Larry S Gray

Biography

Larry S. Gray is a student of life who loves to tell a good tale. Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, he now resides on the central east coast of Florida, with his family. He is an avid reader who enjoys rock music, baseball, beaching and exploring. His material is interesting, compelling, thought-provoking and, at times, just downright weird. His subject material includes mind-control and religion, time travel, parallel worlds, and ghosts, with a little humor sprinkled in for good measure. He is hard at work on several new projects, yet more interesting tales that will keep you up late into the night and disturbed well into the morning.

"The Cydronium Chronicles" concerns failed experiments in the field of mind control, with several slices of comicality tucked in amid the mayhem. "Spirit of Sussex" is an Olde English ghost story, plain and simple. "The Armageddon Project" is a non-fiction work co-written with his cousin; a haunting and harrowing tale of childhoods spent in the grip of a tightly controlled religious organization. The old phrase "truth is stranger than fiction" certainly applies here. "Timespan - the Vet" is an eerie account of time travel seen from a different angle and puts forth the hypothesis that time can actually be flexible, a mental concept of startling proportions. "The Secret of Meat" was written for young minds; a tale of exploration and discovery. A young rabbit and a young mouse set out on an unsanctioned journey to a city of humans, where they discover a ghastly secret that shatters the illusion of their happy little world. The darkly humorous "Palm Castle" takes a stab at the soft pale underbelly of the business office, following the antics of the supposed professionals employed there.

In the upcoming projects, we have the insanely haunting "Parallel Worlds, Perpendicular Dreams" currently still under construction. A desolate, out-of-the-way small town, populated by simple people with bad habits and a secret underground laboratory hidden beneath the village church, is the setting for the mysterious and often absurd happenings of "Where the Skinman Roams," available on December 2, 2021. And the extensive epic apocalyptic thriller "Modern-day Noah - 2034" will be ready for readers in late 2022. Following that, anything is possible...

Smashwords Interview

Describe your desk
About as cluttered as my mind. Inspiring. Depressing. Uplifting. Annoying. Where it all happens!
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Absolutely, and it was hideous. But it's been reworked six times over the years and now appears as an average-sized chapter in one of my longer books.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Larry S Gray online

Books

Professional Chaos
Pre-release—available May 14, 2024. Price: $2.99 USD. Language: English. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Workplace culture, Nonfiction » True Crime » General crimes
Written by Mason Baker of Green River, Utah, this is the true tale of a fellow who for seven years was a loyal and dedicated employee to his boss, a huge narcissist. Six years gone, said boss had found a reason to dislike this person and began to act accordingly, finally pulling the rug out all the way. Names and locations are changed to spare him public humiliation, a courtesy much underserved.
Where the Skinman Roams
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,220. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction
One must look out for the Skinman. He could be anywhere – wallowing in the grassy wetlands at the edge of town, walking amongst the wide willows and the tall oak trees out back of the bar, even lurking around behind the shit-shed. He is the Skinman, he is coming, and he’s got ideas... Be ready for him … or be gone!
Palm Castle
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 45,230. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
The story of eccentricity and strange doings in an accounting/tax preparation firm in central Florida. And even stranger doings in the bar down the street… Say goodbye to the stereotypical boring, stuffed-shirted, dull, folks who populate your average accounting office. Now it’s time to meet the zany, madcap, wacky folks who work at H. B. Abercorn, and drink at the Blue Midget Taproom after hours.
Down the Shore - Tales From the Beaches and Boards of New Jersey Volume III
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 26,870. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography
The third in Trent's wildly popular Down the Shore series. A few more tales from the author’s life and times at the Shore, an update on the restoration and rebuilding progress following Hurricane Sandy, and a special section dedicated to this past summer, when Trent and his people turned back the clock, rented a summer bungalow and cut loose like it was the old days - some things never change
The Cydronium Chronicles
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 122,760. Language: English. Published: April 30, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
Intriguing tale of scientific experiments gone wrong. Precognition through chemically induced dream-states, resulting when the characters are accidentally exposed to these chemicals. Ongoing tests performed by a fictitious agency, conducting clandestine government-sanctioned experimentation in some highly strange fields. A detailed account of what can happen when the human mind is tampered with.
Down the Shore - Tales From the Beaches and Boards of New Jersey Volume II
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,580. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2013 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography
Trent Redman’s second in the Down the Shore series, a few more fun tales from the author’s life and times at the Shore, an update on the progress made so far, a quick look at how the first season fared in terms of revenue and tourism, and some little known facts and figures about New Jersey and the Shore. Among other tidbits “Shore” to please and entertain.
Down the Shore - Tales From the Beaches and Boards of New Jersey
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,600. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2013 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
This little book is all about fun, good times, parties and great places to be.Take a ride with me "down the shore" while I share some truly fun experiences with you. Heartbroken by the events of Hurricane Sandy, Trent will continue to donate 50% of the profit from this book to the ongoing cleanup and rebuilding effort along the Jersey Shore. (Larry Gray writes as Trent Redman for this series).
The Armageddon Project - Tales From the Kingdom Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 123,200. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2013 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Religious cults, Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography
This is a provocative and highly disturbing work of non-fiction; an epic account featuring brainwashing and isolationism, sex and demons, blood and fear, Bible prophecy, mankind’s impending demise and the forbidden fruit... A detailed journey through the inner sanctum of a prominent religious organization as told by two people who were there.
The Battle of Hyannis
Price: Free! Words: 4,060. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
And I saw a great multitude of frogs ascending up out of the sea... of did I? Did frogs really rise up and overtake a beach, a neighborhood, the city of Hyannis, and then march right back into the sea? Overactive imagination? Lucid dream? Insanity at 22? In this twisted little tale you can have the answer in just minutes!
The Grip of the Abode
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,240. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
In a Provincetown bar, things are not what they seem. Or are they exactly what they seem? Time appears to have stopped in this bar, a long while ago, while outside time marches on. A psychological thriller that considers the fabric of time to be bent and twisted in this particular place; and that time can be flexible, a mental concept of startling proportions.
The Legend of Situs Towerus
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,930. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
A brief foray in the future, 300 years hence. A startling secret is revealed to an intrepid, rebellious explorer, who ventures into forbidden territory against all warning, and under fear of death. A story short but powerful.
The Spirit of Sussex - a Ghost Story
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 25,180. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost
This hauntingly sinister little tale takes place over a four-century timespan in merry old England. Two American travelers find themselves the target of a demented madman after they discover and explore a small town with a diabolical history of murder, pestilence and disaster. A ghost story that keeps on giving.