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June is nearly upon us, and I’m working on a few different projects. One of them, is a new addition to the Valentine Apart series. This series will trace John Rafferty’s origins, the rise of The Syndicate, and the person who trained Allan and Mac Avery. The working title is Lucia and The Saints. I’m planning to release this series in the form of short ebooks, between 25 and 50 pages per book, for 99 cents each. It’s not ready yet, but in the meantime, here’s a tiny snippet of what I’m working on. Enjoy!
Jacob sat at the end of the bar on the last stool, his glass in his hand. Every few seconds, he glanced at the two people, a man and a woman, talking at the opposite end, who were busy whispering about, what he could only assume, was him. Whenever one of them looked over at him, he would quickly turn away and find some random object inside the bar to stare at: the booths and tables in the dining area, the bartender or the waitresses, the endless wall of framed photos behind the bar. This was his job interview, and so far, it didn’t seem to be going too well.
“He’s too young,” the woman said. “I have to tell you John, I’m completely against this.”
“I think he has potential,” John said. “You said so yourself, Lucia: we need fresh blood.”
“Fresh blood,” Lucia said. “Not young blood. This kid is way too young.” She looked over at Jacob, who had raised his glass to take a sip of his beverage. “Look at him!”
“What’s wrong with him?” John asked.
Lucia nodded towards the glass in Jacob’s hand. “He’s drinking chocolate milk, for Christ’s sake!” She spoke in a loud whisper, which got Jacob’s attention. He set his glass down, climbed off of his bar stool, and approached them.
“You know, you’ve really got a pair, kid,” John said. Lucia folded her arms. “But I like that.”
“Thanks,” Jacob said. He used fingers to rake through his sandy-brown hair. “So, am I in, or out?”
He’s drinking chocolate milk, for Christ’s sake!
Lucia shook her head. “I don’t like this,” she said. “I don’t like this one bit.”
“Let’s give him a chance,” John said. He reached up and scratched the back of his head full of jet black hair. “Let’s see how it goes. Lucia?”
Lucia looked at John in surprise. “Oh, you better not say what I think you’re about to say,” she snapped.
“There’s no one better for the job,” John said, shrugging his shoulders. “Show him the ropes. It’ll be good for him…and you.”
Lucia turned to Jacob in disgust. She sighed heavily. “I put bullets in people for a living,” she muttered. “Now I’m a goddamned babysitter.”
June is Valentine Apart Month on woolastonentertainment.com. Stay tuned for more of Lucia and The Saints!
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Here’s a little story I wrote, featuring the characters from my Our Lady of Righteous Rage series. Enjoy!
When Amy approached the front doors of the studio/retail store she and her friends shard, she could see the store itself was unusually busy. She figured it would probably be a better idea to use the back door, so she walked to the side of the building, to the rear entrance. As she walked down the hall to the recording studio, she could hear her band mates talking and laughing. She turned the corner and entered the studio, and found Nick and Rob standing around a folding table. Erin was just a few feet away, gesturing for her to come inside. “What’s up?” Amy asked.
“A fan brought us some brownies,” Erin said. She nodded towards the folding table, where a plate full of fudge brownies was sitting. “They’re pretty good.”
“Oh,” Amy said. “Well, that was nice of them.” She walked over to the table and helped herself to a brownie. As she bit into it, she could taste the fudge. They were slightly under-baked, which made them even better. “Wow,” she said. “They are good.”
“We should probably save some for Aidan,” Nick said, chewing on the last piece of the brownie he was eating. “But he had better hurry up and get here.”
Amy finished her brownie, and before she knew it, she was eating another one. “They’re really good,” she said. “I mean, this is borderline ridiculous.”
Aidan suddenly appeared at the door. He looked around, saw the plate of brownies, and immediately walked up to the table. “Who brought the baked goods?” he asked, grabbing a brownie.
“A fan,” Rob said. “They taste like homemade fudge.”
Aidan nodded in agreement.
Amy took another brownie. “I can’t believe I’m on my third one,” she said.
“Yeah,” Aidan said. “And it was nice of them to add weed to them.”
Nick, Rob, Erin and Amy all stared at him blankly. “What?” Amy said.
Aidan looked around at them. “Weed,” he said. “I mean, I can taste it. Can’t you?”
Amy looked at the last piece of brownie in her hand. Nick and Rob looked at one another. Erin started giggling.
“Wow,” Aidan said. “You really didn’t know?”
“No!” Amy shouted. “Are you sure?”
“Yep,” Aidan said. He sniffed the brownie in his hand, then ate the rest of it. “There’s definitely weed in these brownies. But they’re still good.”
“Oh my God,” Amy said, setting the uneaten piece of her brownie on the plate. “Oh my God! I just ate weed! Are you kidding me?!”
“I don’t even feel anything,” Rob said.
Aidan nodded. “Wait.”
“I can’t believe this!” Amy said. “I can’t get high!”
“You had three of those things,” Aidan said. “You’re gonna be high. But it’s okay. I’ve been high plenty of times. You’ll be okay.”
“No!” Amy said. “It’s not okay! I just did drugs, for Christ’s sake!”
Aidan cocked an eyebrow at her. “Hey, every time you take an aspirin for a headache, you’re doing drugs. When you take cold medicine, you’re doing drugs. This really isn’t any different.”
Amy placed her hand over her forehead. “This is too crazy,” she said.
Adian walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. “You’re going to be okay,” he said. “I’m gonna walk you through this. The high will wear off, and you’ll be fine. Until then, grab a pad and pencil.”
Amy shook her head. “What for?”
“Songwriting,” Aidan said. “Because I have a feeling you’re gonna come up with some clever shit while you’re stoned out of your mind.”
Rob snickered. Nick shook his head and said, “Dude.”
Aidan shrugged. “What?” he said. “Oh! Do you know what we should do? We should go to my place and watch The Matrix. That movie is awesome when you’re stoned.”
“You would know,” Erin said, quietly.
“I need to go lay down,” Amy said. She started to walk towards the door.
“Hey, Amy?” Aidan said.
Amy paused. “What?”
Aidan smiled at her. “There is no spoon.”
“Shut up!” Amy shouted. Then she stormed out of the room.
The End.
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