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"Counterflow," a short story by Bill Cameron, read by Alan Vogel on Lit 103.3: Fiction for the Ears

Jul.05.2008
"Counterflow," a short story by Bill Cameron, read by Alan Vogel on Lit 103.3: Fiction for the Ears

Hear my short story, "Counterflow" read by Alan Vogel on Lit 103.3: Fiction for the Ears. Listen streaming or via podcast at:
www.lit1033.com
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Bill's Latest Blogs

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Jul.17.2008 - 8:47 pm
Not What I Intended at All
So a friend read a draft of a story I’m working on, and his reaction was "meh." That’s okay. Not only was it a draft, but I wanted an opinion, not a compliment. Still...
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Mar.22.2008 - 8:13 am
Deep Time
Were you to ask me to name my desert island book, I'd be a pain in the ass and demand two, one fiction and one non-fiction. My fiction choice is One Hundred Years of Solitude by...
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Feb.05.2008 - 5:18 pm
Watch Out! Writer Lurking
I'm a writer, among other things. And those other things include "unrepentant eavesdropper" and "spy." Yes, I admit it. I listen in. On the bus, walking down...
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Comments from Bill

Jul.18.2008 - 10:41 am
In response to: Not What I Intended at All
Thanks, Dale
I certainly hope so. But, of course, there's also the matter of how place affects the way we sees ourselves. One thing...
Jun.12.2008 - 5:21 pm
In response to: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
You have to admit
You have to admit that a lot of people like it though. But in the end, there are only so many different ways to say...
Jun.12.2008 - 1:59 pm
In response to: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
Sex in books generally leaves me flaccid
Despite being someone who has a sex scene in his second  book, I generally find sex in books annoying and intrusive....
Feb.07.2008 - 9:10 am
In response to: The Lost Days, or Babble, Babble, Babble
Not a veteran, but I play one on TV
Here's my sense about conferences: they're mostly for your personal satisfaction. From the standpoint of self-promotion...
Jan.22.2008 - 9:20 am
In response to: Where Is My Mind?
Memory
I usually can't remember what I wrote the day before, let alone what I wrote in something I finished years before. In...

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Lost Dog
Lost Dog
Published by Mystery Scene Magazine
... Cameron's ability to make readers feel for both speaks volumes; his ability to keep readers in suspense as they come closer to a final meeting makes him someone to watch in...
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About Bill

  Bill Cameron is the author of the dark, Portland-based mysteries Lost Dog and Chasing Smoke. His stories have appeared in Spinetingler, Killer Year, and Portland Noir.  
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