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STEVE ULLOM
THE BOOKS
Available via Amazon and Kindle.
The Dead Repent
ASIN : B019RB8W98
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​The story of zombies is not yet complete, and the truth can be more horrifying than suspected. Some victims are lucky: they simply die a gruesome death on someone’s meal plan or their consciousness flickers out, and they become a mindless eater of living flesh. The true horrors are reserved for those who survive the zombie's bite and awaken to remember all that they were, even as their curse makes them feast.
Julian is not a particularly lucky fellow.
Follow his descent into the most ancient shadows of night and history. He discovers what's hiding within and struggles to remember what humanity can mean for someone who keeps leaving his on the far side of last night’s dinner.
This sometimes irreverent, once in a while funny, and often horrific story is about the struggle to cling to a sliver of something other than what those unlucky become, a journey beyond death and humanity, to find a path out of fear and revulsion. It is more than a story of the not quite dead, yet.
Cigars With Dog: Conversations & Tall Tails
ASIN : B00AH2B1R2
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Best friends share many things - conversation, musings, and cigars among them. This collection of stories follow a cigar-aficionado and critic of the backyard found in the short-legs and small brain of a Dachshund lovingly named “Dog”. Dog reaches new milestones in the canine quest to be man's best friend. He and his human review the day and debate the great issues facing modern society: the chasing of squirrels, holiday tricks, dodging chores, coping with illness, and dabbling in cynicism. These and other events often happen over malodorous cigar smoke during the ups and downs of the evening action. Dog himself is allowed a rebuttal, but the author advises you to know that he has graciously overlooked any stretches of the not-so-honest truth on Dog’s part. What better way to catch up on the hearth and home news of the day than direct from the mouth and off the long pink tongue of your canine friend who watched it all happen?
"Umm, where's the story from my point of view?" - Welsh Corgie, who has a bit part in the story.
"Fantastic recreation of how a dog views life!" - Unpublished Dog literature review.
"A fun romp" – The Lab from across the fence.
Included are stories of a walk to the city square, the author's first dog and their trip to a cemetery at night, and the story of Dog's surgery, where he confronts serious questions about life and makes a bucket list of sorts. A dozen stories in all can be enjoyed by dogs and humans alike. Most of all this is what a dog should be like to be a best friend in today’s modern world.