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THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY The Swamps of Jersey, Frank Nagler Mysteries Book One: They buried everything in the Old Iron Bog. But who buried the young woman? And why does the ring she was wearing remind Detective Frank Nagler of his old girlfriend? “You can practically smell the corruptive influences and the dank, putrid odor of the swamp in this book. A gritty crime novel that could be ripped from the headlines.” https://www.amazon.com/Swamps-Jersey-Michael-Stephen-Daigle-ebook/dp/B0DGYFCFML?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5PuY3o2z7o1AOorAzpirYsZ
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A thousand words of Dan
I was attempting to write an apocalyptic time travel story for an entry to an anthology with the theme of time travel. I missed the time travel aspect, but ended up with this story about a stolen aircraft carrier. It’s … Continue reading
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Talking about DRAGONY RISING with Steven Miletto
Please take a few minutes to listen to this fun interview with podcaster/educator Steven Miletto of Geogia. We discussed how the Frank Nagler Mysteries evolved, about techniques used to create lively, interesting characters, and how I paced the story so … Continue reading
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Eating pie
Hands are good. Fingers are better Sticky stuff licked by tongues better yet. Syrupy thick, melted cream Dripping down palms nothing to waste. The joy of messy pie love. Hands are good. Fingers better. Forks are too formal.
The thing is gone. I’m alive
The moment wants noise, screaming Running leaping, rolling after falling laying in wetness back to the ground face to the sky shouting Yes! Yes! Yes! The thing is gone. Grey and white in the photos; fitting. That thing they found … Continue reading
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For hire: Free agent mystery writer
Baseball fans will understand the term: Designated for assignment. That makes me, Mystery Writer, free agent. But I don’t have to pass through waivers. The want ad says: Open to right offer. This came about because the publisher of my … Continue reading
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Nagler 6: Does she know Nagler’s secret?
In Book 6 of the Frank Nagler Mysteries, NAGLER’S SECRET, a work in progress, there was an event in September 1994 that is at the heart of the secret that left Detective Frank Nagler shaken. There is also a young … Continue reading
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Arthur Turfa’s EPIPHANIES: Seemingly calm stories rife with change. A review
The lives presented in Arthur Turfa’s short story collection, Epiphanies, appear calm, measured, routine, even. Teachers, students, ministers, soldiers, characters leading recognizable existences. Until something changes: The characters are just minding their own business when a question emerges, a new … Continue reading
Finding the hole at the bottom of NAGLER’S SECRET
Sometimes writing a story is like walking in a dark room blindfolded. You bump into walls a lot until you find the door. That’s what I was doing with the sixth Frank Nagler Mystery, “NAGLER’S SECRET.” I was writing fun … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Audible.com, Big NYC Book Awards, Dragony Rising, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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A pandemic Christmas, with elves
I wrote this last year, in part a tribute to singer Steve Goodman’s “Vegamatic” a classic satiric look mass marketing, and in part a reflection on the pandemic that changed so many habits for a time. The irony, though, is … Continue reading
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DRAGONY RISING: An American story
The headlines tell daily of the small, corrupt events. A secretary, a treasurer, clerk, an elected official — anyone with access to bank accounts. They steal a few thousand, a sometimes many thousands, sometimes for years. It’s the kind of … Continue reading
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