Closet Treats

by Paul E. Cooley

  About the Author

  A writer, podcaster, and software architect from Houston, Texas, Paul Elard Cooley has been writing since the age of 12. In 2009, he began producing free psychological thriller and horror podcasts, essays, and reviews available from Shadowpublications.com and iTunes.

  His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau's "Podcast Teardown," The Dead Robots Society, Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series "The Crypt" as well as contributed his voice talents to a number of podiofiction productions.

  For more information about this series, as well as current and upcoming projects, please visit Shadowpublications.com.

  Contact the author:

  Email: stories@shadowpublications.com

  Twitter: twitter.com/paul_e_cooley

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  Closet Treats

  By

  Paul Elard Cooley

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  Copyright © 2011 by Paul Elard Cooley

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  All rights reserved.

  Published in the United States of America by

  Blue Moose Press

  ISBN: 978-1-936960-05-7

  Cover Art by Starla Huchton

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  The Garaaga's Children Series

  Legends

  In a time before the written word, a young warrior, the last of his kind, does battle with the ancient evil threatening his people.

  Pursued by the supplicants of an ancient religion, a man travels from the Indus Valley to Akkad to seek those who can write the symbols of history.

  Legends is the first installment of the Garaaga's Children series. The stories of the god Garaaga, its half-human progeny, and its worshipers, blend history with supernatural fantasy and ancient mythology. From the cradle of civilization to the modern world, Garaaga's Children transports readers through time and the rise of a new religion.

  Both stories, "The Last Hunter" and "Keepers" were 2012 Parsec Award Nominees.

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  Lovers

  In ancient Babylon, the nephilim Drimesh has lived a brutal, if ethical, life. Once pursued by the Tribe of Abraham, Drimesh has taken refuge in the great city. Living off his wealthy matrons has provided him a comfortable existence.

  When he meets a Priestess of the Goddess Ishtar, his life becomes a struggle between his human desires and those of the beast that lives inside him. Will he succumb to the beast and suffer his mother's fate, or find a way to balance the duality?

  Lovers, the second volume in the Garaaga's Children series, is steeped in the history of Hammurabi's Babylon and the beginning of Judaism. Mixing elements of ancient history, dark fantasy and erotica, Lovers is sure to leave readers wanting more.

  Lovers was a 2012 Parsec Award Nominee.

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  Interlopers

  They fought in his wars. They were the best of his army. But now, Alexander the Great has exiled the last of his scouts to wander the Indus Valley and find their fate. Fighting disease, strange animals, and a hostile climate, the four remaining scouts encounter something as deadly as it is beautiful.

  Interlopers, the third volume of the Garaaga's Children series, progresses the epic tale and gives hints to the mythology of the god Garaaga and its children.

  Interlopers, a 2012 Parsec Award Nominee, is a novella from the Garaaga's Children collection.

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  The Fiends Collection

  Fiendlettes

  A professor explains his understanding of ethics...

  During Hurricane Ike, an old house settles a score...

  Faceless agents work to spread anarchy...

  And an artist discusses his medium with his next piece of art...

  "Fiendlettes" is a collection of four stories from Paul Elard Cooley's Parsec Award nominated series: "Fiends." These tales of paranoia, delusion, and horror are told by the nameless, faceless killers that inhabit our everyday world.

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  Tattoo

  Scars. They remind us who we are, what we are and where we have been.

  But when a scar takes away your identity, what would you do to get it back?

  Jackson, a journalist in Houston, discovers links between several murders that have taken place in his city. His investigation draws him into the world of body art where he discovers an obsession worth killing for.

  Tattoo, a 2010 Parsec Award Finalist, is a novella from the Fiends collection.

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