire, "Running Late," a vampire tale by Pauline Creeden, "Closet Commentary," Teric Darken's tale of voices in the night, "Willing Blood," A vampire tale with a twist by Kat Heckenbach, "We Create Them," Thomas Smith's look at poverty through a lens of horror, "Invisible Intruder," by Stoney M. Setzer, "Twelfth Night," a Christmas story by Sean Philips, "Psychobabble, Toil, and Trouble," in which Stephen McQuiggan laments the loss of our monsters, "Of the Lake," JR Roper's tale of aquatic terror, "More Lives," a cat tale by Dana Bell, "Smoke," a good old-fashioned werewolf story -- or is it? -- by Jeremy Tyler, "Holy Angels," Delphine Boswell's story of a church's uninvited guest, "Rolling in the Deep," a decidedly Lovecraftian tale by David West, "Cornhusker," a tender, coming-of-age story (mua ha ha ha) by Tim Ward.
I'm glad for the opportunity to have my work included in this project.  The ebook and print edition are coming soon!  For more info, click here.  Thanks, and Philippians 4:13.--SMS

Zero Hour 2 is now available!

My newest book, "Zero Hour 2," is officially up and available for purchase!  You can download an ebook version (Kindle, iBooks, Nook, etc.) for $2.99 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243597, or you can purchase a print copy (214 pages) for $8.00 from at http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Hour-Stories-Spiritual-Suspense/dp/1480033839/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1349872799&sr=8-11&keywords=stoney+m+setzer. 

From the blurb: Author Stoney M. Setzer returns with more "Twilight Zone"-type stories with a Christian worldview in "Zero Hour 2." In these twelve pulp-style stories of science fiction and suspense, Setzer leads on another journey into the shadowlands of imagination, complete with a spiritual twist. Get ready to meet Peter Marak, a man forced to choose between his compassion and his phobia of germs... Hattie Wilcox, a wealthy woman who decides to help God out with dispensing judgment on sinners... and Houston Hall, a man recently engaged who is confronted by an old flame whom he cannot recall... From the deck of the Titanic to the distant future, from carnival sideshows to scientific laboratories, the time has come once more to get ready for tales that carry you through the farthest reaches of imagination and lead you face-to-face with timeless bibical truths.               
Hope you check it out. Thanks! Philippians 4:13.--SMS

Recent reads

Hey y'all, just thought I'd take a minute to share some links of some works I've read recently...and, in so doing (in a couple of cases), help promote some friends of mine.  I recommend them all, so feel free to check them out:

By Lyndon Perry: Last Gasps, Ulemet and the Jaguar God, Freshman English, Flash Fiction Five Pack, West of the Texas Nebula, Beyond the Veil, and Sorrow Remains for the Night

By C. Alan Loewen: Opal Wine, In Humor Most Odd: The Collected Silliness of Alan Loewen

By Milo James Fowler: Out of Time: 2 Strange Tales, Power Chords

Enjoy, and Philippians 4:13.--SMS

New by Lyndon Perry: "Ulemet and the Jaguar God"

(artwork by Jason Zampol)

As I've mentioned previously on this blog, my friend/editor Lyndon Perry has been a great help to me in my writing career.  In addition to publishing Residential Aliens and Fear and Trembling , he is also a published author in his own right.  He is about to publish his novella, "Ulemet and the Jaguar God: A Mesoamerican Fantasy Novella."  I am going to be reading and reviewing this story, and Lyndon is looking for others to do likewise.  If you're interested in participating, please click on the link below and follow the instructions in italics where it says LIMITED TIME OFFER:

 http://blogginoutloud.blogspot.com/2012/09/request-free-earc-of-ulemet-novella.html

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read this.  Philippians 4:13.--SMS

"Terminated" is now published at "Fear and Trembling"

My short story, "Terminated," has just been published at "Fear and Trembling."  I really like the "cover art" above that my friend/editor Lyndon Perry picked out for the story--a perfect fit, I'd say.  Here's the link, and I hope that you will enjoy it:

http://www.fearandtremblingmag.com/2012/09/terminated/

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out.  Philippians 4:13.--SMS

"Give Us Barabbas!" is now available on Smashwords

Just wanted to let you know that I have a new title, "Give Us Barabbas!" available on Smashwords.  It is actually an Easter play that I wrote back in 2007, told from the perspective of--you guessed it!--Barabbas.  You can download it for $2.99 at the following link:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/212221
Thanks for checking it out, and Philippians 4:13.--SMS