Fallout Shelter Ran Out Of Beer

  

A new album should be coming shortly.  I was going to call it Having Fun In The Former USA like a bizarre modernday Beach Boys album or something, but having done the last album with a title track (one of the songs on it is "Having Fun In The Former USA"), I decided to give the album its own unique title, so it's Fallout Shelter Ran Out Of Beer.  It should make for good listening while you're drinking in the fallout shelter before the beer runs out as well.  I opted not to add "The" at the beginning of the album title for easier alphabetizing.  I like the ring of the title without the article also.  You can hear some of the tracks at https://www.soundcloud.com/wredfright, but I'll list the track listing and cover and liner notes here in subsequent weeks, as well as let you know when it's out on Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp, and the rest of the streaming services.  I have no plans for a cd or lp release, but you could probably sweettalk me into burning you a cd if you wanted to, and some record label would have to pony up for the vinyl because I'm still scarred from having leftover 1990s singles for decades after (if you need one, get in touch, as I think I still have a couple, but they cost more than they did in the 1990s due to inflation and higher shipping costs, maybe also due to inflation, these days).  The first four albums are already out and available for listening (see the aforementioned little blurb below for links).

For more Wred Fright music, give his other albums a listen or download at your favorite digital music site such as Spotify or Bandcamp!

Autographed Blog Love Omega Glee Books Available!

  

I have autographed copies of Blog Love Omega Glee available now.  This novel's a bit longer than the others, so the books cost a bit more.  They're $30 with domestic shipping including (i.e., in the USA) and $40 with international shipping included (i.e., anywhere that's not the USA).  If you want a dedication or anything, then please just put it in the notes field and I will try to oblige (no guarantees).  Of course, the PDF and EPUB versions are available for free from me (pay what you want if you have the dough to spare) and from the usual ebook retailers if you want to pay a third party for some reason.  The printed book is available sans autograph from Amazon, but if you can get it for the same price autographed, why wouldn't you do that?  If, for some reason, you want to order multiple copies at once for your book club or something, then just do the math and PayPal me at wredfright AT yahoo DOTT com with the appropriate note about what you're ordering.  You don't have to do separate clicks on the Buy Now link.  That's the last of the additions to the online bookstore.  All the novels are available autographed now.  Get 'em while supplies last (actually, if they all sell within a decade or so, I'd probably just reorder some more, but that gets rid of the sales urgency to action, so get 'em while supplies last!).  

New Hoof & Antler Article!

  

I wrote an article on the vision of the future offered at the 1939 New York World's Fair for the new Hoof & Antler.  You can pick up a free copy of the newspaper with its swell other features at Mickey Mart.

If you don't live near a Mickey Mart, then you'll have to settle for reading my latest novel, The Front Yard War.

New Single!: Crossing Guards Often Have A Thing For Me

wredfright · Crossing Guards Often Have A Thing For Me

This is probably the final single for a while since there's a new album coming out this summer.  I experimented with fading this song out, both by playing quietly and then by actually fading out on the recording.  Musically, it has the usual vocals, guitar, fake bass, and drums, but I think I couldn't find a good hi-hat sound I liked on any percussion, so I just used vocals for that.  I'd buy an actual hi-hat, but I probably have too many musical instruments as it is.  Maybe someday.  Lyrics are below:

Crossing guards often have a thing for me.
I prefer to jaywalk, but they like to cross me safely.
When I was a boy she just held my hand.
She holds something else now that I'm a man.

She helped me across the street of love.

Make the traffic stop.  Make my heart go.
She whips her stop sign up from below.
If she were at the ocean, she could hold back the tide,
but she can't hold me back when I'm inside.

If we stay in the lines, we could do it in the street,
but a crosswalk romance can get trampled under people's feet.
The light may change and people may shout,
but she still puts more than just her arms out. 

For more Wred Fright music, give his latest album a listen or download at your favorite digital music site such as Soundcloud, Spotify, or Bandcamp!