An Ausie and a 'Merican discuss diversity in the midst of a conversation about the Ausie's sci-fi thrillers. But how does Hitchcock factor in to all of this? Tune in to find out.

​James Lawson is an Australian author based in Perth. He has also lived in Melbourne and London. When he's not writing, he's reading articles about Canberra politics, books about tattooed Swedish hackers, or comics about the zombie apocalypse.
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By day, he is a freelance copywriter. You can find him on Facebook at  jameslawsonauthor or on his website, jameslawsonauthor.com

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There is no new episode of the show this week, So we are re-posting six noir short stories featured in the collection 8 Tales of Noir. Enjoy!

​Six Noir Short Stories by J. David Core
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​With a profound interest in religion, liberal politics and humor, Dave began writing in High School and has not given up on it since. His first professional writing jobs came while attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh when he was hired to create political cartoons for the Pitt News & to write humor pieces for Smile Magazine. 

Dave has worked in the newspaper industry as a photographer, in the online publishing industry as a weekly contributor to Streetmail.com, and was a contributing writer to the Buzz On series of informational books and to the Western online anthology, Elbow Creek. Dave’s science fiction novel, Synthetic Blood and Mixed Emotions, is available from writewordsinc.com. Dave currently resides in his childhood home in Toronto, OH with his beautiful girlfriend and his teenage daughter. 

He enjoys participating in local community events & visiting with his two adult children and his grandkids. He is the author of the Lupa Schwartz series of mystery novels.  Find out more about his books or sign up for his email list by visiting tinyurl.com/lupalanding
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That You Wilhelm?
​Two men find themselves at a standoff during a shootout on a residential inner-city street. Narrated by one of the shooters, the story follows his train of thought as he tries to survive the gunplay without harming any innocent standers-by. 

The Hazing on Brume Lane
Sometimes fitting in to a high school clique can be a big pain. Other times, it can be worse. The best laid plans of mice and high school kids oft times go awry. Sometimes with deadly results.

The $300,000 Finger
​When you grab the wife of a small-time construction company owner, make sure he's not from the family; and while your at it, make sure he isn't smarter than you are. Natalie's husband isn't exactly Michael Corleone, but he has a connection or two he can call on in a pinch.

Fiat Cash
When a new guy in town recognizes the cocktail waitress from his past it feels like old times. At least until he remembers that she owes him $40, and he decides to collect on the debt ... no matter who interferes. 

Saving Time
Some days you just can’t get rid of a body. When a plan to steal a night deposit on Halloween night goes bad, Tommy, a would-be thief, winds up dead. So now what?

The Manner of Tanner
​When their son, Tanner, kidnaps the mother of a man he is trying to put the squeeze on, the kidnap victim's son retaliates by taking Tanner's parents in a Mexican standoff. Only problem is, Tanner couldn't care less what happens to his parents. I guess they'll just have to find something he does care about.

The seventh story in the collection, 8 Tales of Noir, is Confessions of the Cuckold. The Playlist for that story can be found by clicking here.

The playlist for the eighth story, Wingman, can be found by clicking here. 

If you'd like to buy a copy or leave a review, all of the links to the eBook version of the collection, 8 Tales of Noir, can be found at books2read.com/8noirtalesbook

From postmodern sci-fi to alternative history to retro sci-fi to murder mysteries, if it's thrilling, Mark Gardner will write the heck out of it. So why doesn't he consider himself prolific?

Mark Gardner is an author and broadcast professional living in Prescott, Arizona. His grandfather introduced him to the alternate history writings of Harry Turtledove at a young age. That started a life-long love affair with speculative fiction. After being fired from a thankless job in retail sales, he began to write his own stories. His first publication was Body Rentals. Since then, he has written 11 books, including War of the Worlds: Retaliation, the superhero series, Sixteen Sunsets Saga, and hard sci-fi collaborative novel, Days Until Home. His books are favorites among fans of Sin City, The Martian, The Punisher, and Firefly. His work is a fast paced, no-nonsense, thrill ride into many genres, including science fiction, superhero, dystopian, and historical fiction. His works are available in nine languages, and he has fans on all seven continents.

Meg Mac Donald's Kindle Scout campaign for Wolf's Oath:  https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/3N7SXFOGATBWY
L. Fergus' Kindle Scout campaign for Rebirth:  https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/3FUYEQKDNB4V
Mark Gardner's Kindle Scout campaign for Moonrise:  https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/12CD20C0YX225

Mark Gardner links:
Blog/website: http://article94.com
Twitter: @Article_94
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Gardner/e/B008LHJVAY/

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