Title Contest - Last Call
I really need a title for my next collection of short stories. Here's what I said earlier today:
It has a total of six stories (Revolver? Six-Shooters?) Two stories star Stupendous Jones (aka Stoop the Thief) a young boy who lives by his wits on the streets of NYC. Real heartbreakers, I think.
Two other stories are about Ray Cruz, a real tough guy, hired killer who has no qualms beating the living p**p out of you to get what he wants.
Another story is called "Elena Speaks of the City, Under Siege." Probably one of my best stories, it's about a young woman trying to keep it together in a Sarajevo-like environment. What is Sarajevo-like? It's a city under siege, of course.
And lastly, I have a story called "Early Fall." It's about a woman who tries to save a very young prostitute from her own addictions and the meanness of the streets. The woman has her own demons to wrestle with and the police are not too helpful either.
My first thought was something like Stoop the Thief and Other Urban Heroes but that somehow sounds a bit bland. Here are other attempts:
City without Mercy: Stories
Mercy Free Zone: Stories
Pitiless City
You see I'm no good at this. Stop me. Come up with a title I can use, and I'll send you a book.
The books I have on hand include signed hardcovers by SJ Rozan, Laura Joh Rowland, Alafair Burke, and if it's testaterone your crave, how about a Lee Child paperback?
It has a total of six stories (Revolver? Six-Shooters?) Two stories star Stupendous Jones (aka Stoop the Thief) a young boy who lives by his wits on the streets of NYC. Real heartbreakers, I think.
Two other stories are about Ray Cruz, a real tough guy, hired killer who has no qualms beating the living p**p out of you to get what he wants.
Another story is called "Elena Speaks of the City, Under Siege." Probably one of my best stories, it's about a young woman trying to keep it together in a Sarajevo-like environment. What is Sarajevo-like? It's a city under siege, of course.
And lastly, I have a story called "Early Fall." It's about a woman who tries to save a very young prostitute from her own addictions and the meanness of the streets. The woman has her own demons to wrestle with and the police are not too helpful either.
My first thought was something like Stoop the Thief and Other Urban Heroes but that somehow sounds a bit bland. Here are other attempts:
City without Mercy: Stories
Mercy Free Zone: Stories
Pitiless City
You see I'm no good at this. Stop me. Come up with a title I can use, and I'll send you a book.
The books I have on hand include signed hardcovers by SJ Rozan, Laura Joh Rowland, Alafair Burke, and if it's testaterone your crave, how about a Lee Child paperback?
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posted by Steven at
7:16 PM
10 Comments:
Sidewalk Sixpack
Marian Allen
How about Canyons of the Mind?
Here's mine:
Down Dark Alleys
Desperate Streets
City Voices
No Good Deed
The Bottom Below
How about?:
Dead End City
Noir City
or
No Escape
"Climb Through Steven's Left Ear And Roam Around In His Head A Bit".
LOL!!! I vote for Graham's. ~grin~
I like Graham's too, but here's a couple more: "Stoop of the City" and "City Falls".
Hi all,
I like a lot of these, especially "Sidewalk Sixpack," but I can't really use them. I guess you have to read the stories to get the feel of them and...Well, I sound like a mother hen.
Still, if Marian contacts me via email (check shortmystery) I'll be happy to send her a book - her title came closest and might be the inspiration for the final product. We'll see.
How about one of these:
City Under Siege,
Six in the City, or
Dark Streets
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