Diabolus Ex Machina Teaser by WolfMoonRising, literature
Literature
Diabolus Ex Machina Teaser
Copyright 2011 by John V. Diehl, Jr.
No part of this may be used without my written permission.
The devil, they say, is in the details, which is why I prefer simplicity. I died. Simple. Clean--well, I cannot apply that word to my final moments but you understand the context. Vague, true, but straight to the point. I died.
Simplicity, what you read in the papers and saw on the news, does not alleviate your grief nor does it supply you with the answers you seek. You do not know the identity of my true killer, the events that led to my conclusion, the place where I shuffled off the mortal coil, how I actually died and, most important, w
Diabolus Ex Machina Teaser by WolfMoonRising, literature
Literature
Diabolus Ex Machina Teaser
Copyright 2011 by John V. Diehl, Jr.
No part of this may be used without my written permission.
The devil, they say, is in the details, which is why I prefer simplicity. I died. Simple. Clean--well, I cannot apply that word to my final moments but you understand the context. Vague, true, but straight to the point. I died.
Simplicity, what you read in the papers and saw on the news, does not alleviate your grief nor does it supply you with the answers you seek. You do not know the identity of my true killer, the events that led to my conclusion, the place where I shuffled off the mortal coil, how I actually died and, most important, w
Current Residence: Pecos, Texas Favourite genre of music: depends on mood Favourite style of art: depends Operating System: Windows 8.1 Skin of choice: the one i was born with Favourite cartoon character: . Personal Quote: I'm just a figment of your imagination. God help you.
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Wayne Hodge
Favourite Movies
RED
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Torchwood: Miracle Day
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Nine Inch Nails
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Favourite Writers
Edgar Allan Poe
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PC
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pen, paper, laptop, desktop and plenty of attitude
After many false starts and the same number of delays, I finally got my third novel out on the market. Shadows Dance, a collection of seven short and long pieces of fiction, is currently available in e-format.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/406417
Novel plans derailed last month when my wife of 11 years passed away, but I have been in contact with publishers. Hopefully I will have a product to send them soon.
The time has come to start piecing together the stories that will make up my third novel. PK: A Collection of Long and Short Fiction will feature 15 to 20 stories that range from psychokinesis to fictional characters breaking into the real world. I have included two teasers.
The first contains about 2/3 of the first chapter from Shadows Dance. This becomes my first piece that includes a language other than English. The main character hails from Cardiff, Wales and there are several exchanges in Welsh.
The second is the prologue for Diabolous Ex Machina, in which a photographer, on his fortieth birthday, is sold a camera that allows him