Taken a few years ago, when Clifford was merely the Medium-Sized Red Dog.
Alan Orloff
@alanorloff.bsky.social
Cheesephobic. Regular guy. Also award-winning crime fiction writer.
Check out the groovy cover for this far out crime fiction anthology inspired by the The Monkees! DAYDREAM BELIEVER is a gas, man! Happy to have a story in it, with so many other heavy writers! Edited by cool Lawrence Allan and boss Shelley Kubitz Mahannah! From outta sight publisher Shotgun Honey!
Daydream Believer
In 1966, the Monkees was Hollywood’s attempt to cash in on Beatlemania. But they got more than they bargained for in a show that was madcap, counterculture, and poked a finger in the eye of staid, …
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At the end of the day, when all is said and done, sometimes you just have to circle back and put a pin in it.
LAST DAY to get a Kindle copy of THE FAMILY BIZ for only 99 cents! I mean, ninety-nine cents! (For those wondering, that’s less than one dollar!) Where else can you get so much enjoyment for so little money? I know where—no place!
The Family Biz
The Family Biz - Kindle edition by Orloff, Alan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Family Biz.
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Happy to have a story in the upcoming anthology, HOOKED ON URBAN LEGENDS--AND MURDER! Click thru to see the actual cover (on @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social--Thanks, Art!) along with complete details! From @wildsidepress.bsky.social!
Cover Reveal: Hooked on Urban Legends—and Murder! - Art Taylor
What a joy to host the cover reveal for Hooked on Urban Legends—and Murder! The latest anthology from editors Donna […]
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As part of Level Best Books’s First Chapter Friday Club, THE FAMILY BIZ is ON SALE! For less than ONE DOLLAR, you can get the Kindle version! So much enjoyment, so little money! Act fast, this deal is only available thru Sunday! Share with your friends! (Join the Club for more upcoming bargains!)
The Family Biz
The Family Biz - Kindle edition by Orloff, Alan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Family Biz.
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I’m not a massage fan. I don’t like strangers touching my body.
I recently bought some hot Chinese mustard. My review: HOT! So @&*^%$*! HOT! Destroyed my taste buds HOT! HOT HOT HOT HOT! SO HOT! UNBEARABLY HOT! DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT HOT! NOT KIDDING HOT! REALLY, NOT KIDDING, HOT!
The hits keep on coming! Another terrific book from the amazing @jesslourey.bsky.social! Read it, my friends!
The Crying Killer
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What’s it called when you have a lot of minor things to do but don’t feel like doing any of them? Yeah, that.
Just finished DEAD WEST by my buddy @magmn.bsky.social, and it’s another winner in his terrific Nils Shapiro detective series. Do yourself a favor and start at the beginning of the series and keep reading!
Dead West: A Novel (Nils Shapiro Book 4)
Dead West: A Novel (Nils Shapiro Book 4) - Kindle edition by Goldman, Matt. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dead West: A Novel (Nils Shapiro Book 4).
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I participated in a research study yesterday at our local university. I think it had something to do with memory, but I don’t really remember.
If you sent me a legit email requesting something or offering me untold riches, I apologize for not responding—I just figured it was spam. Please try again and use the code words PURPLE MARSUPIAL in the subject line.
SO PROUD of my wife who was named to the board of the Wilson Disease Association.
Got back from California. First, an amazing wedding of an old friend’s daughter, then family vacay at Big Bear: hiking, pontoon boating, fishing*, laughing, games, massages*, movie (The Odyssey), go-karts*, playwright reading showcase, stand-up comedy show*, and kayaking. Outstanding! * not me
People eat all kinds of food on an airplane. Usually stuff like pretzels, sandwiches, Doritos, gummy worms, whatever. Today, a first: I saw a woman eating corn on the cob.
You know it's the last morning of vacation when you're standing over the sink eating your breakfast of two deli turkey slices wrapped around a pickle spear.
I found out that my son and I use the same Wordle starting word. Crazy! (Not the word, the coincidence.)
When I iron something, it's 50-50 whether it will have fewer or more wrinkles after I'm done.
My horror/thriller, DARK SPRINGS, may not come out until February, but it is available for preorder RIGHT NOW! From @rowanprosepub.bsky.social!
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Who’s got an effective solution for keeping raccoons out of a swimming pool? Maybe a motion-activated sprinkler? Scares them away without harming them. And the pool guy said to try a plastic floating gator head.
If there’s a more underappreciated cracker than Triscuit, I don’t know what it is.
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GIVE ME YOUR BEST CAPTIONS! (Pic taken at last night’s dinner)
Congrats to James Ziskin on his latest release, THE PRANK! A terrific writer with another terrific book! From Level Best Books!
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Amazon.com: The Prank eBook : Ziskin, James W.: Books
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