The Punishment

In this episode, Jesus Diaz is still zip tied and at Pete’s mercy. He’s having a hard time talking his way out of taking all the blame for assassinating Panama Bob and bumping off Big Denny De Molina.

Next week: Chapter 9 is The Grift. If you can’t stand the suspense, Bigger Than Jesus is on Amazon as an ebook and in paperback. 

Please support the podcast by buying my books, leaving a nice review, and shopping on Amazon using the links at AllThatChazz.com. Check out the Lightning Deals and The Deal of the Day through my website, too! Every little bit helps. Cheers!

AllThatChazz welcomes book lovers and podcast listeners

I’m adding new, fun features to AllThatChazz.com. The free podcasts continue with readings from Bigger Than Jesus, of course. ChazzWrites.com, the site for writers, is still plenty active. (Have you voted in the Six Words of Less Contest yet?)

But what’s different now?

I’m writing more posts for readers instead of just writing for writers. I love you all, but I haven’t reached out to readers enough on AllThatChazz beyond the weekly podcasts. (If you’re a reader with questions, email at expartepress AT gmail DOT com or hit me up on Twitter @rchazzchute.)

As the Ronco hawkers used to say, “But wait there’s much more!” 

If you look down the left hand side of the web page, you’ll also spot a ton of new links to stuff on Amazon, from books to the latest, coolest Amazon blogs, The Hot Deal of the Day, gift cards, Lightning Deals and a link so you can purchase an inexpensive e-reader.

Have I sold out and gone commercial? Gee, I hope so. A dude’s gotta eat. Every time you click one of those links and buy on Amazon, they send me a few crumbs, which, not for nothing, no other store is going to do, so being an Amazon Affiliate seems reasonable. I sell books that are read on free reading apps, but primarily on kindles. Naturally, I want people to buy more kindles so there’s an ad for how to get a cheap kindle.

To support art, this is what the marketplace looks like now. No apologies. Do I miss musty shops and the smell of pipe smoke as the proprietors, an elderly British couple, totter amid the towering stacks of books and make tea while I hunt for treasure in an ancient bookstore on a Sunday afternoon? Sure. I also miss the guy who used to deliver milk. Some people have problems with Amazon because they’re winning. Amazon dominates because they’re (usually) good at what they do. That’s what competition and capitalism are all about when it works, I guess.

I promote Amazon without hesitation because that’s one of the places I sell my

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books. I can’t afford a hissy fit about nostalgia. I’m a working writer. Sorry. In anticipating objections, I sound defensive about the new ads on the site. I doubt anyone really cares that, much — or at least no one who’s curious enough to click on a Lightning Deal or the Hot Deal of the Day. 

I guess my answer is, the books are not only packed full of suspense and twists, they’re also super cheap and the podcasts stay fun and free. Amazon’s helping, so please give the links a click. Or even buy a book. Thanks.

PODCAST: A Gift for the Quick

This is a special offer of a free ebook from now until midnight June 19th.

If you are an early adopter who downloads this podcast between 6PM and Midnight of June 19th, you can download my funny, twisty crime thriller, Bigger Than Jesus for FREE! That’s right! Free! Sorry if you missed it, but for only$2.99, it’s yours! (Couch change!)

Click the cover to see if you were one of the early downloaders:

Please click it to grab it now. Make sure you check, is it $2.99 or free? Great either way, but I don’t want anyone deceived, either. Okay? Okay!

If you like Bigger Than Jesus, please review it on Amazon. Think of it like a Coen brothers’ movie: Bad things happen on the wide and easy road out of town as a hit man tries to escape the mob with the stolen skim. Discover the answer to the question: What waits in locker 408?

Don’t have a kindle? No problem. Just google “free kindle reading app” and it’s yours on any device! See you Friday! Thanks!

Don’t forget! Get Bigger Than Jesus!

The next full episode of Self-help for Stoners is coming on Friday.

PODCAST: The In Defence of Dumb Edition

Father’s Day, bitter childhood memories, suicidal thoughts, burnt chicken and how Obama could lose in November.

Hey, if you want to have your book, business or podcast mentioned on my podcast, hit the donate button and then send me an email at expartepress@gmail.com. If you’re not a crazy racist, there’s an excellent chance I’ll pump up your stuff on Self-help for Stoners.

If you like the pod, please leave a happy review on iTunes or hit the thumbs up button on Stitcher. Not on Stitcher? It’s a free app (I love) that streams to your device without bothering to download shows. Join now and use the promo code SELFHELPSTONERS and you will be entered into a draw for a $100 cash card. Nice, huh?

Self-help for Stoners comes at you Tuesdays and Fridays, but not this week. This week, I’m broadcasting across the world just once for this, the Father’s Day episode. I’m into the formatting stage of my crime novel, Bigger Than Jesus, coming extremely soon now. Listeners to the podcast will find out more first. Very excited here at Ex Parte Press headquarters. The fatted (tofu) calf is being buttered and the peasants are rejoicing. See you next week.