May 6, 2010

A HITCH IN TWILIGHT by Vic Fortezza


About the Book:

A Hitch in Twilight is a compilation of stories of The Twilight Zone-Alfred Hitchcock variety. Most involve ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Lucifer appears in two. Most are set in New York, particularly Brooklyn. They are designed to make entertain and to foster thought. They are 20 tales of Warped Imagination.

About the Author:

Vic Fortezza was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. He has had 37 short stories published in small press magazines worldwide. He contributes articles to buzzle.com. He has two novels in print, Close to the Edge, and Adjustments. You may spot him on the streets of New York, hawking his work. Website: http://vicfortezza.homestead.com/

An Excerpt:

Beneath the Boardwalk, somewhere along the Brighton Beach side, leeward of a dune formed by the bitter winter winds, lay a long, narrow cardboard box around which rats were scurrying. There was a restless, troubled murmuring within it. Suddenly the flaps flew aside and a man inside sprang to a sitting position like a jack-in-the-box, casting pages of a newspaper, his blankets, aside in his wake. He fought to regain his breath, muttering angrily, fearfully.
His attention was snared by a click. His paroxysm had been vanquished. His senses had never seemed so alive. He peered beyond the dune, past the small gap between its peak and the underside of the Boardwalk. A cigarette lighter flickered briefly, illuminating a hard though handsome face that featured a thick, neatly-trimmed black beard.

A Review:

Vic Fortezza writes about the trials and tribulations of life. Be it fiction or reality he captivates his audience with hard-boiled characterizations that catapult readers through drama and intrigue, at times with a touch of humor. Vic’s words flow with strength – he tells it like it is – through the eyes of a powerful, seasoned writer. By the time you’ve read the last page of A Hitch in Twilight, you’ll feel like you’ve lived each story.
--Victoria Valentine, Editor Skyline Review.


Learn all about Vic at his website, read his mainstream stories, free: http://vicfortezza.homestead.com/


See a video of Vic in action on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYv9k5Su3wA

May 4, 2010

CANNED by Anthony Buccino


About the Book:

Non-rhyming verse about being out of work, the strains that tag along and the sinking boat you feel you're riding in.

This collection deals with a difficult subject in a very real way. It's strength is its realness and that is also its greatest weakness. It's not for the faint of heart.

A must-have for anyone who deals in human resources, personnel, recruitment, job placement, or has been fired, laid-off and is out of work.


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About the Author:

Anthony Buccino published three collections of poetry: American Boy: Pushing Sixty; Voices on the Bus; One Morning in Jersey City. He has published three collections of essays based in and around New Jersey. Buccino blogs about life in New Jersey and about commuting in at NJ.Com. The Nutley Sons and Belleville Sons honor roll paperbacks recount the lives of more than 300 men who died in service to their country. Buccino is a business news editor in New York City.

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$15 plus P&H, Tax
Published by Cherry Blossom Press
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NEWS! Check out Anthony Buccino's other books: A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection Sister Dressed Me Funny Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time.
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