This week, I am part of a virtual literary salon. Last December, my story, “If It Wasn’t for Sylva”, was published in an anthology. As a bit of promotion for the book, E. Victoria Flynn, Stephen Penner, and I made videos of ourselves reading excerpts from our stories.
While you sit in your comfy chair and sip your latte or stir your chamomile tea or crunch ice from that mid-day mojito (because I have a certain friend vacationing in Puerto Rico as I type this…lucky girl), you can click and listen to a sampling of stories from The Dead Shoe Society Anthology.
I recorded the video below a few days ago with my son’s iPod (used totally without permission, but then I did help purchase the thing), while sitting in the dining room under natural light, praying the phone wouldn’t ring and hoping the pixels might soften my crow’s feet. The whole experience was witnessed by an audience of one — the mailman, who dropped the mail through the slot just as I stopped recording.
He always has such good timing.
Following the video, you’ll find information below on how to get your hands on the book and read more if you want. Too, don’t forget to stop by E. Victoria Flynn’s website to hear a snippet of her story, “The Deadest One”, and Stephen Penner’s site to catch a bit of his story, “Lady Justice Wears Heels”.
Drumroll, please…and Play.
Click here to listen to E. Victoria Flynn.
And, here to listen to Stephen Penner.
The Dead Shoe Society Anthology can be purchased on Amazon or on Smashwords, in print or in e-Book format.
Christi, it was nice to hear your voice and see another face smiling at me. Of course, you and your two friends are tempting us with excerpts that say just enough 🙂 Great idea by the way … and a wonderful introduction to what I think will prove to be an engaging read. Thanks to all three of you for sharing. Now I must fly through space and find this book on amazon 🙂
Thanks, Florence. This was fun. I can’t remember who came up with the idea, me or Victoria. Either way, Victoria was instrumental in getting the ball rolling.
What a joy to see you animated and hear your voice. Thank you for the intriguing excerpt. 🙂
Thank, Linda. When do we get to see/hear you read some of your work online?
Don’t hold your breath.
Great piece! Makes me want to read more.
Thanks, Darlene. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story as well!
I’m so glad you did this, Christi. It was fun to “see” you again and listen to you read an excerpt of Sylvia’s story.
I’m looking forward to the day that I hook up with you and Victoria. It’ll be a blast.
Thanks, Beth. I’m so looking forward to seeing you again as well!
You do a great job reading your work aloud, your voice is so clear! And you have a very accommodating mail carrier. 😉
Since I already read the book, I know how the story ends, but I’m sure you’ve left others needing to find out!
Thanks, Cathryn. I remember when you put your first podcast up, reading one of your stories for the cocktail hour. Like Linda said, it’s so fun to hear the voice of a person you’ve been corresponding with online for a while. Plus, there’s another layer of experience that comes in hearing people read the stories they’ve written. Victoria and I were hoping to give our readers a taste of that experience as well. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
And thanks for reading the book!