It's a Party

Here's a question: would Judy and Johnny really be so insensitive as to start dating on the night of Leslie Gore's party? I mean, Judy might be some sort of heartless bitch with a vendetta or something, but why would Johnny do it right then? And so obviously, with Judy ostentatiously wearing his ring. Maybe Johnny wanted to keep it secret, though, and Judy was really all about parading herself around, because she's a big fan of upstaging anyone in the limelight. Then again, you have to look at Johnny's particular wishy-washy nature. Johnny almost immediately runs back to Leslie, who, after being publicly humiliated at her own party, decides to take him back. Though now we get the sense that Johnny's sort of a pawn in a weird little revenge game Judy and Leslie have with one another. Maybe Johnny figures hey, I'm getting laid (wait, it's the fifties; hey, I'm holding hands) with two chicks. I don't care if they're crazy, I want in.

Foggy At Night In the City

It's here.

Foggy At Night In the City: It's midnight, but the hunched, frightened clocks refuse to strike. Cold rain has blasted the hot asphalt where lovers scramble and madmen skulk. It's foggy tonight in the city, outside curtains where lust meets violence, where indulgence becomes addiction, and where dreamers explore the dark terrain of the heart.

Foggy At Night In the City the first collection of verse and poetry by novelist and diarist Kevin Quigley. Inside you will find stories of love and hate, of airships and footraces, of life and death. Alternately light and dark, sunshine and shadows, Foggy At Night In the City is an eclectic anthology that will pique your curiosity and challenge your perceptions.

Folks, this new collection of poetry and verse represents nearly two decades of work. The poems might have come hard for me, and some of them take you to dark, dark places, but I think you'll like them.

To reiterate: Foggy At Night In the City is an actual book, one that you hold in your hand and whose pages you physically flip through.


Two Ways To Get It

CreateSpace, the publisher, is still selling it directly.

I'm really excited about this: Amazon.com is now carrying the book.

Bonus Material: Six Poems

The first 50 purchasers of Foggy At Night In the City will receive a bonus PDF from me - a small collection titled Six Poems, featuring six pieces I didn't feel fit in the main volume. "Fantasies Of A Maniac," "No Show," "There Must Be Something Good for Dinner Tonight," "A Place With Picnic Tables," and "Fissure" represent the best work from my earliest days of writing through my more inward-looking recent poetry. Three of these poems are flat-out horror stories, including the award-winning "Fantasies Of a Maniac." I've stayed away from horror verse in later years; it's a pleasure to share it now.

If you have purchased Foggy At Night In the City, please comment here with a valid email address, and I will send you Six Poems. Sorry, Six Poems does not come separately.

The Foggy Future

As we roll out publication on this book, there's still more to come. In the upcoming weeks and months, I will hopefully be publishing Foggy At Night In the City on several ebook platforms. The Kindle is the first, with the Sony Reader, the Nook, and of course the iPad - I am in negotiations now to get this book in the hands of electronic readers as soon as possible. Keep an eye out!

The Final Word

Foggy At Night In the City is available from both the publisher and Amazon for the amazing price of $7.95. It is a large-sized paperback, also known as "trade" or "quality" paperback, and features thirty-five pieces of poetry and verse, along with an introduction. And that's not to mention the bonus PDF, bringing the total number of pieces up to forty-one works. Even if you generally aren't a poetry reader, I urge you to give Foggy a try - quite a few of these pieces read more like prose. I have tried to make this volume as accessible as possible, without sacrificing the work.

Thank you for your time and consideration, and thank you for taking a chance on pioneering authorship.