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How the Krampus stole Christmas: DON’T TOUCH, a holiday tale ahead of its (Yule) time!

December 1, 2015

As if a giant bearded guy in a red suit isn’t scary enough…   When I chose the Krampus as the …

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Hell Insurance, reggae, free stuff, and how to speak Midwest

October 22, 2015

She nodded proudly (narrowly missing falling from the high bar stool). “We’re the oldest hell insurance company in the country.”

My jaw dropped, skittered over to the corner, and leaned itself up against the wall. “Hell. You insure people against hell? I always thought you just had to take your chances with that.”

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Thursday Lie-dar: Hell Insurance— PLUS win $20 giftcard

June 13, 2014

“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”–Douglas Adams It won’t surprise anyone who has even …

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Story Starring YOU! (with superpower, of course…)

May 12, 2014

 What’s in it for you? Have you ever considered what superpower you’d like? How about a story starring you as …

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Happy shortest day of the year! Celebrate with free Null City short

December 21, 2013

In honor of National Short Story Day and the shortest day of the year, I’d like to offer you a …

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How the Krampus Stole Christmas: DON’T TOUCH, A Holiday Tale

December 16, 2013

Christmas in Austria is not for the faint hearted. While a familiar St. Nicholas does make the rounds, in many …

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Cover reveal and hot new trailer for ‘Don’t Touch’

November 8, 2013

Cover reveal for Don’t Touch — coming Dec. 5 from Taliesin!

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Castle Ghost — A writer’s power short

October 14, 2013

My friend Bastet posted a Power Short request on her blog, THE 13TH FLOOR PARADIGM. The prompt? A ghost story …

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Bastet’s Sunday Writing Post prompt

September 22, 2013

My friend Bastet challenged us to a Power Short with the theme “Romance”. Her’s was great. [see it here] Mine was… …

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ONE WAY FARE — Release date, book trailer, and big news.

August 20, 2013

BREAKING NEWS! ANNOUNCING The next release in the Null City series: He Knows If You’ve Been Bad or Good, coming …

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WHERE DID NULL CITY BOOKS GO? (and how can YOU read them for FREE?)

I've split with my publisher, so books 1-4 are getting a makeover in time for the release of OPEN FARE, the final NULL CITY book. If you'd like to read free copies before then, I invite you to join our Beta Reader team. Please send email (barbtaub (at) gmail (dot) com and be sure to let me know which format you prefer. I'll send you my undying thanks plus advanced readers copies of all books, including the upcoming OPEN FARE.

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Superpowers suck? Try Null City. After one day there, imps become baristas, and hellhounds become poodles. But someone should have told them the angels were all on the other side.

Each morning, hope flares in the tiny flash of a second before I touch that first thing. And destroy it.

Warden Carey Parker's to-do list is already long enough: find her brother and sister, rescue her roommate, save Null City, and castrate her ex-boyfriend. Preferably with a dull-edged garden tool. A rusty one.

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