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"It All Happens on the Bridge…" in "Schlock" Magazine .


Another Dark Fantasy/Fantasy Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“It All Happens on the Bridge…" set in a sort of old (and very big...) Fantasy inhabited bridge, dealing with a troubled indebted young man, his desperate search for something, some unearthly presences in the night, the Blood Guild, and a very unexpected ending, maybe…will be published in June 2022 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" ...

Here are the links, for anyone interested in having a look at...

http://www.schlock.co.uk/

Here is the cover, for anyone interested, of the previous issue of the Magazine:



And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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- "The Lonely Alaskan Yup’ik of Skagway…" in "FROM THE YONDER Volume 3" - Anthology.

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short Story written by me in American/English, title "The Lonely Alaskan Yup’ik of Skagway…", set in Skagway, Alaska, and about a tourist, and a lonely Native, other than a dark secret in the forest, in a way...has been accepted to be included inside the American Horror book titled "FROM THE YONDER Volume 3" - Anthology, about legends from all countries of the world, that will be published in 2022 by War Monkey Publications, LLC ...


Here are the links:



https://warmonkeypublications.com/

https://warmonkeypublications.com/submissions

https://warmonkeypublications.com/authors

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mr. Joshua P. Sorensen that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!


I'll post the cover of the book as soon as it will be available...

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- "Gunfight in the forest…" in "The Theme is revenge" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title " Gunfight in the forest...", set in old Texas, in 1857, where some strange, unexpected events took place possibly, or maybe not, with an unusual female hunter and another former Texas Ranger character, in a way... has been recently chosen to be included also inside the American Horror/Fantasy Anthology titled "The Theme is revenge" - Anthology" by Dark Lake Publishing ...


Here are the links:





https://darklakepublishing.com/

https://darklakepublishing.com/books.html

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Team Dark Lake Publishing LLP that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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- "The NorthEastern Route…” in "Seeking Stories" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, another Fantasy Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“Mortals and Monsters…”", set on a very strange sailing vessel, in a Fantasy world, through the seemingly unending iced northern seas, full of dangers and the unknown, and about something unexpected aboard, more or less…has been recently chosen to be included inside the American Fantasy/Steampunk book titled "Seeking Stories" - Anthology" by Fae Corps Inc ...


Here are the links:








https://faecorpspublishing.wordpress.com/category/books/


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Fae Corps Inc that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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"A path with different choices..." in British"Schlock Magazine":

For anyone interested, as previously anticipated, is eventually available for free online this month, and also on Amazon.com shop the March 2022 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" where you can find inside also that Sci-Fi/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "A path with different choices…", set in (a sort of future…)misty town of Voghera, Lombardy, in northern Italy, and about strange choices of a man, different and possible paths ahead, and the consequences of the road taken, at times, because there's a reason for him to look like if he is walking on eggshells, or, as the old saying in the local dialects goes, A par ch’u camena ins’ i oev..., maybe...


Here are the links, and the cover with the back-cover for anyone interested in having a look at...

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/images/img286616214b38e91a2c.jpg





https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_8106f241/wp_8106f241.html

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_5b8613b5/wp_5b8613b5.html

https://www.amazon.com/Schlock-Webzine-Vol-16-Issue/dp/B09TG8QJ7J/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646215955&sr=1-1


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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- "That shade next to you…” in "Unopened Doors" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“That shade next to you…”", set in the city of Cardiff, Wales, U.K., and about a woman, an aged man and something unearthly, maybe…has been recently chosen to be included inside the American Horror book titled "Unopened Doors" - Anthology" by Sunbury Press ...


Here are the links:




https://www.sunburypress.com


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Mrs. Catherine Jordan, Mrs. Diane Sismour and Mrs. Amie DeStefano that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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- "Tales by an Unknown Author…" in American"Building a Better Future" - Charity Anthology:

For everyone interested, is eventually available this month also on Amazon.com shop the new American Charity Anthology titled "Building a Better Future" , published by Sergeant Frosty Publications, a product of a group of writers in support of aid to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and where you can find inside also that Sci-Fi Dystopian Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "Tales by an Unknown Author…", about a weird book with many sad stories, that appears unexpectedly, and unbelievably, in a library, and is set in a (cruel) North Korea, and also in free Seoul, in part, anyway…

Here are the links, and the cover for anyone interested in having a look at...

Cover Artwork by Anastasia Nikolova

Dedicated to: The Red Cross






https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09W4BQG6H


https://sergeantfrosty.com/


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. David Flin who accepted it, of course!!!

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"In the Old North…” in "Schlock" Magazine .


Another Weird Western/Urban Fantasy/Historical Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“In the Old North…" set in Canada, in 1874, about the famous March West and the North-West Mounted Police ( before they were called Royal Canadian Mounted Police...) that reached those lands, in a way, where some unexpected, and unearthly, events took place possibly, or maybe not, with an unusual setting too...will be published in August 2022 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" ...

Here are the links, for anyone interested in having a look at...

http://www.schlock.co.uk/

Here is the cover, for anyone interested, of the previous issue of the Magazine:



And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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-"The Invisible Fleet..." in British"Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror":

Another Horror/Urban Fantasy Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "The Invisible Fleet..." , set in medieval Pisa, and in part in Venice, and also about old Cthulhu, some forgotten creatures, the first submarines, and Leonardo Da Vinci, more or less...will be published in the Edition of Halloween (October) 2022 on British "Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror" by Rogue Planet Press ...


Here are the links, for anyone interested in having a look at...





http://www.schlock.co.uk/


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

Here is the cover, for anyone interested, of the previous issue of the Magazine:




I'll post the cover as soon as it will be available, of course...

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- "Gunfight in the forest…" in "The Theme is revenge" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, is eventually available this month in kindle and soon also in Hardcover and in paperback on Amazon.com shop the new American Horror/Fantasy book titled "The Theme is revenge" - Anthology" by Dark Lake Publishing , where you can find inside the Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title " Gunfight in the forest...", set in old Texas, in 1857, where some strange, unexpected events took place possibly, or maybe not, with an unusual female gunfighter and another former Texas Ranger character, that is of help... By the way, did you know that the female hunter of this story was the best gunfighter that ever existed in this (fictitious...) Old West? Maybe nobody knows of her as it wasn't just humans that she shot at, but something very different, in a way...

Here are the links:






https://www.amazon.com/Theme-Revenge-Anthology-revenge-stories-ebook/dp/B09TJB3LS6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XGZ3RICBB4ZJ&keywords=The+Theme+is+Revenge%3A+Anthology+of+revenge+stories+set+in+the+19th+century&qid=1651136263&s=books&sprefix=the+theme+is+revenge+anthology+of+revenge+stories+set+in+the+19th+century%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C395&sr=1-1

https://darklakepublishing.com/migrate/the-theme-is-revenge/

https://darklakepublishing.com/

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Team Dark Lake Publishing LLP that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

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"It All Happens on the Bridge…” in "Schlock" Magazine .


As previously anticipated, for anyone interested, is eventually available also on Amazon.com shop, and for free online this month, the June 2022 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" ...where you can find inside also that new Dark Fantasy/Fantasy Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“It All Happens on the Bridge…’ set in a sort of old (and very big...) Fantasy inhabited bridge, dealing with a troubled indebted young man, his desperate search for something, some unearthly presences in the night, the Blood Guild, and a very unexpected ending, maybe…

Here are the links, the cover and the back-cover for anyone interested in having a look at...

https://www.amazon.com/Schlock-Webzine-Vol-16-Issue/dp/B0B2HMPJZN/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1654072286&sr=1-10

http://www.schlock.co.uk/

This month’s cover image is Spaceship by https://www.piqsels.com/. Graphic design © by Gavin Chappell, logo design © by C Priest Brumley.



https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/611dz+tLs9L.jpg



https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_8106f241/wp_8106f241.html

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_30e3598c/wp_30e3598c.html

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_8913d4c0/wp_8913d4c0.html


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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- "The NorthEastern Route…” in "Seeking Stories" - Anthology".

As previously announced, for anyone interested, is eventually available in paperback on Amazon.com shop the new American Fantasy/Steampunk book titled "Seeking Stories - Tales of Fantasy Adventure" - Anthology" by Fae Corps Inc (based in Charleston, West Virginia), where you can find inside another Fantasy Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“The NorthEastern Route…”", set on a very strange sailing vessel that only by means of sorcery can travel through the seemingly unending iced northern seas, in a Fantasy world full of dangers and the unknown, and about something unexpected aboard, more or less…


Here are the links, the cover and the back-cover:








https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2TF624S/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

https://faecorpspublishing.wordpress.com/category/books/

https://faecorpspublishing.org/2022/06/01/book-birthday-3/


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Fae Corps Inc that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!


This story of mine included in the book is, also, dedicated "To Bass, Fortunato and Tyson, the fiercely-loyal dogs of my youth.”

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- "The Lonely Alaskan Yup’ik of Skagway…" in "FROM THE YONDER Volume 3" - Anthology.

As previously anticipated, for anyone interested, is eventually available also on Amazon.com shop the American Horror Anthology titled "FROM THE YONDER Volume 3" - Anthology, published in 2022 by War Monkey Publications, LLC, situated in Utah... and where you can find inside that new Urban Fantasy/Horror Short Story written by me in American/English, title "The Lonely Alaskan Yup’ik of Skagway…", set in Skagway, Alaska, and about a tourist, some tattoos of old, and a lonely Native, other than a dark secret in the forest, in a way...


Here are the links, the cover, and the back-cover:








https://www.amazon.com/Yonder-3-Joshua-P-Sorensen/dp/1954043074/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?crid=18FKBLCAQK4VY&keywords=from+the+yonder+anthology&qid=1658138604&s=books&sprefix=from+the+yonder+antholo%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C902&sr=1-2-fkmr1

https://warmonkeypublications.com/

https://warmonkeypublications.com/products

https://warmonkeypublications.com/authors

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mr. Joshua P. Sorensen that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

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-"What you find on the shore…" in British"Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror":

Another Urban Fantasy/Horror Story written by me in American/English, title "What you find on the shore…" , set in modern Wales, about a small cottage by the sea, memorabilia from famous ( though never-released) movie about Cthulhu , other than some unknown things spotted on the beach, and something strange, and unearthly, maybe...will be published in Walpurgisnacht (Spring) 2023 on British " Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror " ...

Here are the links, for anyone interested in having a look at...





http://www.schlock.co.uk/


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

I'll post the cover as soon as it will be available, of course...

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- "The Bettermost Messengers…” in "Darkness Screams - Whisper Quiet" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“The Bettermost Messengers…”", set in a the Old West, about a special Section of the famous Pony Express Services, the hidden realm, some unusual creatures at night, an unusual sorcery and also blood, more or less…has been recently chosen to be included inside the American Horror book titled "Darkness Screams - Whisper Quiet" - Anthology" by Fae Corps Inc ...


Here are the links:






https://faecorpspublishing.wordpress.com/category/books


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Fae Corps Inc that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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"In the Old North…” in "Schlock" Magazine .

As previously anticipated, and for anyone interested, is eventually available also for Kindle, and in paperback, on Amazon.com shop the August 2022 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" where you can find inside that new Urban Fantasy/Weird Western/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "In the Old North…", set in Canada, in 1874, about the famous March West and the North-West Mounted Police (before the present Royal Canadian Mounted Police...) that reached those lands, in a way, where some unexpected events took place possibly, or maybe not, with an unusual setting too...


Here are the the links, the cover and the back-cover:






https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/images/img1415562e171a315a1a.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/Schlock-Webzine-Vol-17-Issue/dp/B0B7RML7Y6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1659431066&sr=1-11


From a famous quote from a very famous author:
“One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.”
Charles Dickens, “Little Dorrit”

Also available for free to be read this month:

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_8913d4c0/wp_8913d4c0.html

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_8106f241/wp_8106f241.html

https://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_30e3598c/wp_30e3598c.html


https://www.schlock.co.uk/index.html


http://www.schlock.co.uk/

And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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-"Much drinking, little thinking..." in British"Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror":

For anyone interested, and as previously anticipated is finally available also on Amazon.com shop in paperback the Edition of Lammas Eve (August) 2022 of British "Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror" by Rogue Planet Press where you can find inside also that new Urban Fantasy/Horror Story written by me in American/English, title "Much drinking, little thinking..." , set in the Black Sea, in present times, aboard a vessel, and also about the long- forgotten Cthulhu deities, and the deals the crewmen must make, at times, in a way, to get safely to the other side of that expanse of water maybe…

Here are the links, the cover and the back-cover for anyone interested in having a look at...





https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraftiana-Vol-Issue-Lammas-2022/dp/B0B6THJHPR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662554787&sr=1-1


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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"The Ice Germs...” in the Summer Edition of "The Reach" Magazine.


For anyone interested, is eventually available (also as a .pdf file online now) other than in paperback the Summer Edition of "The Reach" British Magazine, published by Foreshore Publishing, situated in the Isle of Dogs, London, UK, where you can find also that Sci-Fi short story written by me in American/English,title "The Ice Germs...",set in a futuristic world and about a sort of serious environmental disaster, as a matter of fact, across the unending ice-covered surface of what once was Europe, more or less...

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks again to very kind Mr. Phil M. Shirley, Editor of the Magazine, of course!!!


Here are the cover and the links for anyone interested:




There's also a free .pdf file online now for those interested:

https://foreshorepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The_Reach_Literary_Magazine_-_Issue_02_-_Summer_2022.pdf

https://foreshorepublishing.com/

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- "That shade next to you…” in "That Darkened Doorstep: Stories Inspired by an Unopened Door and Its Darkened Doorstep" - Anthology.

For For anyone interested, as previously anticipated, it's finally available in paperback on Amazon.com shop the American Horror book (previously titled "Unopened Doors") now titled "That Darkened Doorstep: Stories Inspired by an Unopened Door and Its Darkened Doorstep" - Anthology by American publisher Hellbender Books, an imprint of Sunbury Press , situated in Pennsylvania...where you can find inside also that new Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title “That shade next to you…”, set in the city of Cardiff, Wales, U.K., and about a woman in a restaurant, other than an aged man and something unearthly, maybe, that appears next to him, though he doesn't seem to remember anymore what that might be, or once was, in a way…

Here are the links, the cover and the back-cover as follows:







https://www.amazon.com/That-Darkened-Doorstep-Inspired-Unopened/dp/1620069482/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33EI8EIJXTMVI&keywords=That+Darkened+Doorstep&qid=1664874903&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=that+darkened+doorstep%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C506&sr=1-1


https://www.sunburypress.com/


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Mrs. Catherine Jordan, Mrs. Diane Sismour and Mrs. Amie DeStefano that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

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- "The Bettermost Messengers…” in "Darkness Screams - Whisper Quiet" - Anthology".

As previously announced, for anyone interested and if you like the history of old about The Pony Express, is eventually available also for Kindle, and in paperback, on Amazon.com shop the American Horror book titled "Darkness Screams - Whisper Quiet" - Anthology" by Fae Corps Inc ... where you can find inside another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“The Bettermost Messengers…”", set in a the Old West, about a special Section of the famous Pony Express Services, the hidden realm, some unusual creatures at night, an unusual sorcery and also blood, more or less…

As it was said at The Pony Express at that time "The mail, which was enclosed in a pouch, was specially designed to survive even if the horse and rider did not..."



Also, this story has been written by me and my (unfortunately now dead) old friend Ernesto CANEPA , as it was mainly an old idea of his used for some RPG sessions at our Club that I recently completed and put on (electronic) paper with some modifications, indeed.

Here are the the links, the cover and the back-cover:








https://faecorpspublishing.wordpress.com/category/books/

https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Screams-Fae-Corps-Publishing/dp/B0BJC4SPWP/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1666687023&sr=1-9

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Fae Corps Inc that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

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-"The Invisible Fleet..." in British"Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror":

As previously announced, and for anyone interested, is eventually available also on Amazon.com shop the Halloween (October) 2022 Edition of British " Lovecraftiana—the Magazine of Eldritch Horror " where you can find also that new Urban Fantasy/Horror Story written by me in American/English, titled "The Invisible Fleet..." , set in medieval Pisa, and in part in Venice, and also about Cthulhu, some forgotten creatures, the first submarines(maybe...), and Leonardo Da Vinci, more or less...

Here are the links, the cover and the back-cover for anyone interested in having a look at...





https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraftiana-Vol-Issue-Halloween-2022/dp/B0BHL5X6DX/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3S3TUH0EBXKST&keywords=lovecraftiana&qid=1666789352&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI0LjIwIiwicXNhIjoiNC4xMyIsInFzcCI6IjMuOTQifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=lovecraftiana%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C578&sr=1-11

http://www.schlock.co.uk/


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!



(By the way, as praise for my short-story above indicated, here I post the review that an author/reader wrote on Goodreads about that as follows):

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63274325-lovecraftiana?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Ok5TvSQhl6&rank=20#CommunityReviews

Here's what he thought of it...

"The Invisible Fleet – Sergio Palumbo
The somber style, tempo and worldbuilding of this story made me think that it could be one of the lost stories written by Lovecraft himself. It’s not particularly scary though, but it is a very enjoyable read nevertheless."

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"No darker place than our own thoughts…” in "Schlock" Magazine .

Another Sci-Fi Short Story written by me in American/English,title "No Darker Place than Our Own Thoughts…", set in space, within a different system, and with young telepaths involved in an exchange students program, with unexpected consequences, in a way… will be published inside the May 2023 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" ...

I'll post the link and the cover when they will be available of course...

http://www.schlock.co.uk/

Also available for free to be read this month:

https://www.schlock.co.uk/index.html



And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!

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"The Flaming Bomb…” in "Blood, Sweat and Steel - Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare" - Anthology.

Another Sci-Fi Short-Story written by me in American/English,title "The Flaming Bomb..." about a Sci-Fi military team sent to the surface an alien planet, whose property is a matter of debate between opposing humans and aliens, and the sad unexpected consequences of that strange first contact situation that will last for long, very long, in a way...will be published in 2023 in print inside the new wonderful Sci-Fi Anthology titled "Blood, Sweat and Steel - Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare " by Three Ravens Publishing...

There will also be an opening essay by famous author of Military Sci-Fi David DRAKE!!!

Here are the links:







https://threeravenspublishing.com/anthologies-collections/

https://threeravenspublishing.com/blood-sweat-and-steel/


And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the first draft of the story and many thanks to very kind Mrs. Kristina Holmes and Scott D. Tackett and Mr. William Alan Webb of the Editorial Team of Three Ravens Publishing that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!




I'll post the final cover of the Anthology as soon as it will be available, of course...

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" The Last Super-Speed Raceway...” in "Aphelion- Double issue December 2022/January 2023" .


For anyone interested, it's finally available online on Aphelion Magazine, the new Sci-Fi Short Story written by me in American/English,title "The Last Super-Speed Raceway...", set in the world of the famous Mare Inebrium Space Bar created by American writer Dan Hollifield of Aphelion, about some peculiar alien customers drinking the most unusual beverages in space, two former-racers of the famous InterStar Super-Speed Raceways that took place every single month on a different alien planet, that last doomed raceway set on a water planet with those strange creatures, and what happened there, long ago, which changed most of their life, after all...

Here are the links, and the cover of the magazine:

http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/sections/shorts.html

http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/shorts/2022/12/Raceway.html





And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mr. Dan Hollifield that accepted it for the Magazine, of course!!!



And here is, too, for anyone interested about this genre, the hardcover published collection of Short-Stories (and the new Volume Two is on the way, so stay tuned... ) , available on Amazon shop, set in the Mare Inebrium Bar where you can find all the tales about that great place in space by Dan Hollifield himself, of course!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Mare-Inebrium-Dan-Hollifield/dp/1941754228/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1449660285&sr=1-1&keywords=dan+hollifield

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- "Paths in the snow…" in "Winter Enchantment - An Anthology of Magical Stories".

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Steampunk/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title " Paths in the snow...", set in 1800s, in a (fictitious) Finland of a sort of (fictitious…)Steam Age, where many strange, possibly unearthly events happen... - as in Finnish folklore, all places and things, and also human beings, have a haltija (a genius, or a soul…) of their own, in a way… - has been recently chosen to be included in February inside the American Horror/Fantasy Anthology titled "Winter Enchantment - An Anthology of Magical Stories" by Iridescent Words Publishing ...


Here are the links:





https://citrinesunstream.wixsite.com/iridescent


https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1305131

https://citrinesunstream.wixsite.com/iridescent/about-1

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mrs. Malina Douglas that accepted that for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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"The Deep Sea Diving Machine of the 1700s…” in "Schlock" Magazine .

Another Urban Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short Story written by me in American/English,title "The Deep Sea Diving Machine of the 1700s…", set in the 1700s, more or less, not far from the city of Portsmouth, Great Britain, and about some mostly unknown, or secret submersibles of the past of the Royal Fleet at the time of the war against the American insurgents, in a way…Because, you know, there was the famous American Turtle - that was one of the main reasons why the Military in the United States had gotten a jump on other countries in the field of ironclads and submersibles warfare - and then there also was the fabled British ‘Armored Fish’, maybe, you know, in a fictitious world of old...This will be published inside the July 2023 Edition of British "Schlock Magazine" ...


I'll post the link and the cover when they will be available of course...

http://www.schlock.co.uk/


And many thanks, of course, as usual, to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and Mr. Gavin CHAPPELL who accepted it, of course!!!


Also available for free to be read this month:

https://www.schlock.co.uk/index.html

(also included in the present issue the Short-Story Revelations by Claudia Christian (the famous actress from Babylon 5 TV show) & Chris McAuley

http://schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_4f0bd91d/wp_4f0bd91d.html

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- "The Thong from Another World…" in "The Magical Muse Library: Volume Two" - Anthology.

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short Story written by me in American/English, title "The Thong from Another World…", set in Michigan, in a way, and about weird forests at night, some roads full of dangers, other than some alien things, and alien thongs, actually…has been accepted to be included inside the American Sci-Fi book titled "The Magical Muse Library: Volume Two" - Anthology, that will be published in June 2023 by Ourania’s Orrery of Imagination and Wild Ink Publishing...


Here are the links:






https://wild-ink-publishing.com/anthologies/

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mrs. Kate McKinney and Brittany McMunn and Abigail Wild that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!


I'll post the cover of the book as soon as it will be available...

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- "Last night in Rue Childebret..." in "FROM THE YONDER Volume 4" - Anthology.

For anyone interested, another Urban Fantasy/Horror Short Story written by me in American/English, title "Last night in Rue Childebret…", set in modern Lyon, France, about a cemetery, an urban legend, the night and its dangers, and werewolves, in a way...has been accepted to be included inside the American Horror book titled "FROM THE YONDER Volume 4" - Anthology, about legends from all countries of the world, that will be published in 2023 by War Monkey Publications, LLC ...

Here are the links:





https://warmonkeypublications.com/

https://warmonkeypublications.com/authors

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mr. Joshua P. Sorensen that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!


I'll post the cover of the book as soon as it will be available...

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- "The Road of Lost Hopes…” in "Faery Flying" - Anthology".

For anyone interested, another Weird/Steampunk Short-Story written by me in American/English, title "“The Road of Lost Hopes…”", set in a sort of Steampunk country, where technology has made its first jump to much better life conditions, though what it brings along with it, some illnesses, might not be so pleasing to a few individuals, in a way…has been recently chosen to be included inside the American Fantasy/Steampunk book titled "Faery Flying" - Anthology" by Fae Corps Inc ...

This story has been written by me and my (unfortunately now dead) friend Ivan BERTAZZONI, as it was mainly an old idea of his that I completed and put on (electronic) paper with some modifications, after some Steampunk/Sci-Fi RPG sessions of some time ago.


Here are the links:






https://faecorpspublishing.wordpress.com/category/books/




And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Editorial Team of Fae Corps Inc that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!

I'll post the final cover when it will be available...

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- "Paths in the snow…" in "Winter Enchantment - An Anthology of Magical Stories".

For anyone interested, it's eventually available (for now just as an e-book...paperback from June on...) on Amazon.com shop the American Horror/Fantasy Anthology titled "Winter Enchantment - An Anthology of Magical Stories" by Iridescent Words Publishing ... where you can find, inside, also that new Urban Fantasy/Steampunk/Horror Short-Story written by me in American/English, title " Paths in the snow...", set in 1800s, in a (fictitious) Finland of a sort of (fictitious…)Steam Age, where many strange, possibly unearthly events happen... - as in Finnish folklore, all places and things, and also human beings, have a haltija (a genius, or a soul…) of their own, in a way…

Here are the links and the cover :





https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVLZVL8D

https://citrinesunstream.wixsite.com/iridescent

https://citrinesunstream.wixsite.com/iridescent/about-1

And many thanks to very kind Michele "Bottomdweller" DUTCHER who edited the story and many thanks to very kind Mrs. Malina Douglas that accepted it for this Anthology, of course!!!