Have A Blast
In 2022 I was invited to write a short story to be featured in an anthology focused on Wrath, as part of a series of anthologies centered around the Seven Deadly Sins. I was enthusiastically on board. Revenge and wrath are close to my heart, where fiction is concerned.
Unfortunately, I ran into a couple of issues that led to my inability to submit the story I’d been writing–not the least of which was that, upon rewriting the story, it exploded to almost double the word count expected by the publisher. I felt defeated and like I’d let the publisher in question down by not getting them the story I’d eagerly anticipated sending their way.
When Candace Nola started talking with me about rewriting/revising Innocence Ends, she asked if there was anything new I’d be interested in sending her way. I quickly wrapped up the loose threads I hadn’t tied off in the revenge story and sent it her way.
She wanted it! She had some requests and suggestions for areas she wanted me to expand on, and the story grew to just about the short end of what’s considered a novella.
And so, on August 5th of 2024, Have A Blast explodes onto the scene.
Molded by war and disfigured by a roadside bomb, Oliver Clark doesn’t hold out much hope for the future. Then he meets Jayne, and all of that changes. But when she’s taken from him, Oliver sets his sights on revenge.
No matter who it was, he’s determined that they’ll learn how far someone will go when they have nothing holding them back, and nothing left to lose.
Advance Praise for Have A Blast:
“If regular revenge is best served cold, this type of revenge is liquid-goddamn-nitrogen.” — Christine Morgan, Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Lakehouse Infernal.
“A brutal revenge-thriller that packs a helluva punch. Robinson’s propulsive prose grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go until the end. This was a banger!”—Danger Slater, author of House of Rot.
“Robinson grants his readers a meticulously crafted character study, one involving obsession, paranoia, cults, and revenge. A solid, quick-fire read that will take you away for an afternoon.” —Kenzie Jennings, author of Red Station.
“Have A Blast embraces the ‘if you want something done right, do it yourself’ adage with a fierce determination that borders on madness. The portrayal of a man consumed by anger, willing to risk everything, is the culmination of Nik’s wild and explosive imagination.”—Rowland Bercy, Jr., author of Dr. Parasite.
