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From the book's Preface: NOIR IS MY NEW WEIRD is a collection of 40 pieces of flash fiction and prose poetry. With the exception of SPANIEL EYES and LOOP NOIR, which are new versions of stories written many years ago, all the very short stories and prose poems in this book were originally drafted between January and June of 2026 and literally prompted by a daily writing challenge (known as #vss365) created on Twitter/X a decade ago by writer Mark A. King. The title is meant as a pun, but it also reflects the type of prose you will find in this book: often noir and mostly weird – my kind of noir and weird, that is. This particular mix of both genres doesn’t necessarily adhere to the prescribed formulas of “neo-noir fiction” or “new weird.” I’m not a big fan of formulas. From aliens in pawnshops, oysters turning grit into poetry, and cybernetic con men trapped in their own funerals to the eternal noir loop in an administrative purgatory, this collection is an unvarnished kalei...
