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 Abraham
Lincoln for the Defense
Multi-format E-book
Price:
$4.99 USD
72280
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Fiction
by Warren Bull (April 25, 2010)
Young
Abraham Lincoln had to defend against a unique murder charge. One
day the Trailor brothers and a friend arrived in Springfield,
Illinois. The next day the brothers left alone. With Lincoln away
rumors spread like a wildfire, the brothers fell out and a lynch mob
stalked the streets of the city. Lincoln returned to find people
set on a double hanging. Standing between the brothers and the
hangman’s noose was Abraham Lincoln for the defense.
In
paperback the novel garnered six five-star reviews on Amazon.com.
It is based on an actual murder trial which so intrigued Lincoln
that he was still writing about it five years later. Resolution of
the case solved one mystery, but it created a greater question that,
to this day, remains unanswered. The novel introduces Lincoln as a
young attorney developing into the man who will become the great
emancipator, a martyred president and one of the most beloved
figures in American history.
Link to Sample or Purchase the
E-book
(readable on virtually any E-book
reading device)
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/13700
Author Page Link
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wbull1
“Searching for Sergeant Bull”
(an Amazon Short –
Searching for Sergeant Bull )
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 Warren
Bull Speaks About
“Searching for Sergeant
Bull:”
A trip to Europe with my
father retracing his path as a combat infantryman in World War II gave
me a rare glimpse at a part of his life that he kept away from his
family and even himself for most of his adult life. I often think about
the trip and writing about it gave me a chance to share the experience
with family, friends, and others.
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Review by
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“With the
‘greatest generation’ dying off, it is memoirs like this
that we need.” |
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short stories by
Warren Bull,
available at the Sniplits web site
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“Reader of Dreams”
by
Warren Bull
found in the anthology STRANGE MYSTERIES,
edited by Jean Goldstrom, Whortleberry Press
Paperback book
$14.75
Description:
This collection of “Strange Mysteries” is the largest
book Whortleberry Press has ever had the pleasure of
presenting to readers, with 275 pages chock full of
strangeness and also of mystery! Detectives,
murders, science fiction, fantasy, mainstream – whatever
your favorite short-story style, you'll find it among
this book’s 26 selections. It’s strange, it’s
mysterious, it’s a fun collection – enjoy!
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Congratulations
Warren!
Your story, “Reader of Dreams,” was voted the top
favorite in the 2009 Strange Mysteries anthology! It certainly was one of my
favorites – well written, researched, dryly humorous, good solid characters,
action – it has everything! Thanks for a delightfully thoughtful and intriguing
story – hope you will keep writing for us!
Best wishes,
Jean Goldstrom,
Editor
of Whortleberry Press |
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Whortleberry Press –
Unusual books for unusual readers |
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“Peacemaker,”
Warren’s latest story, is out in “Strange Mysteries 2,”
Whortleberry Press, 2010. “Strange Mysteries 2” is highlighted in
Whortleaves of Whortleberry Press
where you will find two links to Lulu.com for purchasing this new release. |
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Futures MYSTERY Anthology Magazine
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“MEDIUM OF MURDER” |
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to be found at |
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RED COYOTE
PRESS, LLC |
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http://www.redcoyotepress.com/ |
In this anthology “Medium
of Murder”
from
Red Coyote Press you will find
“Heidegger’s Cat,” written by Warren Bull. |
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Praise For “Medium of Murder:” |
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“An exceptional
collection of intriguing stories sure to send the
heart racing. This anthology has it all:
humor, suspense, mayhem – what more can readers
want?”
~~ L.C. Hayden, author of the Harry Bronson mystery
series
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“A maximum offering.
A wonderful mix of new writers and favorites.
Dip into it like you would a box of fine
chocolates.”
~~ Barbara D’Amato, author of Death of a Thousand
Cuts and Good Cop Bad Cop
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“A fun collection of
mystery short stories from great authors.”
~~ Lorie Ham, author of the Alexandra Walters
mystery series
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“MEDIUM OF MURDER”
is an
Award-Winning Finalist:
National Best Books 2008 Award
(sponsored by USA Book News)
Fiction And
Literature: Anthologies Category
see
http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2008.html
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“Funeral
Games” |
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by Warren Bull, was
posted on-line in November 2007. |
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CLICK HERE to
go directly to read this on-line. |
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The Back Alley, a new e-zine,
went live on-line on November 19, 2007 |
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“The Daily
Double”
(August 2007)
Featured Story in the August 2007 Edition of online ezine ...
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Sometimes clients just don’t know
what’s good for them! I was a consultant for a while, and I’ve had clients to make the craziest requests
of me, wanting to pay me to do something patently stupid. It happens ...
sometimes more than once in a day.
 “She’s
not dead yet,” said the redfaced sweaty man plopping down across from me in my
favorite booth in the diner. “You’ve got to do something. You said
you’d take care of it. Tony assured me you were the one to talk to.
My wife’s driving me crazy.”
I glanced up from my racing form.
“Whatever you’re selling, I don’t want any.
Scram.” ...... |
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“Riding
With the Angel Of Death”
(March 2007)
“The
Angel of Death parked her car, flipped down the visor, studied her
reflection in the mirror. She turned her head a quarter turn left
and right. Then she checked her teeth.” |
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Review |
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Warren has a hell of a knack, opps, I mean a heck of a knack for
bringing characters to life.
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CLICK HERE to read this on-line publication. |
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“I was in disguise when it started,
designer sunglasses, boat shoes without socks and a tailored Italian
suit. I wandered around a high-class shopping district called the
Country Club Plaza, waiting for someone to act like an idiot.
That’s how I made a living.”
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Warren, I journeyed over to DownGoSun and enjoyed reading your
story. The first person voice had me hooked after only a paragraph or two. You
drew an interesting down-to-earth character with no pretensions about who he is
or what he does. If someone held a gun to my head and demanded I say something
critical, the best I could come up with would be that the girl's voice, at times
seemed too mature for her age. But, overall, I liked it muchly and thought the
ending line was a perfect gem.
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Earl Staggs |
... the above opinion, along with 89 cents, will buy a
cuppa coffee at 9 out of 10 fast food restaurants |
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Found online in
Mysterical-E –
Spring Issue 2007
“Murder at the GMMC”
by Warren Bull |
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CLICK HERE to read this on-line publication. |
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CLICK on this small version
to see ENLARGED Explosion |
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“Ricky’s
House”
was
published in the Fall, 2008 issue of
DownGo Sun. |
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 The
house that Ricky Coolidge lived in was
different. I couldn’t have told you how or why
that summer after I finished the fourth grade,
but I knew it was. I don’t think I realized
that the blistered yellow paint and scuffed
white trim needed painting. I had only a vague
awareness that, unlike any other yard in the
neighborhood, the grass had turned yellow two
weeks before school let out and by mid-June it
dried into a dusty brown. The yard would
continue to be different until the first hard
freeze turned every yard in Kansas City drab. I
wondered if the difference was because Ricky’s
dad was hardly ever there. I got the idea it
would not be good to ask. |
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“Ricky’s
House” won second place in the
Fiction category of the
Winter
2007 Missouri
Writers’ Guild Awards.
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“A
Lady of Quality” |
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was
published in the September, 2006 issue of
DownGo Sun. I have been fortunate to
know a few people who opposed the racial inequality that permeated the
world around them despite facing financial ruin, social isolation and
even threats. This story is dedicated to them. Bigotry is
such a corrosive crime against the human spirit that it scars those who
practice it, those who are subjected it to and those who witness it too.
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“A
Lady of Quality” won first place in the
Best
Short Story category of the
2006 Missouri
Writers’ Guild Awards.
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“The Last Word”
 “The Last Word” has been selected for publication in
the inaugural edition (March, 2006) of the “DownGo Sun E-zine” portion of the Kansas
City Historic Northeast Cultural Arts Commission.
I was happy that one of my short stories was accepted for
the inaugural issue of
“DownGo
Sun.”
The editor did not tell me it was accepted so I was quite
pleasantly surprised when I checked to see if the E-zine was
up and discovered that it includes my story. I think you’ll
find an interesting mixture of styles and voices in the
various offerings.
“Butterfly Milkweed”
Published in the May, 2006 edition of
crimeandsuspense.com
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Reviews |
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“A great story”
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“A wonderful Western without a gunfight”
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You might recognize the characters from “Beecher’s
Bibles” |
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that was published in Manhattan Mysteries |
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I was so interested in the characters that I have
continued to write about them. I hope
eventually to get a novel about them published.
Wish me luck and stay tuned. |
Butterfly Milkweed
Photo by Jim Mason, from
http://www.gpnc.org/butterfl.htm
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Proving Holmes’ point are
these twelve stories, the winners of The Great Manhattan
Mystery Conclave writing contest. They take place in
Manhattan, Kansas, The Little Apple®.
