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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
Tag Archives: Fiction
“Everything we used to think was wrong with someone else is now wrong with us.”
Finishing a rewrite of “Swamps of Jersey.” The mystery part of the story is placed in the context of a hard economy, a devastating flood and fractured politics. I use reporter Jimmy Dawson to catalogue all this. Here is one … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Swamps of Jersey", Fiction, Frank Nagler. Ironton, Jimmy Dawson, NJ
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Three Rivers, a really, really early draft
While working on something else, the first line of this tale popped into my head, and I had to stop to see where it would go. I have no title for it, so I’ll call it “Three Rivers” because that … Continue reading
Next Nagler story: “A Game Called Dead” Chapter 1
I’ve been working on the next Frank Nagler story. It involves a video game gone real life, murder, Nagler’s friend Leonard, a blind bookstore owner, and an old case from early in Nagler’s career that forces him to reveal a secret … Continue reading
The Rhythms of Difference
The Rhythms of Difference I woke early and slipped quietly into the kitchen more restless than awake. The room was like a shell, a hollow space cluttered only by a dozen or so boxes piled near the outside door; every … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzards Bay, differences, Fiction, rubber boots, whaling, widow's walk
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Touch
An imperceptible breeze that not so much wrinkles the leaves, but shimmers in so tiny a movement not to be noticed but for the afterthought, you enter my dreams, not to rest, but to remind, alight, then pass; you are … Continue reading
Excerpt: “Summer of the Homerun”
This is a story about Smitty, a 13-year-old from the wrong side of town. Like any kid he is trying to find his way into being a teen-ager. At the center of the story is this homerun hit by the … Continue reading
In hard times, stories of redemption
Stories of change, love and redemption in hard times “The Resurrection of Leo and Other Stories” “It’s been hard, Leo,” she whispered as she took my hand and tried to smile, each action taking such a toll; each was incomplete. … Continue reading
“Swamps of Jersey” Chapter 1, version 3
After weeks of rewrite, this is what emerged. I think I’m done messing with it for now. Clean it up and show it to someone. CHAPTER 1 The phone call grabbed Detective Frank Nagler from what sleep he … Continue reading
“Homerun” now available on Smashwords
Just for fun, published this story on Smashwords. It’s about high school, baseball and growing up. Smitty, the 13-year-old narrator says: “The ball seemed to be something other than an object struck by a wooden bat and sent sailing through … Continue reading
Recordings
I have had the good fortune of having friend and talented voice artist Diane Havens record three of my stories for audio project. Please listen. The work will convince you of the possibilities of audio versions of stories and present … Continue reading
