Released on = August 21, 2006, 1:10 pm

Press Release Author = Julie Ann Shapiro

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Flashes of the Other World is a quirky collection where
magic realism, traumas and the absurd meet. From talking spirits to wine bottles and
dimes that have their say it's one wild, surreal world.

Press Release Body = Flashes Of The Other World, Short Story Collection By Author,
Julie Ann Shapiro Is Now Available From Pulp Bits

August 21, 2006 -Encinitas, California - Author, Julie Ann Shapiro announces the
release of her new digital short story collection, Flashes of the Other World from
Pulp Bits, who has connected exceptional literature to a critical audience since
2002.

While ebooks have taken businesses by storm they've been a bit slower to receive
recognition in the literary circles. All this is changing as major book publishers
launch ebook divisions. It may well be the wave of the future for literary,
character driven story collections and a vehicle for authors to tap into and nurture
a growing reader base.

Julie Ann Shapiro is a colorful and gusty writer with over twenty-five stories
published. Her story, "Bio Clock and Nutty Photos\" received the Million Writers
Award Notable Stories of 2004. Julie has long recognized the power of the Internet,
where she is vastly published both as a fiction writer and as a freelance writer.

When questioned why a digital story collection, Julie said, "why not." With two
novels making the traditional rounds of book publishers via her literary agent,
Triada US, releasing a story collection seemed an immediate way to connect with
readers and build a fan base, further leveraging her literary career.

Most stories in Julie's collection are 1-2 pages and ideal for reading digitally.
The story collection itself is a fast and haunting read that pits the unusual with
the usual in a way that only author, Julie Ann Shapiro can deliver.

Flashes of the Other World is a quirky collection where magic realism, traumas and
the absurd meet. From talking spirits to wine bottles and dimes that have their say
it's one wild, surreal world.

Relationships are spun on their sides as characters delve into the murk of life and
grapple with their pain, obsessions and sanity.

In various stories characters are haunted by dreams and objects, whether it's a
decorated doll in Bio Clock and Nutty Photos, a Million Writers Award - Notable
Stories of 2004, or Circles of Gala, the mother daughter tale of the missing outfit.
Or the story of the Hats where a dark secret lurks amidst the differing head
covers.

Couples have their day too, as seen in Skin, a story of an east-west coast
relationship or in Push where the wheels of a shopping cart spin lovers around. Or
in the tale of the Itchy Feet where a shoe fetish interferes with a couple's bliss.

Things turn goofy when the vegetables break out of the refrigerator in Grandpa Said
Don't Mix Peas and Carrots and in Whipped Frumery where a can of whipped cream
espouses the meaning of life.

About Julie Ann Shapiro
Julie Ann Shapiro is a freelance writer, short story author and novelist. She lives
in the coastal community of Encinitas, California. Published Short Stories/Essays
have appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune, North County Times, Los Angeles
Journal, Pindeldyboz, Sacred Waters/Fire: (Adams Media 2005), Story South, Word
Riot, Opium Magazine, Insolent Rudder, Elimae, Cezzane's Carrots, Mad Hatters
Review, Writers Post Journal, Spoiled Ink, Void, Footsteps to Oxford, Salome, Skive,
Barfing Frog, Millennium Shift, Mega Era Magazine, Science Fiction and Fantasy
World, Green Tricycle, Long Story Short, All Things Girl, Ultimate Hallucination,
The Glut, Somewhat, Uber, Moon Dance, The Quarterly Staple, Journal of Modern Post,
Rumble, Long Story Short, Cellar Door Magazine (Spring and Summer Issues 2005),
Edifice Wrecked, Espresso Fiction, Flash Fiction - Coffee Cup Series Issue I & II
and ISM Quarterly.



Web Site = http://www.julieannshapiro.com

Contact Details = For more information about Flashes of the Other World, contact
Julie Ann Shapiro, (858) 779-9174, julie@julieannshapiro.com,
http://www.julieannshapiro.com or visit a sample of the collection online at
http://pulpbits.com/author_preview/author_Shapiro001.html.