Short Stories by Abraham Lopez
My Latest Stories
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- “The Widows’ Wrath” – Book ReviewShadrach Moongrasp was having a good day until he had to set himself on fire. Thus begins the impressive second volume, The Widows’ Wrath, in Noble Brown’s The Elder Pact series (Click here for my review of Vol. 1, The White Arrow). And a fitting beginning it is. Like the first book, Brown’s narrative style wastes no time in enveloping the reader into his fantastical …
- All-American GirlThey met through a friend. A work buddy of his. Terrance had never been great around girls. Being honest he hadn’t ever had a girlfriend before Claire, so ‘never been great’ was a complete lie. He was a dumpster fire around the female sex. Me Too hadn’t helped; he had gotten promoted around that time and was doing well for himself, gaining a little confidence. …
- Book Review – “Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business”If you can laugh in the face of adversity, you’re bullet-proof. —Ricky Gervais Heavyweight Boxer Ed Latimore’s autobiography “Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business” is a multifaceted and unflinching deep dive into his life; from his rough upbringing as a child and adolescent in the projects of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to his young adulthood and introduction into the world of boxing, to his growth beyond addiction …
- Book Review – “Lost Causes”My only regret with regard to Richard Nichols’ Lost Causes is that I left it lingering on my To Be Read pile for so long. This action thriller does not lack in either action or thrills, and Nichols expertly weaves a fantastic narrative that blends a spy novel with a mystery with a character study all while making the plot both prescient and exciting. In …
- An Anthology on a Mission“The Masculine Geek Pulp Anthology, Book One” is not just a collection of four great short stories, it’s a mandate for both a return to the Pulp Stories of yesteryear, as well as revival of such stories for modern times, for the modern reader. As such, in my opinion, this first volume is a resounding success. The introduction to this anthology laments the gap in …
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