Tattooed is the first chapter from my novel-in-progress Needle Pictures, book six in my Skye Wright Rise and Fall series. In this scene Skye deals with punk prima donnas at a tattoo convention, in a testament to her increasing influence, while she tries to deal with rock and roll life demons. Tattooed The frenetic …
Author: termberkden
I am a writer, a software engineer, and a refugee from the punk/metal/new wave/my-God-what-did-we-do-last-night daze of the San Francisco scene.
I write, I run, I actually stop and smell the roses, I meow back at cats, and I pet strange yet friendly dogs.
Punk T-Shirt Bingo
Download and print out these cards and then take them to a show! When you see the appropriate shirt, mark it off. First one to complete a row is the winner!
Quotes from my Novella Trieste
The following are quotes from my punk novella Trieste, a tale of strange and sudden family relations in the punk scene. Power punk couple Miranda and Preston have their worlds turned around by the appearance of a pixie punk. as the past comes around to haunt them. Think of the following quotes them as mini-excerpts! …
What do the Dynamite Chicks sound like?
In my Rise and Fall of Skye Wright book series Skye teams up with her old friend Annie to reform their band The Dynamite Chicks. This happen in book two, The Return of The Dynamite Chicks. When Skye ran into Annie and was inspired to reform her old band, she started something that began to …
In Place – Excerpt from my upcoming novel Needle Pictures
In Place is a chapter from my novel-in-progress Needle Pictures, book six in my Skye Wright Rise and Fall series. In this scene Skye takes her pugs Juan and Juanita for a walk while she is in the midst of several existential crises involving her business and her relationships. This piece is a work in …
Working at Walmart – Tales of The Working Class
Walmart is the largest private employer in The United States and recently, for a short time, I was a member of that large swath of the working class. Late in 2024, I was looking for some temporary work to make extra money. I looked up some temp holiday jobs and found one, making about fifteen …
Trieste – The Next Chapters
This is the second and third chapters of my novella Trieste, now available on Kindle! A tale of sudden and drastic family revelations when a pixie punk shows up to turn the world of punk power couple Miranda and Preston upside down! This story stars Miranda, the main character of my novel Blood, Skin, and …
Du Nervst! – An excerpt from my upcoming novella Trieste
This is the opening of my novella Trieste, now available on Kindle! A tale of sudden and drastic family revelations when a pixie punk shows up to turn the world of punk power couple Miranda and Preston upside down! This story stars Miranda, the main character of my novel Blood, Skin, and Ink, as well …
Prison – – A Short Story from my collection Short Songs
Miranda goes to visit her ex-boyfriend Hench, who is also her former martial arts instructor, in Jail, even though she has her qualms about visiting her abusive and violent ex. This story is featured in my collection of short stories entitled Short Songs, featuring characters from The Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series. …
Books you should be Reading!
Contemporary authors whose books you should be reading. Some of the best modern fiction out there by writers who are simply scary good! I love these authors so much I could not possibly try to rank them. Therefore I am presenting them in alphabetical order just to be fair(ish). So here’s my list! Check them …