eBook - The Semper Fi Engagement

My newest short story ebook, "The Semper Fi Engagement," is now available.

After an retired U.S. Marine evicts a group of teenagers from their favorite after school hang out spot at the apartment complex, they come back later that night to seek revenge and haul his dead body out to the dumpster. All hell breaks loose when his fighting spirit hunts them down as a possessed shopping cart.

This 9,000-word short story is being published for the first time.

eBook - KGO Radio Jumps The Shark

My newest essay ebook, "KGO Radio Jumps The Shark: More News, Less Talk," is now available

I was listening to The Gene Burns Program on KGO Radio (810AM) in my car after getting off work and heading home for the night when he said that it was the middle of the week, Wednesday, November 16, 2011, and started talking about whether or not gun owners should be required to have a license and safety training. Actually, it was Thursday, December 1, 2011, and gun ownership wasn’t the pressing topic for that day. This was rather odd. If Gene Burns wasn’t available, the station would have someone else step in for him without having rebroadcast an old show. As I ran errands the next night, Gene Burns was discussing the Republican presidential debate that took place the night before. Actually, the last debate was on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, and the next one wasn’t until Saturday, December 10, 2011. Two nights of repeated shows was more than odd. I found out on the Internet that KGO Radio was switching to an all-news format, and, in the process, letting go the best talk-radio talent in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cumulus Media, KGO Radio’s current corporate overlords, decided to jump the shark by throwing away 40 years of broadcasting history in a hasty bid to improve ratings.

This 3,660-word personal essay is about growing up with and living without talk radio.

eBook - The Devil's Advocates

My newest short story ebook, "The Devil's Advocates," is now available.

When John Wormwood, the veteran news reporter for The Silicon Silicon Valley Gazette, witnesses a satanic human sacrifice that opens the bronze doors of the Rodin's The Gates of Hell statue at Stanford University, he runs for his life with biggest news story of his career—except no one believes him. With one final shot at winning a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, he tries to interview the Horseman Death of the Apocalypse.

This 5,340-word short story was first published in Strange Tales of Horror anthology (NorGus Press / February 2011).

eBook - Essays From Silicon Valley Omnibus Volume 1

My newest essay omnibus ebook, "Essays From Silicon Valley Omnibus Volume 1," is now available

Read four essays from Silicon Valley for one low price in this first omnibus edition.

"The Cabbage Patch Doll Fight: A Christmas Shopping Tale" — Have you ever wondered how far a grandmother would go to get the hottest Christmas toy for her baby granddaughter? I never did until I witnessed how desperate my mother was to get a Cabbage Patch doll for my baby niece in the early 1980s. A violent incident that would change my life forever.

"Death At A Hell's Angels' Funeral: Driving Past The Memories" — The death of Jeffrey “Jethro” Pettigrew, the 54-year-old president of the San Jose chapter of the California Hell’s Angels motorcycle club, gunned down at a Nevada casino on Friday, September 23, 2011, meant nothing to me. I was stuck in a traffic jam outside the cemetery where 3,000 Hell's Angels attended a funeral and a shooting in Silicon Valley.

"Experiencing The Death of Elvis: Another Childhood Tragedy" — I read about the death of Steve Jobs five minutes before everyone else did at work on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. An immense feeling of sadness overcame me, but not that of mourning for a technology visionary. I felt like I was experiencing the death of Elvis Presley all over again, shuddering at the thought of another childhood tragedy in the making.

"KGO Radio Jumps The Shark: More News, Less Talk" — KGO Radio (810AM) switched to an all-news format, and, in the process, letting go the best talk-radio talent in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cumulus Media, KGO Radio’s current corporate overlords, decided to jump the shark by throwing away 40 years of broadcasting history in a hasty bid to improve ratings.

Note: These essays were previously published as individual ebook titles.

eBook - Let Me Be Your Spook

My newest short story ebook, "Let Me Be Your Spook," is now available.

George and Gracie met the old fashioned way in the mid-1950’s, arriving in separate cars with their dates for a wedding reception at a community hall outside of Stockton. As their dates fetches refreshments and don't return, the low-level C.I.A. analyst and medieval history student trade notes on why their dates conspired against church rules to see each other in the manure capital of California.

This 1,700-word short story is being published for the first time, and a prequel to the short story, "The Uninvited Spook."

eBook - A Misplaced Stick

My newest short story ebook, "A Misplaced Stick," is now available.

After his uncle disappears into the forest with a bucket of lard, Little Billy and his grandfather track him down in the more treacherous and isolated areas of the family ranch. Along the way he learns about the birds and the bees, what being a girl crazy teenager meant to his father and uncle, and why putting his stick into a larded knothole can be a deadly experience.

This 2,515-word short story is being published for the first time.

eBook - Some Bad Decisions

My newest short story ebook, "Some Bad Decisions," is now available.

Claude brings Plain Jane, a petite albino prostitute, back to his motel room for some late night entertainment. Unnerved by her craving for alcohol, unexplainable incidents and her knowledge of the Las Vegas ripper, he has a deadly surprise waiting for her. Once they start rolling in bed, he discovers that she is no ordinary prostitute and finds himself in a world of hurt.

A shorter version of this 3,730-word short story first appeared in Sinisterotica anthology (DFE Quarterly / April 2011).

Disclaimer: All characters and events are fictional, and any similarity to real people and events is purely coincidental. This is a work of erotic fiction intended to be read by people over 18 years of age (or 21 in some areas) where reading erotic fiction is legal.

eBook - A Silicon Valley Writer Volume 1 (2008-2009)

My new non-fiction ebook, "A Silicon Valley Writer Volume 1 (2008-2009)," is now available for FREE from Scribd and Smashwords.

A collection of blog postings about writing and being a writer from C.D. Reimer: A Silicon Valley Writer. This first volume features 18 blog postings from 2008 and 2009.

This particular ebook may or may not be available on Amazon due to a "technical glitch" (i.e., the ebook is FREE elsewhere). If it does become available, and unless Amazon offers it for FREE, it will be $0.99 USD. Meanwhile, you can download the Kindle-compatible version from Smashwords for FREE.

eBook - Seven Minutes Late

My newest flash collection ebook, "Seven Minutes Late," is now available.

A collection of five 500-word flash stories being published for the first time.

"Seven Minutes Late" — As the crowd and a businessman stand toe-to-toe at the door of a light rail train under pouring rain, and neither side moving, the businessman pushes his way through and someone takes offense.

"The Gift Horse" — Two brothers discuss a startling revelation when they learn about the death of an old man who sold them a lame horse when they were children.

"That Meaningless Blade" — With the Bible in one hand and a drawn pocketknife in the other, a life-or-death decision is made.

"Sweet Time" — As a man watches everyone else take their sweet at the cash register, he finds himself doing the same thing.

"Walking The Talk" — The crowd becomes annoyed with a chattering teenager on a cellphone as they ride light rail train from downtown until tragedy strikes.