Author Alley Event at Loganberry Books

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Last Sunday (August 2), I was fortunate to be a part of the annual Author Alley event at Loganberry Books in my hometown of Cleveland, OH. The afternoon rain may have forced us inside, but it did nothing to dampen the energy and enthusiasm of the authors and the wonderful bookstore staff. Below are some pictures from the event.

If you are interested in ordering my books, please check out the following links:

Books with Fomite Press: Still Time and Here Is Ware https://www.fomitepress.com/

Books with Unsolicited Press: None of the Above and Swerving Sizes https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/

Review of Swerving Sizes

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A review of Swerving Sizes, my recently published collection of microfiction, appears in the new issue of Ovunque Siamo. Many thanks to Vincent Sergiacomi for his kind words and close, careful examination of the book. Many thanks as well to Michelle Messina Reale, the publisher of this excellent online literary journal.

If you’d like to order a copy, click on this link: https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/swerving-sizes

Review of Swerving Sizes

Swerve Now Toward Unsolicited Press

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Swerving Sizes, my collection of microfiction, has been officially out in the world for a few weeks now. Many thanks to Unsolicited Press for the promotion of this work.

“Most fiction sprawls. Swerving Sizes does the opposite—it compresses. It squeezes. It forces every word to carry its weight like a tiny, muscular sentence athlete. And honestly? That pressure cooker is where the magic happens. Michael Cocchiarale’s newest collection is built on a beautifully ruthless constraint: every story clocks in at exactly 100, 200, or 300 words. No fluff. No digressions. No literary wandering. Just stories honed down to the bone.”

https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/news/why-micro-fiction-is-the-most-dangerous-delicious-form-and-swerving-sizes-proves-it

Be sure to check out the Unsolicited Press site as well. This press has been on quite a run for quite some time. Proud to be a small part of it all.

https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/

Publication Day for Swerving Sizes

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Today is the publication day for Swerving Sizes, my collection of microfiction. Many, many thanks to Summer Stewart and the gang at Unsolicited Press. Below is a link to a playlist I created for the collection. Some of the songs are directly referenced in individual micros while others reinforce a particular mood or theme. If you’d like to order a copy of the book, please go to unsolicitedpress.com. If you’d rather just listen to the tunes, that’s cool too. Here’s the link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyeEnk-At5ruPsYZdsdD7g