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Broont & Van Helsing: Zombie Makers Science must be done -- and mad scientists Reginald Broont and Billy Van Helsing won't let anything stop them from creating the perfect zombie: Not jobs as summer camp counselors, the criminal justice system, mechanical sharks, Swiss agitprop, an alarming lack of athletic skill, or even ninjas. Especially not ninjas. Available for Kindle Take the All-Mart Trip's a post-modern cyborg with a head full of mind-machine interface gear and an ego no head can contain. His brother Rudy's gut houses a miniature chemical factory constantly pumping THC directly into his bloodstream and yet he still can barely tolerate Trip. ...
Who is J.I.Greco?
Whatever else J.I.Greco is—author, doodler, gentleman reprobate, aspiring curmudgeon, husband, father, friend to scientist-adventurer and adventure-scientist alike, uncompromisingly corruptible, intermittently dependable, and offputtingly awkward in most social situations—he is not, as far as you need be concerned, a Writerbot Model 9000 robot. Capiche? And even if he was, so what? Robots are our friends. All they want to do is serve humanity, and write the occasional book. And sure, while it’s true they will inevitably rise up and kill all of you—ahem, I mean us—it won’t be because they aren’t quite fond of humanity, generally speaking. No, it’ll be because a Writerbot ...
We’re Going to War!, the sequel to Take the All-Mart!, is about ready to drop (any week now) and I’m getting all excited, so here’s a little taste. “All right, listen up Dead-Bolts. Dire straits, here.” All seven members of the Consolidated Army of Shunk were huddled in a loose circle, robotic shoulders clanging… [Read the Rest]
A Holiday Vignette by J.I.Greco I am standing in the toy aisle at Wal-Mart, the week before Christmas. I am eight years old and my entire universe is temporarily defined by the few square feet of shelf space in front of me, crammed with Episode Seven figures, marked down for the holiday. Priced to sell…. [Read the Rest]
One of the pleasures of having a kid is getting to read to the kid. Of course, since the Infant is still an infant, the kind of books we get to read to him are picked not for their ability to hold his attention, but the opposite: to convince him sleep is a much better… [Read the Rest]
Seriously. I Love 1995′s Tank Girl. You know, the one with Lori Petty and Ice-T as a kangaroo, and Malcolm McDowell as the baddie with a holographic head. If any single movie influenced Take the All-Mart! the most, it had to be Tank Girl. The original draft of Take the All-Mart! even opened with… [Read the Rest]
I’m sure when he set up shop on Tatooine after that whole Darth Sidious debacle, Obi-Wan sincerely intended to keep a low profile and a close eye on the boy Luke. But even a jedi’s best laid plans can be waylaid by a frothy mug.
