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MACHINES MONSTERS AND MANIACS

NEW SHORT FICTION FROM
​JOE PROSIT
​Mind-bending science-fiction. Nightmare-inducing horror. Shocking psychotic crime-noir. Inside are sixteen tales by Joe Prosit, each crafted to tantalize and terrorize, and selected from dozens of magazines and podcasts into this definitive collection. Crack the cover and go on a journey into the furthest reaches of the human experience, from the pinnacle of progress to the blackest pit of insanity.

Step into a nexus of spirit and science, excellence and atrocities, cops and criminals, clones and androids, ghosts, machines, monsters, madmen, and one loyal basset hound who’s here to give us all hope in humanity. ​

THE ME IN THE MIRROR

Can a bad man make good? When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Your good side? Your bad side? Is hell on the other side, or is it already on your side of the looking glass? 

Brought to you by Creep Podcast, listen now.

ORBS AND STRAWBERRIES

A strange woman trapped in a strange room with strange talking orbs... Surely this has something to do the with impending revolution against the digi-technocratic government? Right? 

HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION

A typical school writing assignment about a boring summer. If you don't count the Time Nazis. And the Time Portal. And you definitely cant count the murders, foreign language lessons, global travels, lessons in sword play, or the cool satisfaction of revenge. Just a boring essay about a boring summer, wirklich.

A VOICE EXHUMED!

A tragic love story eight years in grave, resurrected for your enjoyment. Brought to life by the exquisite crew of the No Sleep Podcast, produced by Jesse Cornett, and brought to life by Jesse Cornett, Nichole Goodnight, and Atticus Jackson. Purchase the full episode to hear A Voice Exhumed by Joe Prosit for only $1.99.

AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LAKES AREA WRITERS ALLIANCE:
THE STORYVILLE PROJECT, 2021

The Storyville project bring together 23 stories by 18 stories authors from the Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota. Produced by the indomitable Kacie Clement, and edited by Best Seller Carissa Andrews, The Storyville Project is the first of its kind from the rapidly growing Lakes Area Writers Alliance non-profit organization. 
This book features two short stories by Joe Prosit: Fireflies, and The Landfill Man.

FRESH FICTION AVAILABLE ONLINE

The stories below have been selected and published/posted by various editors and agencies, whether it's a series, a contest winner, or a entry in a magazine.  Enjoy!

THE QUEST GIVER

In a pawn shop run by an old man, the pathetic wandering vagabonds come in and out, looking for a cheap deal. What the find, and who they become when they leave is something totally different. 

Produced by DE Medus, and voice acted Elijah Moore, Mandy Wong, Michael Blakey, Angelo Toledo, Leila Medus and Zhi'mari Chrisp. Enter if you dare, and answer the call to adventure of...
​ The Quest Giver!

Pre-Triage

1st Place winner at the Brainerd Writer's Conference and now available in print and digitally from Metaphorosis Magazine:
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It all went to hell the moment we trusted computers to drive our cars for us. When a lonely unemployed alcoholic programmer figures out a way to rig the new computerized highway system to his benefit, not only does he find a way to stay safe on the highways, but also discovers a family that loves him. What could possibly go wrong?

Now available in print and in podcast form!

RealSim

What would you do if you could do whatever you wanted without any repercussions? One man finds out as he dives into the disturbing digital world of RealSim.
Brought to you by the lewd and crude www.HorrorSleazeTrash.com. Proceed with caution: NSFW content!

Stilt Walkers

You can only see them when you haven't slept, in the long hours of the night when shadows take shape and stalk through the night. But they're out there, and Amber and her stuffed lab rat friend Jonesy are going to find them and kill them.
From Horror Tree's Trembling with Fear series, episodes of Stilt Walkers is coming your way all December. Read if you dare!

SOLO PURSUIT

The Girl from Outer Space fled, and Sheriff Marty gave chase. A strange car race through the icey winter roads of northern Minnesota leads the lonely local sheriff to the strangest of discoveries about this girl, the universe, and himself. 
Featured in The Weird and Whatnot's November 2019 issue, "Solo Pursuit" is available, alongside several other great horror and speculative fiction in hardcopy or e-book.

AT THE CORE

Jacob woke up to see his brain sitting on the counter in a little metal box, and that was only the start of his problems. What was worse lay down below. 
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Read "At the Core" in this year's edition of "America's Emerging Science Fiction Writers." Available now in paperback.

MANA FOR THE GREAT MACHINE

All hail the Great Machine. The Great Machine provides. The Great Machines makes room for our labors in its perfection.

New horror from Aphotic Realm! Click the image above and read it now.

MISTER SMILEY'S HAPPY WORLD THEME PARK AND FUN LAND

Mister Smiley's Happy World Theme Park and Fun Land is open for business! And Mister Smiley is here himself, ready to welcome you in and make YOU happy! And once you're in, you can never leave. He's going to make you smile forever, and ever, and ever!

Produced by Phil Michalski and brought to life with the voice talents of Mike DelGaudio, Corinne Sanders, and David Ault. Hear Mister Smiley and other chilling tales on Season 11 Episode 15 of the NoSleep Podcast.

PIZZA FACE

Like pizza? Like cats? Here's a tale about how both can be absolutely terrible. From Dark Fire Fiction, here's Pizza Face!

THE FLEA CIRCUS

A broken man of a ring leader. A failing circus. A last chance to tie together all the loose ends and making something worth the price of admission. 

Featured in Minnesota Emerging Writers Anthology comes The Flea Circus, the story of a man who does whatever it takes to achieve success.

VERSIONS OF YOU

3rd Place finalist in the 2017 Channillo Short Story Contest: Versions of You.

​A tale of how you may have lived, and how you will definitely be discontinued.

THE HUM

Brought to you by The No Sleep Podcast! Written by yours truly and performed by Peter Lewis, McEvoy, Nikolle Doolin, Atticus Jackson, Erika Sanderson, and Jeff Clement. Buy the annual membership and get the full episode. The Hum starts around 02:01:25. But beware! Once you hear it, The Hum might never leave your head!

VOMIT MONSTERS


Better out than in, they say. But maybe somethings are better left churning and scratching and growing deep inside the stomach. Aaron would keep his vomit monsters down, if only they behave.
Enjoy another trip into Dead Oaks, USA. A town where everything looks nice, but nothing is fine. Pirate radio courses through the airwaves, monsters stalked through the shadows, and the King of the Scum reigns supreme. 

THE THIN MAN

A man of science becomes something beyond science. Propelled through time, his existence is spread too thin over decades. Now he stalks the man and woman who live were he once shared a home with his wife.

"I am here. I am eternal and alone and terrible, and I will never leave."

​​The Thin Man haunts you from Chantwood Magazine.

MONSTER MIKE GOES TO THE DENTIST

Somewhere in America there is a small town called Dead Oaks. It looks like any other town. There's a public library, stores, a nice little motel, a quiet lake just on the edge of town. But Dead Oaks is like nowhere you've ever been before.
Dead Oaks is a bi-monthly horror mystery podcast brought to you by writer and producer Christopher Waltz. This April, Joe Prosit made his contribution to the legends of this sleeping little town with "Monster Mike Goes to the Dentist."
Dive deep into the mysteries of Dead Oaks at their website or find it in your podcast app store.

THIN LIONS

A hot girl, a fast ride, a smoking .45 caliber and four million dollars crammed into a duffel bag. What more could a criminal want? Find out why this lion keeps hunting. Quick and dirty, hard and fast noir fiction coming at you from Dead Gun Press. 

This story is available online and featured in the anthology "Hardboiled: Dames and Sins," both from Dead Gun Press. Read the story now and then get your copy of Dames and Sins for more awesome crime and noir fiction.

VULPINE ONE: SERIAL SCI-FI

Andrus Ovega is a fugitive from Earth and AWOL from the space army of the International Space eXploration Commission. Wanted for the murder of his parents and on the run, he is forced to assumes the role of a notorious mercenary "Vulpine One." But as he hunts for hope for the future, his past chases him through the cosmos. He'll need all the weaponry, cunning and help from the artificial intelligence "Foxtrot" to survive the criminal underground, corrupt government agencies, evil secret societies and space mutated monsters as he searches for revenge and clues to the origins of the mysterious order of Vulpine. 

Available at www.Channillo.com along with many other series of Science Fiction, Horror, Thrillers, Mystery, Romance...

NEW AGE DIGITAL HER0

2nd Place Winner in Chanillo.com's 1st Annual Short Story contest, "New Age Digital Hero" is the story of a boy looking to become a legend in a time where heroics have been relegated to a computer screen. His big brother Mike got recruited by one of the best army's in the world to operate their drones. Surely he could catch the eye of a recruiter as well. He just had to act bold!

Available at www.Channillo.com along with many other winning short stories.

SCI-FI

Fugitive spacemen, intruding aliens, monsters and mutants and murdering cars. What more can you ask for?

HORROR

Skulls and blood and things that go bump in the night.

PSYCHO FICTION

Call your shrink, then click the link.
Joe Prosit an independent author living in Brainerd, Minnesota with his wife and family. Follow him on twitter @joeprosit for up to the minute news and updates.