Is there a better way to start a story than "No sh!t, there I was..."? If you hear that phrase, perk up, because you know you're in for a heck of a tale. That's how all the craziest - and most interesting - stories start. And then we told a bunch of authors to make sure their stories started with that very phrase Grab a pint of your favorite beverage and gather round. We've got two dozen stories here to horrify, amuse, and mystify, each with their own illustration. Hard to believe, but no sh!t... there I was.
Authors
William Ledbetter is a Nebula Award winning author with two novels and more than seventy speculative fiction short stories and non-fiction articles published in five languages, in markets such as Asimov's, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog, Escape Pod and the SFWA blog. "Level Five" and "Level Six" the first two novels in his Killday Series are available from Audible Originals and soon in paper and e-book from Interstellar Flight Press.
Librarian's note: For the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, see Heather Morris. There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. This profile contains books from multiple authors of this name.
Lou J Berger lives in Denver, Colorado with his high-school crush, three kids, two Sheltie dogs and a brilliant rescue mutt with a nefarious agenda. He began writing short stories just shy of his fortieth birthday and has been published in a variety of venues. A member of SFWA, he is now working on his first novel. His author website is www.LouJBerger.com. Although a fan of science fiction since he was a small boy, reading Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, and of course the Heinlein juveniles, Lou also enjoys good mysteries and has a special fondness for noir environments. His favorite authors are Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Follow him on the following social media platforms: Twitter: @LouJBerger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLouJBe...
Alanna McFall is a writer who specializes in science fiction and fantasy. She has written across several mediums, from novels to short stories to scripts for plays, podcasts and comic strips. She has traveled across the US for the past few years, working on a variety of projects in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York. She is now working out of the Bay Area in California, and getting a taste of what the west coast can offer an artist. As well as a novelist, she is a resident playwright with PlayGround San Francisco. Her debut novel, The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus, is available now with Atthis Arts.
