Twisted
by Michael Stark
Price: $0.99 USD. 19400 words.
Published on October 23, 2010. Fiction.
Murder follows three people in the stories inside. The first is a hit man who can't believe what he's asked to do. In the second, a farmer picks up a girl on a lonely road and gets more than he bargained for. In the last, a mother goes hunting.
Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 14, 2010
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Michael Stark
Biography
Trying to figure out when I started writing is like trying to decide when I started walking. The stories have always been there, rummaging around in my mind. Some went on paper. Most didn’t. I wrote my first novel when I was 22. Thankfully, I left it to the dustbin of history where it shall always remain.
Imagine the grin, yes, it was that bad.
As for influences on my latest story, The Seduction, I’d had several of the characters in mind for a good while. The inspiration for the story, for combining all of these people, came one morning when I was listening to my woman talk about some rather convoluted relationships among a couple of her friends.
None of them followed the route of the story in The Seduction. It was the twisted nature of them that finally put a good guy in the middle to deal with them all.
I grew up in North Carolina, which is why part of the story is set there. I’ve been to exotic parts of the world, many countries, and most states. None of them I know as well as the one I called home for most of my life. It makes it easy to write about it, and the people in it.
I hope you enjoy the stories.
MS
Imagine the grin, yes, it was that bad.
As for influences on my latest story, The Seduction, I’d had several of the characters in mind for a good while. The inspiration for the story, for combining all of these people, came one morning when I was listening to my woman talk about some rather convoluted relationships among a couple of her friends.
None of them followed the route of the story in The Seduction. It was the twisted nature of them that finally put a good guy in the middle to deal with them all.
I grew up in North Carolina, which is why part of the story is set there. I’ve been to exotic parts of the world, many countries, and most states. None of them I know as well as the one I called home for most of my life. It makes it easy to write about it, and the people in it.
I hope you enjoy the stories.
MS
Where to find Michael Stark online
Books
The Search for Harmony
by Michael Stark
Price: $2.99 USD. 8780 words. Published on August 28, 2010. Nonfiction.
Taming the wind and making it sing to you isn't that hard. This guide to building wind chimes walks through construction methods, note charts, materials, and covers both 4 and 6 bell designs. Whether you build them for your home, to sell, or as gifts, this guide will show you how to build chimes that look and sound beautiful.
Price: $2.99 USD. 8780 words. Published on August 28, 2010. Nonfiction.
Taming the wind and making it sing to you isn't that hard. This guide to building wind chimes walks through construction methods, note charts, materials, and covers both 4 and 6 bell designs. Whether you build them for your home, to sell, or as gifts, this guide will show you how to build chimes that look and sound beautiful.
Sacrifice
by Michael Stark
Price: $0.99 USD. 17380 words. Published on August 21, 2010. Fiction.
The ship came down hard. Simon could see the wreckage strewn out across a wide swath of the alien landscape. Both of them made it, but Samantha is still trapped inside. Their only hope lies in the chance he can make the aid station before the coming night. He is exposed and hurt. He has nothing to protect him from the sub-zero temperatures Samantha says are coming. He is their only chance.
Price: $0.99 USD. 17380 words. Published on August 21, 2010. Fiction.
The ship came down hard. Simon could see the wreckage strewn out across a wide swath of the alien landscape. Both of them made it, but Samantha is still trapped inside. Their only hope lies in the chance he can make the aid station before the coming night. He is exposed and hurt. He has nothing to protect him from the sub-zero temperatures Samantha says are coming. He is their only chance.
Solomon's Dream
by Michael Stark
Price: $0.99 USD. 17950 words. Published on August 18, 2010. Fiction.
The dead things talk to him in whispers that glaze his mind. With them comes knowledge Solomon knows he should not have, understanding that does not belong in his simple life. Only Solomon knows the evil that has come to his hill. Only he can fight it. No one else will listen. No one else can hear the whispers.
Price: $0.99 USD. 17950 words. Published on August 18, 2010. Fiction.
The dead things talk to him in whispers that glaze his mind. With them comes knowledge Solomon knows he should not have, understanding that does not belong in his simple life. Only Solomon knows the evil that has come to his hill. Only he can fight it. No one else will listen. No one else can hear the whispers.
John Abbot
by Michael Stark
Price: $0.99 USD. 14600 words. Published on August 14, 2010. Fiction.
John Abbot is lost, his memories shattered. Nothing connects. Nothing makes sense. There is only one thing he is sure of - his name. He carries it in his pocket on a rumpled piece of paper. He walks, alone and afraid. In his world there are only two constants. One is fear. The other is the thing that whispers.
Price: $0.99 USD. 14600 words. Published on August 14, 2010. Fiction.
John Abbot is lost, his memories shattered. Nothing connects. Nothing makes sense. There is only one thing he is sure of - his name. He carries it in his pocket on a rumpled piece of paper. He walks, alone and afraid. In his world there are only two constants. One is fear. The other is the thing that whispers.
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wind chime design
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