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June 23, 2017
Beautiful Bizarre Feature
For those who missed it and would have preferred not to, here is Beautiful Bizarre Magazine's feature on my books (including interview)... https://beautifulbizarre.net/2016/10/...
Happy reading,
Mike
Happy reading,
Mike
April 25, 2017
Strange Review
“If you like weird or strange you will absolutely love this bizarre concoction… Mike Russell for me is the Picasso of short stories, depending on which angle you view each one from you will find something different every time.”
Read this full review of
here: https://booksfromdusktilldawn.wordpre...
Read this full review of
here: https://booksfromdusktilldawn.wordpre...
March 28, 2017
Prepare to have you mind blown
“Prepare to have you mind blown… Discover a strange and enchanting world… See behind the facade of everyday life… Strange and alluring… Unique and hypnotic… I strongly recommend that you check out Russell’s work.” EJMason's review of NOTHING IS STRANGE
can be read here in full: https://emmajanemason.wordpress.com/2...
can be read here in full: https://emmajanemason.wordpress.com/2...
February 26, 2017
Vital To Literature
“It’s these types of stories that make us question our own society that I feel are going to be vital to literature in the coming years” TheGeekLyfe's review of Strungballs.
You can read the full review here: http://www.thegeeklyfe.com/freeplay-f...
You can read the full review here: http://www.thegeeklyfe.com/freeplay-f...
February 20, 2017
Bizarre and Enchanting
"The short stories of Strange Medicine are bizarre and enchanting... This is magical realism at its best, its most intriguing and unsettling."
Thank you to Rustling Reads for this wonderful review of Strange Medicine.
You can read it all here: https://rustlingreads.wordpress.com/2...
Thank you to Rustling Reads for this wonderful review of Strange Medicine.
You can read it all here: https://rustlingreads.wordpress.com/2...
February 15, 2017
Seventy-Two Bricks
The following is a short excerpt from 'Seventy-Two Bricks', one of eight stories in 'Strange Medicine'.
‘Well I never,’ he said.
‘What a coincidence!’ said Tiffany. ‘It’s as if the bridge knew you were coming!’
Geoffrey smiled. ‘I’ll put my initials next to yours,’ Tiffany said. She removed her rucksack, rummaged inside it,
produced a penknife, then scratched ‘TS’ next to the ‘GD’.
Later the same day, the lovers were crossing a field when Tiffany pointed and said:
‘Geoffrey, look! It’s another bridge!’
There, in the middle of the field, was a small, red brick bridge, identical to the one they had seen earlier.
‘I wonder what this one is for,’ Tiffany said. The couple approached the bridge together. ‘Was there once a stream here too?’ Tiffany speculated.
‘Or perhaps these bridges don’t have a purpose other than to just be themselves. They’re very nice. Perhaps that’s their purpose: just to be nice. That’s enough, isn’t it?’
Geoffrey walked to one end of the bridge and searched amongst the grass where the bricks met the ground.
‘Look,’ he said as he picked up a long, white feather. ‘Oh, it’s beautiful,’ said Tiffany. Geoffrey walked to the other end of the bridge, parted
the grass and found a mouldering joke book. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘that solves the question of this bridge’s purpose. It’s a bridge between two things that can make you laugh,’ and he tickled Tiffany’s nose with the
feather. Tiffany laughed then clapped her hands.
‘Well I never,’ he said.
‘What a coincidence!’ said Tiffany. ‘It’s as if the bridge knew you were coming!’
Geoffrey smiled. ‘I’ll put my initials next to yours,’ Tiffany said. She removed her rucksack, rummaged inside it,
produced a penknife, then scratched ‘TS’ next to the ‘GD’.
Later the same day, the lovers were crossing a field when Tiffany pointed and said:
‘Geoffrey, look! It’s another bridge!’
There, in the middle of the field, was a small, red brick bridge, identical to the one they had seen earlier.
‘I wonder what this one is for,’ Tiffany said. The couple approached the bridge together. ‘Was there once a stream here too?’ Tiffany speculated.
‘Or perhaps these bridges don’t have a purpose other than to just be themselves. They’re very nice. Perhaps that’s their purpose: just to be nice. That’s enough, isn’t it?’
Geoffrey walked to one end of the bridge and searched amongst the grass where the bricks met the ground.
‘Look,’ he said as he picked up a long, white feather. ‘Oh, it’s beautiful,’ said Tiffany. Geoffrey walked to the other end of the bridge, parted
the grass and found a mouldering joke book. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘that solves the question of this bridge’s purpose. It’s a bridge between two things that can make you laugh,’ and he tickled Tiffany’s nose with the
feather. Tiffany laughed then clapped her hands.
February 12, 2017
Trapped in a dystopia? Find a way out.
Trapped in a dystopia? Find a way out.
“This is like nothing I have ever read before… a highly unique, weird and perhaps even mind-altering reading experience.” JTivendale for Fantasy Book Review
Strungballs is a novella.
Strungballs
Available to buy here: http://getBook.at/strungballs
“This is like nothing I have ever read before… a highly unique, weird and perhaps even mind-altering reading experience.” JTivendale for Fantasy Book Review
Strungballs is a novella.
StrungballsAvailable to buy here: http://getBook.at/strungballs
February 3, 2017
Sale!
Great news for our American followers: Nothing Is Strange is only 99cents! This deal lasts until February 8th. Please spread the word and keep it strange :)
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January 30, 2017
Cultured?
Cultured Vultures have written a view of Nothing Is Strange
It can be read here: https://culturedvultures.com/book-rev...
Enjoy! Stay positive Good Reads friends.
Mike Russell
It can be read here: https://culturedvultures.com/book-rev...
Enjoy! Stay positive Good Reads friends.
Mike Russell
January 25, 2017
BeautifulBizarre
BeautifulBizarre featured me here https://beautifulbizarre.net/2016/10/... It includes an interview for those wishing to discover more. I hope you enjoy it!
Best wishes,
Mike
Best wishes,
Mike
