ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Weston Ochse is a former intelligence officer and special operations soldier who has engaged enemy combatants, terrorists, narco smugglers, and human traffickers. His personal war stories include performing humanitarian operations over Bangladesh, being deployed to Afghanistan, and a near miss being cannibalized in Papua New Guinea. His fiction and non-fiction has been praised by USA Today, The Atlantic, The New York Post, The Financial Times of London, and Publishers Weekly. The American Library Association labeled him one of the Major Horror Authors of the 21st Century. His work has also won the Bram Stoker Award, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and won multiple New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. A writer of more than 26 books in multiple genres, his military supernatural series SEAL Team 666 has been optioned to be a movie starring Dwayne Johnson. His military sci fi series, which starts with Grunt Life, has been praised for its PTSD-positive depiction of soldiers at peace and at war. Weston likes to be called a chaotic good paladin and challenges anyone to disagree. After all, no one can really stand a goody two-shoes lawful good character. They can be so annoying. It's so much more fun to be chaotic, even when you're striving to save the world. You can argue with him about this and other things online at Living Dangerously or on Facebook at Badasswriter. All content of this blog is copywrited by Weston Ochse.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Yuma Zombie Crisis

Holy Zombie Crisis! There's going to be a full scale invasion of Yuma! What began as two writers driving six hours with their three Great Danes to sign some books has become all out mayhem!

Here's what's transpired so far--
    Highborn (The Dark Redemption Series)
    Concrete Savior (Dark Redemption, Book 2)
  • The local zombie club has become involved and will be lurching through the aisles.
  • Barnes and Nobles is hosting a costume contest with free giveaways galore, to include zombie bookmarks, temporary tattoos and "adopt-a-zombie" kits. 
  • The local head of the National Guard has warned the bookstore that no zombies should be seen outside the store.
  • The Commander of the Marine Corps Depot has put his QRF on alert, making them ready and available to help the population should the store not be able to contain the zombies.
  • The Governor of California warned the Governor of Arizona that no illegal alien zombies should cross the border into California and is backing it up with the deployment of the 233rd Tank Brigade.
  • The Governor of Arizona told the Governor of California to "bring it on."
  • Geraldo Rivera has partnered with Jerry Springer to bring a special segment of the hit show called "Zombie Dead Beat Dads and Their Demon Wives."
  • Ghost, Goblin and Ghoulie, the three Great Danes of Weston and Yvonne, will be hosting a special sing-a-long at Urban K9, compliments of the owner Ms. Victoria Dixon.
  • The Barnes and Nobles Cafe has created a special menu for the event:



Zombie Drink Menu



Empire of Salt: Tomes of the Dead1. “Zombie Blood”…  a slight twist to white mocha by adding raspberry syrup topped with whip cream and red drizzle. Served Hot or Iced.

2. “Graveyard Dirt  a Toffee Mocha Frappuccino with special cookies,
chocolate chips and some gummi worms. Served blended.

3. “Ghostly Mist”…  a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with chocolate chips topped with red drizzle. Served blended.

4. “The Cure”…   a green or chai tea latte served sweet with vanilla syrup. Served Hot or Iced.

 

Zombie Snack Menu



  1. “a Zombie Heart!”…  a chocolate peanut butter cupcake topped with red drizzle!



Okay. Some of these may be slight exaggerations.
Maybe kinda sorta.

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