David MacPherson
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All the survivors of crazed serial killer attacks gather together to bake brownies. Anne Frank and Cain the First Murderer go to New York City art exhibits as a couple. Gregor Samsa is transformed into a Muppet. Charles Bukowski replaces Odin in a classic Norse myth. Adam and Eve run a seedy tattoo parlor. Doctor Moreau opens his very own bistro.
These are some of the incidents in the stories before you. This brief collection of brief stories is...
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Diver Doug is a zinester. He makes home-made magazines. He plays his mandolin. He creates clay figurines. He works in pet shops and sleeps on the couches of friends or acquaintances. He is a free spirit and he wants you to buy stuff. It is the mid-nineties and DIY is a way of life. More Sopping Products is his adzine where he talks about his books, music cassettes, clay figures and other things. He is a chatty cat and has a lot to say about how he...
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As kids, Mikey and Danny went to the movies. They loved the movies. The crazier, the better. They saw so many movies back in the 1980s, it is hard to remember them all.
Now, Dan visits Mike on his deathbed. They sit and try to remember the movies they saw way back when. Maybe they don't remember them correctly. Maybe they are making up these movies as they sit and talk. Maybe the movies they are creating are better than the ones they actually saw.
Well...
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David Macpherson has organized many poetry events over the years. He has created hundreds of poetry readings and series in and around Worcester, Massachusetts. In 2019, he came up with a new series, Long Play Poetry. The idea was simple. He was going to play old poetry and spoken word albums at a performance space and people were going to come and listen.
While running this monthly series, David kept a journal. This book is the history of Long Play...
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What kind of writing can you get done in three days? David Macpherson wrote a memoir in three days. He liked it so much, he did it five more times. What you have in this book are the six small memoirs he wrote in three days a piece. You will learn about the ins and outs of being a Rocky Horror kid. Or you experience a youth remembered in reference to the TV shows he watched. How about a small memoir about reading books while walking the dog? That's...
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You have been bitten by a zombie. What do you do? Well, don't hide it from the members of your post-apocalyptic community of survivors. They would not be happy if you turned into a zombie without telling them. That's just rude. You should read this book. It will tell you how to be your best post-bite person. It will also tell you what rules you need to follow while having a great old time, before we kill you. We have to kill you before you turn...
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Can you join the National Novel Writing Challenge and cheat your way to success? Well, what do you think? Read the title. You totally can cheat your way to finishing a book in a month. Every November, thousands of people attempt to write a novel in one month. It's a big thing. Lots of people struggle to write a 50,000 word book in that short time. Such dedication. You know what we call such focused people? Suckers! Buy this book and learn the ways...
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Aren't you tired of books with plot and character and just want to read simple lists? Us too. And with that in mind, we have included four of the small books that David Macpherson wrote. They demonstrate the different ways lists can be presented as a piece of writing. "501 Things to Be Wary Of" is just a goofy litany of stuff. "367 Things to Do While Sitting Out a Pandemic" was written in March 2020, when the Covid lock-down began. This can be not...
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How can you find a time traveler pretending to be a regular fella?
Why should you find out who the time travelers are?
Because time travelers are all two bit hoods who are trying to swindle you out of your money. Time travelers are the worst and we are here to help you distinguish them.
This handy little book will explain why they are vermin. You will learn how to spot them. You will know what to do when you are sure that your neighbor who is always...
10) But Beware!
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Every great adventure begins with a wizened old man with a yellowing beard who tells you what your quest is. He will tell you where to go. He will tell you what magic you will need, even if you don't believe in magic. You just believe in steel and blood. You are that kind of adventurer. But before you leave the tavern, the old man with that crazy long beard will tell you to beware. He will tell you what you should be on the lookout for. He always...
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Fairy tale movies and commercials are everywhere. They are very popular. And that's great, because all those fairy tale characters need the work. All the Snow Whites, Three Pigs and a variety of Big Bad Wolves all are clients of the Madre and Gander Employment Agency. That's how Humpty Dumpty finally gets a crack into Show Business.
Madre and Gander is a casting agency where they supply all the fairy tale denizens a film production can ask for. Ethel...
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Some people like comic books. They read them. They collect them. They grade them and sell them for a profit. Or, at least, they try to sell them for a profit. Comic book people love their comics from superheroes to romance to funny animals. These are the books that define them. Comic people love to talk about comics.
Here, in these pages, comic book people have a chance to take center stage and tell about their comics. Each chapter is another person...
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Marcus works at the most amazing retirement home around. Everyone who resides here claims to be a time traveler. Traipsing through time is fun and exciting, but it is also exhausting. These folks need a comfortable place to end up. And that's Reynold's, a wonderful home for the wayward.Marcus shares his stories of the people he works with. He watches movies with them, eats cake with them, and takes care of their needs. They are a loud, boisterous...
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Polly Mintslab has mad adventures. She does something for some agency somewhere. She fights villains and does her laundry. She drinks with her friend, and former nemesis, Lord Quicksand at the bar Iago's Pillow.Polly is always ready to fight the good fight and also to nap the good nap.Come enjoy the further adventures of Polly Mintslab. They might not be completely satisfying, but at least they are all short.
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Santa Claus comes in roaring drunk at the Jewish Nursing Home.Father Death and Father Life walk hand in hand down the streets of the city.A variety of performance artists practice their calling during a zombie apocalypse.There is the creation of the universe as seen as a film noir heist.A church worships the Frankenstein monster as the savior. "Not a Day of Miracles" is a collection of brief tales. None of them lasts long enough to question them....
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This is a list of what to do when the government tells you to stay at home and try not to get sick. It is just one list. There can be others. There should be others. But you get this book, you get this list. The Hangover Hour Report is a new journal where each issue allows an author to write whatever they want. The one rule is that it must be completed in 72 hours.
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David Macpherson drives through Orange, Massachusetts and sees it has changed. It is no longer a sleepy Central Mass town. It is now Castle Rock, Maine. Castle Rock from the Stephen King books. A new Castle Rock television show is being filmed in town and many of the storefronts have new signs.
Join David has looks at the art of a town pretending to be another town. The signs are the focus. David goes on tangents as he looks at them.
How does a...
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So, you want to write a memoir, but are a little pressed for time? Well look no further! This is the memoir and how to book for you. It will show you how to write a memoir in three days. These are not big memoirs, but who wants overwritten stuff anyway. David will show you why you will want to write a three-day memoir and a let you know a little bit about how to do it. The Long Weekend Review is a eZine that allows the issue's writer to create anything...
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What can you do with great pulp fiction titles? Well you can take these awesome titles and write your own brief stories. That's what David Macpherson did. He took these sordid assemblages of words and created kooky little tales. The titles are authentic vintage pulp fiction from the 30s and 40s. The stories are brand new silliness. With titles like: "Bride of the Half Men," "Dead Hands on the Moon" and "Scourge of the Sky Beast" you just have to put...
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What is the best job for a parrot and a stork? Could they be good detectives? How about as anesthesiologist? They might do well as guards at an art museum? If that doesn't work, they might try to work in a hotel. Or maybe they can help the war effort by being bombardiers. What can these two dumb birds do to make a living? Maybe all five of these jobs. This issue contains five stories about Birdbrain and Bonehead as they make a mess of each of...