The Underground [NOOK Book]

John Blandly's novels, novellas, and novelettes are best described as literary. That's so he doesn't have to explain them. Sometimes they are magic realism, other times realistic, and in some cases autobiographical sci fi, but most of the time, they're just out there love stories.Blandly says his life is like this: A guy was facing a firing squad. They came up to him and asked if he wanted a blindfold. He said, "No. But the guys with the guns, give them blindfolds."Blandly's massive corporate front office would like to say thank you to everyone who has bought one of his books. Other than a purchase, there is little in the way of feedback, so, when he is aware that a book is appreciated enough to buy, he is very grateful.Blandly started writing screenplays about ten years ago. Suddenly it seemed like a book was completed when it got to 100 pages. He tried to put in a lot of dialogue, fast paced action and quick cuts, as if you were watching a movie. So, consider yourself lucky that you have been spared a lot of narrative.It has been said that there is never a final version of a screenplay--just the current one. If you think your script is perfect, just pick it up in a few weeks or months. Spontaneously, it seems, typos, plot flaws, and all sorts of errors appear, as if out of nowhere. That's like an ebook. There is one way ebooks are better than printed books for a writer--you can easily revise them--edit--fix mistakes--make the book better."The Volunteers" was originally published in "Studio" (Australia). Blandly loves Australia and hopes some day to visit there. South America too.Love stories--that's what Blandly likes in a book or a movie. Some love stories here are "Girlfriends Lost," and "The Volunteers." There may be others.Blandly has always been interested in astronomy, and gets new books almost every year (almanacs). There are always new discoveries. "The Meddlers," and "Peeps" deal with what might happen if there was virtual travel to nearby stars, which our onboard computer thinks will happen.Check out Blandly's films by searching johnblandly on YouTube.Phantom of the Art Galleryyoutube.com/user/JohnBlandly#p/u/0/XiDzQvtkbcABlandly resides in the wilderness of the New York frontier.Here are some links to navigate with him!It is said that a prophet is not without honor except in his home town. Blandly says, based on sales of his books, "Looks like my home town is--THE WORLD!"The young adult novelette, The Volunteers, is based on a number of true stories, or more accurately, harrowing experiences.Girlfriends Lost is completely fictional--we wish!We do not know how to explain it right now except to say, Caesar used to write about himself in the third person, but he had far better adventures.So, enjoy reading "The Death of John Blandly, Continued," included in this novella, and if you can figure it out, let us know, at jjbrearton@aol.com.John Blandly and his friends, two brothers, Avant Life Guard, Avant Security Guard and their sister, Avant Point Guard, have posted articles and stories on the Internet, and have virtually collaborated on some sites, like Triond. Some of these writings are collected here.Some of the covers of the books use photos courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net.twitter.com/blandly