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  Meet G T Walker, author of  Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories . G.T. Walker is the nom de guerre of Gregory Walker, a Black concert violinist and interdisciplinary artist (@electricvivaldi on Facebook and Instagram). He received a B.S. in Music with Honors in English at Indiana University followed by master’s degrees in computer music and music composition at the University of California San Diego and Mills College, eventually collecting a doctorate and joining the faculty at the University of Colorado Denver’s Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies. Securing a publisher for his first novel,  Trigram Cluster Funk  (Double Dragon), winning the Elizabeth M. Cruthers Prize in Playwriting, and attending the Second Wind Theatre premiere of his science fiction drama  Chambers of the Heart , he became a freelance writer and columnist for a number of national and international publications including  Strings, Hoosier Lit, Teen Strings, Points...

  We had a weekend free when Shane was about six months, learning to walk and I was stationed at Ft. Devens. MA. We decided to take the 2-hour trip north to my childhood home in Maine, where dozens of relatives still lived. It would be the first time that most of them saw Shane, and quite a crowd gathered at our old farmhouse.  Unbenownst to the adults in the group. two of the teenagers had taken baby Shane upstairs, walker and all. We found out about it when he heard a thump-thump-thump as Shae and walker bounced down the stairs. The walker provided some protection, but he lay stunned, still in the walker at the bottom of the stairs. He looked up and said the only word he knew at the time, "Oh-oh!" It never is a good sign when a baby's first word is oh-oh. We picked him up off the floor, made sure he had no bruises or cuts. None. But he kept repeating oh-oh, so we took him to the local hospital in nearby NH.  By golly, he had a broken arm! The doctors wrapped it and put ...

  Just in: Literary Titan's review of Curse of the Maestro by G T Walker. "...an imaginative and highly original dive into the bizarre...   kicks things off brilliantly, blending humor and absurdity with a clever reimagining of a classic “curse” tale... unconventional storytelling and a touch of the absurd... a unique and entertaining journey through one of the most peculiar fictional histories you’re likely to encounter. Walker’s vision is bold, and the book’s quirks are part of its charm." Read the full review at Literary Titan .   For other posts about GT Walker and his book, click  HERE . GET THIS BOOK FOR 25% DISCOUNT AT THE  MSI PRESS WEBSTORE ! USE COUPON CODE FF25. Want to buy Ken's books and not have to pay for them? Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press...

  G T Walker, author of  Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories , was recently interviewed by the Amsterdam Daily:  Classical musician Gregory Walker sets new story collection in the world he knows best. For other posts about GT Walker and his book, click  HERE . Want to buy Ken's books and not have to pay for them? Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hy...