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Xyloquirk Books
fiction, poetry, and art of the offbeat and surreal
Pete O'Brien
21 hours ago1 min read
On the Road Again
This post is a work in progress. I just published THE LOOSE PURPLE TIE NOVELLAS and am brainstorming ways I might share it with the...
Pete O'Brien
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Living in Colour
Dear Reader, On March 11, 2024, I release not one, but two books. FIELDS: POEMS and QUOZ: A NOVELETTE. Then, after that gurgle zapple, on...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 21, 202314 min read
Let Me Explain
Please scroll down... Let Me Explain by Pete O'Brien There is a sort of underwater predicament the day you accept a glass of beer from a...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 15, 202311 min read
The Orbific Ondatra (The World-Fabricating Muskrat)
Please scroll down... The Orbific Ondatra (The World-Fabricating Muskrat) by Pete O'Brien I will be the first to say that many a night...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 13, 202310 min read
The Homecoming
Please scroll down... The Homecoming by Pete O'Brien Maintenance Nothing fancy Just proper care daily I've never been very poetic. I...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 6, 20236 min read
After Dark
Please scroll down... After Dark by Pete O'Brien In the middle of the night you find yourself walking hurriedly down a residential...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 3, 20233 min read
Shock Sun
Please scroll down... Shock Sun by Pete O'Brien Yesterday my teeth fell out. All of them. For no reason whatsoever. The dentist laughed...
Pete O'Brien
Aug 2, 20234 min read
In the Warehouse
Please scroll down... In the Warehouse by Pete O'Brien The space alien had come without warning in the middle of the night, with a...
Pete O'Brien
Jul 31, 20236 min read
Zoom Birds
Please scroll down... Zoom Birds by Pete O'Brien "So you mean to tell me, another day has gone by, and you're back at your desk, Sir...
Pete O'Brien
Jul 28, 20236 min read
Cured
Please scroll down... Cured by Pete O'Brien I was having trouble thinking of something to post on my blog and media channels, and the...
Pete O'Brien
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Reader's Day
Xyloquirk Books designates July 17 as Reader's Day, so hats off to all you readers! But what about all those other days for turning...
Pete O'Brien
Jun 29, 20234 min read
Inside THE FLAVOR OF ART
The Flavor of Art is available as an ebook from Apple and as a paperback from Amazon. It begins as follows. About the Artist, About the...
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