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TW Brown is the author of the Zomblog series and the Dead series. He is deeply immersed in the multiple sequels of each franchise while trying to balance the duties of husband, father, friend, and band member as well as keeping busy reading and editing the numerous submissions for a variety of upcoming anthologies and full-length titles for May December Publications. He is a member of Horror Writers Association and has had short stories published by Pill Hill Press and Living Dead Press.
You can contact him at twbrown@maydecemberpublications.com or visit his website at www.maydecemberpublications.com. You can follow him on twitter @maydecpub and on facebook under Todd Brown and also under May December Publications.

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Return of the Phoenix    by Heath Stallcup
Price: $2.99 USD. 87330 words. Published by May December Publications  on December 29, 2012. .

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Humanity has spent its time enjoying the peace that can only be had through blissful ignorance. For centuries, stories of things that go ‘bump’ in the night have been passed down and shared. When creatures of the night proved to be real, the best of America’s military came together to form an elite band of rapid response teams. But during a routine mission, things go horribly wrong...
Zomblog    by TW Brown
Price: Free! 88940 words. Published by May December Publications  on December 16, 2010. .

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Samuel Todd is a regular guy: ...Failed husband... ...Loving father... ...Dutiful worker... ...Aspiring rockstar. He had no idea if anyone would care, or take the time, to read his daily blog entries about his late night observations. But what started as an open monologue of his day-to-day life became a running journal of the firsthand account detailing the rising of the dead and the downfall and
Dead: Fortunes & Failures    by TW Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 106330 words. Published by May December Publications  on December 10, 2011. .

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Book 3 of the Dead series
The Gleaners Cookbook    by Donna Johnson
Price: $9.95 USD. 102900 words. Published by May December Publications  on June 2, 2012. .

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Getting Nutrition on a Shoestring: Foraging, Harvesting and Cooking With Oregon’s Wild Edibles
A Butterfly's Tale    by Bobby Davis
Price: $3.99 USD. 6640 words. Published by May December Publications  on May 23, 2013. .

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Aries was born mid-afternoon on the tail end of spring. It was a beautiful day in May and flowers were in full bloom. Aries was smaller than most caterpillars. He was short and skinny, with big brown eyes. His first sight was that of his mother, Sophia, and oh how he loved her so. She had given him life and he would never forget that.
Zomblog: The Final Entry    by TW Brown
Price: $3.99 USD. 65380 words. Published by May December Publications  on August 23, 2011. .

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Fixated on a mysterious radio message, Meredith sets out on an unlikely adventure. On her journey, she will encounter everything that is good and bad about humanity. It only serves to prove her point that maybe the world would be a better place without humans. As always, she documents her travels, allowing you to see the dead world through her eyes. This is Zomblog: The Final Entry
Dakota    by Todd Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 117900 words. Published by May December Publications  on April 16, 2011. .

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Dakota Riley is a member of the Seattle Drug Task Force. During an investigation into a drug smuggling ring, he loses his best friend and partner. To add insult to injury, he is assigned an African-American rookie, Marc Bradley. A day out on a fishing boat goes wrong when a storm arrives. The boat is destroyed, and the two men wash ashore…in 1861, just prior to the start of the Civil War.
DEAD: The Gruesome Tale of Garrett and Kirsten    by TW Brown
Price: Free! 28740 words. Published by May December Publications  on July 16, 2012. .

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The Dead series by TW Brown is gaining fans. Perhaps you have missed out so far...or maybe you are considering the possibility of seeing what the fuss is about. This is one of the Vignette story lines that generates the greatest response from readers. It is a gruesome little tale, and not for the squeamish or easily offended. Remember, this is but a taste. So much more await you in the DEAD series
Five    by Jeffrey Kosh
Price: $1.99 USD. 19190 words. Published by May December Publications  on May 5, 2013. .

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What would you do if you knew you were going to die? Arthur J. Jones, formally homeless turned billionaire, tells you his weird story of wishes, questions, and why truth can be uglier than number 42. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but that’s what FIVE is all about: one perception of reality.
Dead: Revelations    by TW Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 115790 words. Published by May December Publications  on May 30, 2011. .

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See the world through Steve’s eyes as he tries to balance leading a band of survivors while caring for a young, Hispanic orphan girl. Ride along with a band of self-professed “zombie-geeks” who are discovering that living through the apocalypse is vastly different than watching it on TV. Peek in at horrifying shapshots of men and women…good and bad. This is— Dead: Revelations
DEAD: The Special Edition Compendium    by TW Brown
Price: $7.99 USD. 325890 words. Published by May December Publications  on August 11, 2012. .

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This is a compilation of the first three books in the DEAD series: DEAD: The Ugly Beginning, DEAD: Revelations, andDEAD: Fortunes & Failures. Each book also contains close to 10,000 words of additional material requested by YOU...the readers! This special edition allows you to sink into a DEAD world with your favorite people and not be "distracted" by those long absences as other stories intrude a
Zomblog II    by TW Brown
Price: $3.99 USD. 62320 words. Published by May December Publications  on December 16, 2010. .

0.5 star(4.50)
Meredith Gainey is a survivor...and determined to retain that status as the zombie apocalypse wipes out most of humanity. Unable to accept an existence behind walls and fences, she finds herself in constant danger...and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Dead: The Ugly Beginning    by TW Brown
Price: Free! 91980 words. Published by May December Publications  on September 16, 2010. .

0.5 star(4.50)
The unthinkable has happened. The dead are walking! Humanity's fragile thread may be reaching its bitter end. Individuals and groups struggle to survive...some at any cost. Will there be anybody left? Or, is this just...The Ugly Beginning?

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Summer of Zombie 2013    by May December Publications
Price: Free! 63170 words. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction.

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  • Chocolate-Covered Eyes: A Sampler Of Horror on Jan. 09, 2012
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    Chocolate-Covered Eyes: A Sampler of Horror by Lori R. Lopez has a little something for everyone. I am always eager to read something by somebody I have never read before. It is how you find that special gem. This book is one of those gems. Having said that, I enjoyed MOST of the stories found in this tome. Yet, to be fair, I have never read a collection or anthology and loved EVERY story. First and foremost, as an indie title, I will applaud how clean this book reads. Many indies tend to be sloppy with spelling, grammar, and punctuation issues. That is not the case here. We always miss a few, but this is a well edited book. So, from the beginning: Chocolate-Covered Eyes—this was my first encounter with horror poetry outside of Poe. It was clever and fun. There were some very creative rhymes. My favorite was “mouthful of clippers” and “heavy-duty nail clippers”. I actually chuckled a few times and when I finished, I had to find my wife and read it out loud to her. Heartbeat—was a fun take on a zombie story from a kid’s perspective. It was not standard apocalypse material. There was a strange co-existence. It could easily be seen as every youth of a single mother viewing his world and seeing a mother’s potential suitors as monsters. Overall, this story left me feeling like I would like to revisit the central character and his band of cohorts. Nuance—for some reason, I just couldn’t get into this tale. Here is where Ms. Lopez’s use of words hurt her in my opinion. This had the makings of a gritty story. However, she let her prose style that works so well in her poetry get in the way. Too many (as my college writing teacher used to call them…and probably still does) five-dollar words. You don’t need masticate when chew works just as well. The word choice took the edge off the story and I simply could not immerse myself in it. Unleashed: Tail One—hands down my favorite of the bunch. There is a lot more going on here than first glance leads you to believe. Having the POV switch from a dog to a cat to a detective was done with spectacular results. I actually bookmarked this for my daughter because she loves quirky stories. By story’s end, I was fairly certain the detective was up to no good, but Lopez makes no attempt to answer all the reader’s questions, which lets the mind stew on this piece long after you read it. Beyond The Stump—This story takes advantage of the style that worked against Lopez in Nuance. There is a dark, gothic undertone that feeds the reader with images of grainy black-and-white horror classics. This is an ideal candidate for a screenplay, provided it is done sans color. The Tree as the central figure is powerfully symbolic and used with storytelling expertise that would make Mary Shelly proud. It is a piece of horror-lit you can hand to your snobby friends who tell you comedies should not be nominated for Academy Awards as they sip from a ten dollar bottle of water and nibble on a cheese with a name you can’t begin to pronounce. Bedeviled—I immediately thought of Scott Sigler’s book, Infected. The story is not flashy, but it is engrossing. It is a fast read and my second favorite in the collection. Be warned, if you get the heeby-jeebies watching insect documentaries…stuff cotton in your ears before engaging yourself with this tale. Macabre—When I pick closers for my anthologies, I try to put the strongest story at the end to leave an imprint. This story was okay, just not my favorite. I don’t think I ever got swept up by the main character. I found the narrative to be too long-winded at times. It was good, but not great. All in all, this is a fine collection. It has intrigued me enough to want to read more works by Lori R. Lopez.
  • Dead Earth: The Green Dawn on Jan. 27, 2012
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    This is the first title by Mark Justice and David T. Wilbanks that I have read. I am a fan of at least 80% of what comes out of the vaults of Permuted Press, and this series shows promise. It is well edited and very clean, so no real distractions to derail the reader...just open the cover (or power up your ereader of choice) and enjoy. The story has many of the stock elements of the standard zombie tale. The nice thing here is that, while not being entirely explained, the source of the zombie uprising is well explained. That is an element many of these stories skip all together, so it was nice to get the WHY. The central character, Jubal Slate is a small town cop who watches his hometown fall. Depth-wise, there is not much going on. The surrounding characters don't feel like much more than cardboard cutouts, but they do their part to advance the story. I did like how the character Fiona was dealt with (sorry, no spoilers). Now for a few criticisms...this book takes A LOT of the elements of THE STAND. Intentional or not, you can't read this book and not see the striking similarities. Some of the dialog seemed awkward at times. Hopefully it will flow better in the sequel. Also, the finale seemed rushed (again, no spoilers) and there was a scene where a helicopter followed a car into town...then just wasn't there anymore. I will give the second book a go This story has promise and sets up a unique and "alien" twist on the zombie story