Black Denim Lit #4: The Avatar Self [May, 2014]

by Christopher T. Garry (Editor), Susan E. Sage, Michael Reilly

Black Denim Lit is a monthly journal of fiction available on the web and on all eReaders. The May, 2014 issue edited by Christopher T Garry features seven new authors and their short stories. All the authors expand significantly on their print work, creating narratives that are variously dark, cynical, inspiring, disturbing, longing and irreverent.

Stories include: •The Avatar Self by Susan E Sage (A woman journeys from her broken body to a new self not knowing what she will find.) •Boomtown Guide for the Perplexed by Michael Reilly (Charlie is not sure what to make of his new free spirited neighbor. All at once disconcerting and charming) •Bingo by Lela Marie De La Garza (A retiree bets the farm on a high stakes bingo game on an alien world.) Plus, •Merrows by Alan Bray •Crucible Invictus by Konstantine Paradias •Run by Dave Morehouse •Snake Oil Rights by Ken Poyner.

Don't miss the chance to see what is in store for synthetic organics--they expire, but when? What's in a cuckoo clock that can't started without consequences? How do you plan your escape when drugs are about to kill you? What's the difference between a hero and a villain if you discard vanity?

70 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 5, 2014

About the author

Christopher Garry's works are forthcoming in Revenge of the Scammed and Voluted Tales, and have appeared in Tales of the Talisman, Aurora Wolf, Bohemia Journal, Crack the Spine, Fiction on the Web, Bewildering Stories, Bartleby Snopes, Linguistic Erosion, Danse Macabre and many others.

Born in Illinois he lives outside Seattle with family and pets. If he were born at another age perhaps he would stare blankly at the sunset as he wipes mastodon blood from his chin, tossing the bone aside. This is a little difficult in rush hour traffic nowadays.

He can be found on Poets & Writers or CTGarry.com.