The Rare Gift and other stories
by Damien Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 11300 words.
Published by Clarion Publishing on March 18, 2012. Fiction.
Marten is a murderer on a mission to kill himself, only to find possible redemption in the coldest night. In a prison, a guard delivers gifts to the most deserving. On a farm a small child learns about the traditional joy of killing.
Underneath the normality of everyday there is a darkness, a growth on the human soul. "The Rare Gift and other stories" explores the macabre side of our lives.
Location: Ireland
Member Since: Sep. 02, 2011
Damien Kelly
Biography
Damien Kelly is a lecturer in psychology and lifelong academic, with further degrees in computer based learning, linguistics and literature. He’s also had a lifelong love affair with speculative fiction, with a particular taste for the macabre. His SF story, “Intervention Paradox”, won the Octocon short story competition in 2011.
He lives in the northwest of Ireland with his wife and two children.
He lives in the northwest of Ireland with his wife and two children.
Where to find Damien Kelly online
Website: http://www.damosays.com
Twitter: damosays
Blog: http://www.damosays.com/journal
Twitter: damosays
- damosays: @ghostfinder You ever see GRRM in an Aquaman hoodie? Think on, sirrah. ;)
- damosays: @ghostfinder Sir, I don't know you, but even I don't buy this veiled attempt to justify your Flash hoodie.
- damosays: RT @ce_murphy: #OldRaces ORIGINS cover reveal! Yay! Cover art by @tara_oshea, and the ebook will be available June 1! http://t.co/Sv07xsJK
- damosays: @steve_moss oh yeah, missed that.
- damosays: RT @TiredFairy: And the reality is that, no matter how dedicated you are as an editor, most people don't what you do or why it matters.
Blog: http://www.damosays.com/journal
Books
A Polite Exchange and other Stories
by Damien Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 11790 words. Published by Clarion Publishing on March 18, 2012. Fiction.
What do you do when your father has a suspected heart attack but the heart itself cannot be found? Or when unnatural passion blinds you to everything but the now, with horrific consequences? Damien Kelly's "A Polite Exchange and other stories" deals with the darkness that lies beneath our everyday lives, and does so with remarkable deft and dark humour.
Price: $2.99 USD. 11790 words. Published by Clarion Publishing on March 18, 2012. Fiction.
What do you do when your father has a suspected heart attack but the heart itself cannot be found? Or when unnatural passion blinds you to everything but the now, with horrific consequences? Damien Kelly's "A Polite Exchange and other stories" deals with the darkness that lies beneath our everyday lives, and does so with remarkable deft and dark humour.