Books for Writers: The Day I Left

     How are you going to get them back on the farm after they've seen Pau? It ain't easy, as it turns out, and they won't come back the same. Some of them, like Jarrod Nelson (the protagonist) of Jason Korolenko's book The Day I Left, are scarcely recognizable.
     Nelson, a young American studying abroad in France, is a man haunted by happenings, real and imagined. Worse, he can't tell the difference between the events with molecules and the ones that only occur in his head. And, thanks to Korolenko's use of POV, the reader can't really tell either. Who done it?, who was it done to?, and what's with the dead baby? are questions that will leave the reader wondering until the end.
     The Day I Left is a clean read, especially for an indie. I think I spotted two typos, but then I couldn't find them again, making me wonder if Jarrod wasn't rubbing off on me.
     The book kept me entertained and curious through five nights of pre-bed reading, and it will likely do the same for you. Korolenko is a talent to be reckoned with, and I look forward to reading more, much more by this author.
     The Day I Left is free to a good Kindle this week on Amazon.

On Writing, Guest Post: What Scares a Scary Man?

     This week marks my 100th blog post, and I’m giving up my seat to my buddy Jason Korolenko. Jason is a kind man with a foul mouth and dark thoughts. He’s also a hell of a writer with a new book out, The Day I Left. Here’s Jason:
     Hi. My name is Jason Korolenko, and I write the type of stuff that keeps you awake at night. Rob invited me over to talk a bit about what keeps me up at night, so dim the lights, make sure all your doors are locked, and pull up a chair.

     My recently released novel, The Day I Left, isn't horror per se, though it toys with some of the tropes of horror literature--ghosts, madness, murder. And it does contain a couple of scenes culled directly from things that scare me, which are hopefully universal enough that they will scare you, too (or you, or you over there in the corner).