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| merlot56 | |
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| Los Angeles | |
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| Poetry, SF, Horror, Erotica, Politics |
About Me
Larry Winfield attended his first poetry reading at Weeds in Chicago in 1990. Over the next twelve years he hosted open mics, featured at many local venues and festivals, organized the protest poetry reading at the ' 96 Democratic Convention, hosted a weekly poetry and jazz show on pirate station Guerilla Love Radio as DJ Merlot, published poetry books and the online/print zines Liquid Glyph and City Table Review, and performed in Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, NY, LA and SF, and with ensemble groups Brothers in Verse and the many versions of his poetry band Brass Orchid. He currently lives in L A, produces the "Sundown Lounge" podzine, and his latest project, the horror/SF novel, Banjo Strings. Website: www.larrywinfield.com MySpace: www.myspace.com/sundownlounge  My weekly music and spoken word podcast  My personal podcast, has audio poetry Banjo Strings book promo... |
My Bookshelf
| Anything by Issac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delaney, Walt Whitman, Elizabeth Bishop, Nikki Giovanni, Carlos Castenada, Pablo Neruda, Joseph Campbell, James Joyce, Agatha Christie, Wole Soyinka, Alice Walker, Robert Anton Wilson, Spider Robinson, Roger Zelazny, Harlan Ellison, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Wanda Coleman, Zora Neale Hurston, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Theodore Sturgeon, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ishmael Reed, Anne McCaffrey, Dan Brown, Alexander Dumas, Ben Bova... There are many other authors I've read and enjoyed - this short list is just off the top of my head. |
Portfolio
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Portfolio Description:
A journal of sorts, containing poems, prose and occasional observations...
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I just mentioned in my podcast las week that I thought this place was gone... Anyway, I'm glad to see it back, although there's still a few gl...
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I had a disturbing thought the other day - that the growing number of self-published novels in individual author sites and free (or low price) ebook s...
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(This is the podcast epidose version...) Xavier Slattery awoke to the alarm clock buzzing beside his bed. He groped to turn it off and ch...
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(This is the podcast episode version...) A little after 9am, Ethan Bedford, whose snow-white flattop buzzcut perfectly complemented his w...
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(Post-Easter edit. This is the podcast chapter rewrite...) The Bell Jet Ranger flew fast toward the blazing wreck floating in the...
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For a second or two, nobody inside the SUV moved, save for Harry, face clenched in a grimace, his body thrashing in a seizure from...
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Harry Sims came to coughing and gasping for breath, arms flailing, in the rear of the blue and white SUV as it rolled west on the I-10, 30 miles out f...
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[Because it's taking so long, here's a piece from the next episode: the 'ride' Harry took after he fell under Jacob's spell at the...
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(With this entry, AN is now caught up with the podcast novel.) 2 miles east of Mobile Regional Airport,...
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The shrouded silence along the dimly lit span of Jack Carley Causeway gave way to the asphalt murmur of three vehicles, two SUVs and an M...
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Photos
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Forum Posts
Forum Statistics
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| Total Posts | 157 |
| Karma | 5 |
Forum Posts
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| 02/27/2012 17:56:33 | eBook Odyssey: Updates! | eBooks | 3753 |
| 06/05/2011 19:17:01 | eBook Odyssey: Update! | eBooks | 3753 |
| 01/01/2011 23:44:08 | eBook Odyssey: New Year Stats... | eBooks | 3753 |
| 12/01/2010 20:19:08 | eBook Odyssey: Latest numbers | eBooks | 3753 |
| 10/17/2010 22:48:02 | eBook Odyssey: Latest Stats, Amazon Rankings | eBooks | 3753 |
| 08/28/2010 23:01:27 | eBook Odyssey: Ebook Stats | eBooks | 3753 |
| 07/31/2010 18:44:44 | eBook Odyssey: So Far... | eBooks | 3753 |
| 07/26/2010 19:02:07 | eBook Odyssey: The Complete Book | eBooks | 3753 |
| 07/20/2010 01:36:40 | eBook Odyssey: Free Book... | eBooks | 3753 |
| 07/15/2010 19:02:49 | Re:Son of a Glitch | AuthorNation.com Questions | 4944 |
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My Bookstore
 Banjo Strings by Larry Winfield Horror/SF/Erotic/Southern Gothic Podcast Novel An epic and graphic tale of antebellum ghosts, ancient scandal, supernatural spies, and a den of iniquity amid the Red Maple and Magnolia trees. The podcast version of the novel, its first edition, reached over 60,000 hits last year! Now, the final "publication-ready" edition is on sale at Smashwords and Amazon! |
1: Buy It!
| Banjo Strings | |
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| B003MQMR4Q (Amazon ASIN) | |
| Amazon Kindle Store | |
 Horror/SF/Erotic/Southern Gothic Ebook An epic and graphic tale of antebellum ghosts, ancient scandal, supernatural spies, and a den of iniquity amid the Red Maple and Magnolia trees. |
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"...I get a strong X-Files vibe from it, which is definitely a good thing. It also seems like the scope of the story widens with each of the first several episodes, so just as soon as I started to think I had a handle on the whole thing, it got even bigger, which was really exciting. Banjo Strings is definitely for mature audiences only, but if you can handle Falcon Twin, you can probably handle Banjo Strings." Brenden Mecleary, creator, Falcon Twin online graphic novel. "As a western historian, a lot of my research is on the Civil War, people and events. Your use of language and descriptions is refreshing!" Kip Shelton, Writer and Producer. Member reviews from YouWriteOn.com: "This is a complex plot, expertly handled, with flashbacks and multiple POVs. The history of the Wainwright plantation is woven in well with the current-day scenes. The horror of both what happened then and the retribution on the Wainwright descendants is stark, and leaves the reader dreading what comes next. There are very explicit sex and violence scenes, but they are integral to the plot, rather than used gratuitously...overall, this was a very powerful opening, guaranteed to keep the reader turning pages." - carrieB "What a fantastic piece of hallucinatory gothic fun! I discovered this while browsing and thought I should stop for a quick review. You manage to sneak some very serious points into a narrative which, at the same time, retains an atmosphere of wild invention and playfulness. I loved it, and I'd love to read more of it." - panurge "Well, this is just excellent. I think the highest scoring I’ve given to date for any review. If I was being picky, I might suggest that more dialogue would enhance this piece but I'm not, so I won't. Fact is I read all of this with equal glee and awe. completely transported into time and place, I only wish all of the reading I did for review was of this quality, it would make it very enjoyable indeed. It reminds me of the writing of David Mitchell, which you should take as high praise indeed coming from this reviewer. Thanks a bunch!" - patwhendersen |