Swamp Tales has been released as a Free E-Book

Press Release

Swamp Tales: The Hockomock Swamp

Where the Real and the Un-real collide

Swamp Tales, the first in a series devoted to “The Place Where Evil Spirits Dwell” and to the marshes of Cape Cod, has been released as a free e-book on Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and other major retailers.

East Harwich, Cape Cod, 2016

Bill Russo, who caused a minor ripple in the paranormal community when his midnight walk and talk with a hairy ‘Little Foot’ was featured in the Bridgewater Triangle Documentary and on national television in Monsters and Mysteries in America; has stepped into the world of fiction for his latest work.

“Swamp Tales” is a collection of eerie short campfire tales that take place in the haunted Hockomock Swamp and a strange Cape Cod lake compounded of equal parts of salt water, fresh water, and a section of ‘Brack’ said to be home to deadly, poison finned fish. It’s being offered free on a variety of on line websites including Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Kobo, and many more.  It is listed for .99 at Amazon.com.  Russo has requested that Amazon also make it free. 

Despite a lapse of some two decades since he encountered the thing some people call a “Puckwudgie”, Russo says his memory of the thing is as fresh as if it were yesterday. 

 Calling him with the plea, “Keer, Keer,  Ee wan chu, Ee wan chu”, it waved a furry mitt and motioned him to come forward.  To have done so, would have meant death, according to believers of the legend.  The Puckwudgie cannot attack its prey, but has to lure it into its grasp.  But for his dog, Samantha, quivering in fear at his side, Russo probably would have been another victim claimed by the evil that dwells in the swamp.

Russo’s account of the meeting is detailed in “The Creature from the Bridgewater Triangle” in paperback and E-book from Amazon. He is also the author of Ghosts of Cape Cod and has been doing talks and book signings across the Cape.

“The reality of the swamp thing stays with me every day.  Knowing that they are there is unsettling,” he said.  “I decided to start writing fictional versions of such things, in part to help ease my memory of the real thing,” he said.

Contact

If you would like to obtain a copy of Swamp Tales please visit Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/645033

Bill’s blog is “Adventures in Type and Space” 

And his e-mail is Billrrrrr@Yahoo.

Karma as Served in Provincetown

My latest Free Novella on Smashwords (www.smashwords.com/books/view/646429) Karma will always have her way. Sometimes she needs a bit of a push – a nudge in the right direction. It’s near Christmas and all is not well for a family in Provincetown. An enterprising young lady has plans to change things for the better by doing battle with the richest man on Cape Cod.

The Shimmering, Shifting Sands. The eternal Cape Cod dunes are always moving                                 but never really change.

America's Bermuda (Bridgewater) Triangle - Hey Russo You're Nuts!

The June 25 national showing of America's Bermuda Triangle (AKA The Bridgewater Triangle) pushed my book back into the top ten on Kindle. The paperback is 2000 something overall among several millions offered by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo etc. Here's some interesting little facts from my blog. I have a poll asking "Do You Believe in Ghosts, Swamp Creatures, Bigfoot and such. Here are the results from the 50 most recent responses: 100 per cent believer - 41 per cent: 70 to 90 percent believer -15 per cent: 51 to 70 percent believer - 9 per cent: I Don't Know - 20 per cent: Total Skeptic 11 per cent: and my favorite responses!!! HEY RUSSO, YOU'RE NUTS: 4 per cent. To read the blog and vote go to Hubpages and type in my name, Bill Russo http://hubpages.com/@billrrrr.

Back when Gambling was Illegal and Honest....

Many years ago in Massachusetts gambling was a shady activity conducted in the back rooms of the stores on Main Street.  The politicians made it 'legal' and transformed it into a shady activity conducted in the front rooms of stores on Main Street.

Before the 'hacks' got their sticky, greedy mitts involved, placing a bet or two was in many ways much more rewarding than it is today. This fact will be illustrated if you read this FREE short story which is my latest entry to Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Baker & Taylor and many more retailers.  Follow this link to Smashwords comedy and humor sectionhttp://www.smashwords.com/books/category/882 .  If you don't "Ten Dollars on the Nose" on the first page, just type in my name, Bill Russo, and you will see a list of my titles.  

The Orleans Historical Society Museum - on the site of one of the original 13 Congregational Meeting Houses of Cape Cod - and on the HIT LIST of the Ghost of the 13 Churches!

                                              -0-

I am honored to be the guest speaker tonight at the Orleans Historical Society meeting at the museum. A book signing will follow my dramatic reading of part of The Ghosts of Cape Cod.  The topic for tonight is - The Ghost of the 13 Churches, who swore to visit each of the 13 parishes that squandered the fortune he left them after he lost his life to 'The Pox'.  

Perhaps he will float in this evening right at the climax of the talk!  

Dear friends

I just wanted to let you know that my most recent novella, The Ladder Trees of New Hawaii, was published on June 19 as a FREE multi-format ebook by Smashwords. The book is an allegorical trip across the star-way to a planet where a super rich real estate mogul tries to clear a grove of trees that fight back. I hope you’ll take time to check it out at Smashwords, where the book has already gained five star reviews. My horrible illustrations (like the one on the cover) so far have not hurt the popularity of the book!
Here’s the link to my author profile:www.smashwords.com/profile/view/billrrrrr Here’s the direct link to my book page, where you get the book for free -www.smashwords.com/books/view/644524

Won’t you also take a moment to spread the word about my book to everyone you know? A positive review would also be a help.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely, Bill Russo

Bill Russo (The Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle) Media Kit

Bill Russo Media Kit -  Email: Billrrrrr@yahoo.com

Bill Russo lived in “The Bridgewater Triangle” for many years and never knew about the bizarre creatures said to inhabit it, until he met one.  His riveting account of meeting a hairy ‘Puckwudgie’ has been featured on film and on national television.

That story and a dozen others are featured in “The Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle.”

The book takes the reader along on Russo’s midnight walk through the Hockomock Swamp in Southeastern, Massachusetts. An eerie cry floats across the night air: ‘Keer. Keer.  Chu. Chu. Ee wan chu’.

A three foot, pot bellied creature steps from the shadows into the light cast by an overhead streetlamp.  It raises a hairy paw and summons Russo with the call, ‘keer, keer. Ee wan chu.  Ee wan chu!

Other New England legends spotlighted include the sad tale of Maria Hallet and her true love, Black Sam Bellamy, the pirate captain of the Whidah treasure ship.  The Cape Cod princess who created a lake with her tears. The ghost of a 300 year old parson who tends  ‘flower boats’, and several more.

A retired New England Broadcaster and journalist, Bill Russo lives in Harwich on Cape Cod.  He has written a number of books in paperback and on Kindle, including The Ghosts of Cape Cod, Swamp Tales and Jimmy Catfish.

 The Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle is available at Amazon in paperback as well as an Ebook.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OEZK8IQ