Location: Australia
Member Since: Feb. 27, 2011
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Kurt Ulmer


Biography

I have one grandfather who was a builder. My other grandfather was a stonemason and my father was a traditional blacksmith. Both my grandmothers had cooked for a living, one in a hotel and the other for well-to-do people. A career in construction or perhaps engineering or catering would have been obvious choices.
Instead, I spent 20 years in business and in mid life retrained myself. I chose to work with my hands as my father and grandparents had. I become a renowned woodcraftsman and founded with my wife an art and craft gallery in a Tasmanian tourist town. After 20 years there, we followed our children to mainland Australia to retire on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. I took up writing seriously in 2003.
Working with their hands, creating and shaping materials has occupied my forebear. From stone, to iron, to wood. Now I spend my time putting pen to paper. The medium is getting softer.

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Books

Get over it    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 850 words. Published on March 17, 2012. Fiction.
How you get over things and where you end up says a lot about you. Come on a short bumpy ride.
Chick Magnet    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 1580 words. Published on March 11, 2012. Fiction.
Being a chick magnet is fine as long as it doesn't get you into too much trouble. He had some serious explaining to do when things went awry.
The Foreshadowed Land    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 1700 words. Published on June 21, 2011. Fiction.
(1.00 from 2 reviews)
Australia: the island continent. Strange animals, unfamiliar plants, beautiful beaches and scenery plus: a trap for young players. Beware, all is not as it seems.
Wherefore Love's Shadow?    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: $0.99 USD. 119980 words. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
A dramatic thriller novel propelled forward by mystery, suspense and violence interspersed, necessarily so, with romance and erotica. He was looking for love in all the wrong places
Safe at a Distance    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 1970 words. Published on June 6, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
The teenage lovers part-it will be only for a short five years. But others have different plans.They meet again in very different circumstances and discover a brutal truth. After that, will he ever be safe?
Master of All Time    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 1820 words. Published on June 4, 2011. Fiction.
An Australian public servant had the audacity to tell world leaders to disarm. While he was around, there would be no nuclear war. He held all the trump cards and so would his son. Penberthy was a happy man when the wall fell, the U.S.S.R. imploded and the Iron Curtain rusted away. The world was safe and he had a son in high school. His son really mattered.
The 23rd Of June    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 2170 words. Published on April 24, 2011. Fiction.
(2.00 from 1 review)
The Queensland sun does things to people. Everybody is tanned, relaxed and wants to talk. I hear the most amazing things. It was all about love and the water.
Martin Goes Floundering    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 3200 words. Published on April 21, 2011. Fiction.
Pause and retreat. Martin and water don't mix. Follow Martin's and his family's exploits at your peril and get wet laughing.
400 Words    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: $0.99 USD. 740 words. Published on April 16, 2011. Essay.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Writing “flash fiction”, a properly structured short story, is a piece of piss to a trained dick. If that is not you, read on.
The Masked Transformer    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 9000 words. Published on April 8, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
“The Masked Transformer”. Be scared, be very scared: this is the “classic universal tale” of good and evil, power and corruption. The three bonus short stories from Australia will entertain you.
Pavel the Walker    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 2150 words. Published on April 1, 2011. Fiction.
At 16, he walked out. There was nothing to keep him at home. He walked till the money ran out. Then worked, saved and walked again until the money ran out. He was still walking at 30 in another continent when he met a girl. Falling in love stopped him walking-for a time. He wandered on.
Muriel and Udolpho    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 2160 words. Published on April 1, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A young actress celebrates her stage debut. She has another first that day, an infatuation that becomes her downfall and lifelong obsession: Udolpho Wolfe. Redemption comes after a crisis. But Udolpho is never far away….
Tourist Traps    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 1950 words. Published on March 27, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
If you’re good for a laugh, wear a name badge in Tasmania. Otherwise-don’t
Read My Shorts    by Kurt Ulmer
Price: Free! 16120 words. Published on March 26, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A collection of ten Australian short stories that aims to make you laugh, a little scared, think and smile.

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Smashwords book reviews by Kurt Ulmer

  • The Art Teacher on April 24, 2011
    (no rating)
    I like a short story writer who makes me read all of the work to the end. Joe Combs has a story to tell and does it well and free of invectives. My only criticism is his explanation of his schooldays. His description is the adult in him explaining to us that particular teacher’s ways of inspiring his charges. It would have been nicer and closer to hear him remember his schooldays speaking as a child. What did this teacher draw? What couloured chalk did he use. I want to know!!! What enthralled you? How did you feel? Comb is a breath of fresh air in a landscape of free downloads fouled with porn disguised as erotica. Wot? No zombies? Where are the vampires? Where are the expletives? Ah. None of the above in this story. He doesn’t need crutches. Just a nicely structured story with a gentle hook early on and a proper conclusion. Kurt Ulmer