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Tony Colina

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I live and work in Sicily. I'm in my middle forties and an English teacher and musician. My narrative works, novels and stories, are still unpublished, except for a short story in Italian, published by Italian publisher Navarra Editore.

I have so far written four novels, one of which - Of Rust and Rain - in English, and fifty-odd short stories. If one should label the things I do, 'magic realism' or 'slipstream' would probably be the catchphrases, although I hope there is some spark of originality and, why not, singularity to be found in them. As for my reading tastes, I could say I enjoy many kinds of things, mainstream and underground alike, provided they transmit me something. after all, no matter what some say, emotion is what art is all about, isn'it?

PS: you will find the first TWENTY chapters of the story here, but OF RUST AND RAIN is COMPLETE

you can find me at: it-it.facebook.com/people/Tony-Colina/1545797893

and, should you be interested, here's an interview:
http://4horsemenseriesbr.blogspot.it/2012/12/introducing-new-writer-tony-colina.html

and here a forum page (thank you, Fontaine):
http://authonomy.com/forums/threads/109219/of-rust-and-rain/?pagenumber=1#AnchorComment

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the works of James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Will Self, David Peace, George Orwell, Charles Bukowski, Jonathan Carroll, China MiƩville, Stephen King, Thomas Pynchon, Jonathan Swift, Chuck Palahniuk, Alasdair Gray, Irvine Welsh, and a lot of others......

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OF RUST AND RAIN

Tony Colina

Drip drip drip drip drip............the journey begins...........into a world made up......of rust and rain......drip drip drip drip drip drip........


Since his beloved wife died, music shop owner Bernard McArtrey, a childless widower in his forties, has continuously smelled rust. One day he finds a one-eyed girl in his shop. She's Hazelnut, on the run from Big Daddy and his army of thugs and perverted clients. The stories of sex exploitation and torture she tells him are too much for him to stand apart and just forget about it all.

What Bernard doesn't know: Big Daddy can see through Hazelnut's scooped-off eye, which he's implanted on himself. When Bernard makes a mistake, his own life is in danger. He and Hazelnut embark on a journey where they meet beautiful Queen, Big Daddy's sister. She's set up The Retreat, a place where BD's unfortunate victims can find shelter. She's waiting for Hazelnut to create the 'Tetra', the team that will go back to BD's mansion, fight and, hopefully, kill him.

But, as the old saying goes, 'all that glitters is not gold,' and this is what Bernard's going to find out.

 

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Mahoney wrote 3 days ago

Hi Tony Like you, my time is a bit limited but I will happily swap r....

Annie43 wrote 3 days ago

Hi Tony. Yep, I'd be happy to do so. I've got you on my watch list. I....

StacyEAM wrote 4 days ago

Tony, I will definitely look at your story as soon as I get the chanc....

A.E.Kirton wrote 4 days ago

Hi Tony I'd definitely be up for a swap read and as I'm currently at....

12th Disciple wrote 4 days ago

Tony, i'm in the same boat. I'd be honored to take a look at your ....

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I wrote 57 days ago

Finally I managed to read parts of this absolutely exquisite novel. amazing stuff right from the start, with the vision of shopping people turning into shoals of fish, and then the angel and everything. the protagonist is portrayed in a perfect way....his musing on floatsam and jetsam very poetic ... view book

I wrote 288 days ago

Just finished reading the Prologue and First Chapter. the prologue is very interesting, it makes you want to know what the People of the Sea's threat is, makes you want to read more. the "concise autobiography" of the narrator gives all the essential details on his personality and smoothly introduc... view book

I wrote 318 days ago

a very good beginning indeed....there's all....the style, the pace, the dialogues, the characters, the atmosphere...... ighly starred and backed. tony colina / OF RUST AND RAIN view book

I wrote 318 days ago

how can few words trasmit a helluva lot of images and feelings and meanings? I don't know, but sure you do, because your first chapter is really wonderful. such economy and such richness.....wonderful style and pace. not a word more than due, not a word less.....non exactly an easy balance to achiev... view book

I wrote 318 days ago

how can few words trasmit a helluva lot of images and feelings and meanings? I don't know, but sure you do, because your first chapter is really wonderful. such economy and such richness.....wonderful style and pace. not a word more than due, not a word less.....non exactly an easy balance to achiev... view book

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