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name: Robert    Emmett
about: Robert Emmett creates odd but familiar worlds and fills them with a bizarre cast of characters attempting the impossible.His stories usually come from the fringes of reality and carry a humorous and dreamlike feel. He cites Philip K Dick, Salvador Dali and David Lynch as influence and inspiration for his writings: fairy tales for the Internet age, bedtime stories for weird children.His first book, 'MEOWING ON THE ANSWERING MACHINE,' a collection of short stories and prose, will be released in January 2014. The book features forty works spanning over twenty years, and a wide representation of the different styles and themes employed by the author; a good selection of original and humorous tales as well as some efforts which explore the stran Robert Emmett creates odd but familiar worlds and fills them with a bizarre cast of characters attempting the impossible.His stories usually come from the fringes of reality and carry a humorous and dreamlike feel. He cites Philip K Dick, Salvador Dali and David Lynch as influence and inspiration for his writings: fairy tales for the Internet age, bedtime stories for weird children.His first book, 'MEOWING ON THE ANSWERING MACHINE,' a collection of short stories and prose, will be released in January 2014. The book features forty works spanning over twenty years, and a wide representation of the different styles and themes employed by the author; a good selection of original and humorous tales as well as some efforts which explore the stranger aspects of the worlds he creates, and experiments with various different ways of telling the story.The same year is expected to see the release of 'AFTERMARKET SOUL' a short novel set in a world very much line our own-- possibly the Universe next door-- where eating meat has been criminalized, and doctors have been replaced by the parts store that will sell you a new leg should you injure one of yours. The story follows a road trip to purchase a new form of drug which is a microchip that plugs into the back of your neck. He has spent most of his time around Chicago, making strange art and playing in loud experimental rock bands.When asked what he wishes to achieve, he says “I want to be able to write in the way Salvador Dali could paint.” ...more