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 …
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.
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 …
My Criterion Collection Picks!
No, I’m not a big celebrity. (Not yet anyway.) But I’ve been watching the Criterion Closet pick videos and I have to chime in, as someone who’s seen a lot of movies, I went through the Criterion Collection list and selected my own Criterion picks. Here they are! Seven Samurai This is definitely on my …
Quotes from my Short Story collection Short Songs
Quotes from my recent short story collection Short Songs, tales of punks leading lives of noisy desperation! Available for Kindle Unlimited readers. Kindle version only 99 cents! Also available in paperback. “Don’t you ever think about anything besides sex?” “Sure. I think about violence too!” Miranda laughed and talked to the woman for …
Drums – A Short Story from my upcoming collection Short Songs
Roach, the drummer for Skye’s revived punk band The Dynamite Chicks is looking over her new baby, a brand new drum kit, being as she could finally afford to upgrade with the success of her band! This story is featured in my collection of short stories entitled Short Songs, featuring characters from The Rise and …
Parents – A Short Story from my upcoming collection Short Songs
Colleen ponders her future in the music industry as she also labors under the trials of the Bay Area’s housing crisis. This story is featured in my collection of short stories entitled Short Songs, featuring characters from The Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series. She kept turning it over in her mind, as …
Chiima – A Short Story from my upcoming collection Short Songs
Skye is not only excited for her new tattoo, she’s also looking forward to hanging out with her old friend and her favorite ex-boyfriend Yuri. But fate decided to give her day a turn she was not at all expecting. This story is featured in my collection of short stories entitled Short Songs, featuring characters …