“Will Kill For Food”
One of three illustrated cover for the Summer Writing Project collection of novellas.
"April 30, 1992: the day after a jury returned not guilty verdicts for four police officers in the beating of Rodney King. Protests in Los Angeles have spread into a city-wide riot. People are being killed. Korean-owned businesses, like Dean’s uncle Jun’s store, are being looted and burned. A gangbanger is using the cover of the riots to take over Koreatown businesses like Jun’s by any means necessary. For three days, Dean, Jun, and Ron, a homeless Gulf War veteran, hole up in Jun’s store and fight to stay alive in the center of the deadliest civil disturbance in U.S. history."
Author: Scott Alumbaugh
Editor: Pam Jones
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“Retcontinuum”
One of three illustrated cover for the Summer Writing Project collection of novellas.
"Retcontinuum tells the story of Ray, a man who makes his living by participating in experimental trials. One day, Ray signs up for a study sponsored by the Sinclair Group involving the implantation of a device in the brain that allows the subject to make jumps in time. However, making these jumps begins to erode Ray's memory, so although he has important information inside his faulty memories, he can't access it. Of course, this doesn't stop the Sinclair Group from coming after Ray in an attempt to prevent others from gaining access to evidence Sinclair desperately wants to be kept hidden."
Author: Shaunn Grulkowski
Editor: Zoe Zhang
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“The Memory Thieves”
One of three illustrated cover for the Summer Writing Project collection of novellas.
"The right memories are worth a lot of dough, and that's just what Jacob needs to get square with the big man, Hoven. One last memory heist, one more job, and he'll be able to clear his debt, leave the business, and start a new life with a clean slate. When stolen memories resurface, everything falls apart, and Jacob is caught in a dangerous web of lies, unsure of whom he can trust—including himself."
Author: J. T. Robertson
Editor: Jennifer Eneriz
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