I want to thank each and every one of you who have thus far bought Revolution Calling and I am seeing an uptick in sales for Coming of Rage. I appreciate the plugs, the word-of-mouth, the amazing reviews, the interview I did last week with Holleye at Chasing Destino, the personal messages showing me your copies. I am thrilled by the stores who have already added my books to their ordering lists. I am thankful to those who came out to my signing last week. More of those to come!

This has been a long, hard journey starting to build into something I am proud of. My writing has only gotten better in the recent stories I have written and submitted and I can’t wait to share what’s next.

Revolution Calling and Coming of Rage are available at Amazon, Lulu, Nook, Kindle and Kobo. Barnes and Noble to follow with Revolution Calling. Coming of Rage is already there. I also take PayPal if you want an autographed copy. On behalf of myself, my loved ones and my publisher, Raw Earth Ink, you all have my deepest gratitude.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Big shout of thanks to Matt and the Steves for having me (and TJ, of course) down at Protean Books & Records in the Federal Hill district of Baltimore for a fun time signing books!

Nice turnout and happy to see my friend, Shanna, who joined us for a long overdue trip to MaGerk’s for true Philly style steaks and the glorious Eagle Wings for a righteous celebration of a successful day.

Special thank you to Briana and Kevin, who dashed down in the nick of time to grab Revolution Calling and Coming of Rage. You two are super sweet!

Jake, great chatting with you about vintage typewriters, man. Protean, you guys have a neat store. See ya again soon.

The famous Eagle Wing at MaGerk’s, Baltimore. Hot sauce, BBQ sauce, Old Bay and cheese whiz.

That’s a horns-up combination!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

This Saturday, January 27th from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, I will be signing copies of Revolution Calling and Coming of Rage at Protean Books & Records in Federal Hill, Baltimore.

Protean’s address is 836 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. Come by and grab some gnarly vibes and reads at Protean! See you there!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

One picture says it all.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

The book has been out a month and I’m pleased by the reviews and reception for Revolution Calling. This time, an unexpected but welcome comparison from Rough Edge.com writer and Editor, R. Scott Bolton:

Revolution Calling, by entertainment writer Ray Van Horn Jr, is the story of two high school-aged metalheads, circa 1988, and their journey through bullying, love and growth. The story is semi-autobiographical and that much is evident in the depth of character that Van Horn brings to every person in the book, especially his main duo, Jason and Rob. Their heavy metal-fueled relationship feels real, and natural, and their band-name-dropping banter is a highlight.

The story itself may seem familiar to many. It’s like the classic movie, Dazed and Confused. Everyone who’s seen that movie recognizes people from their past, no matter what their era. Seems like all high schools have the same cast of characters, just with different labels. As it did in Dazed and Confused, however, the story works well here. An engaging coming of age story with a heavy rock ’n roll theme, Revolution Calling will entertain and enrich readers, especially if their life paths are similar to Van Horn’s (as was my own). 

Thank you, Scott!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

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Saluti l’Italia e grazie! Much love and thanks to Matteo Morelli at Antenna Web Radio, Italy, for the promo for Revolution Calling!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Hey there, friends, my horror short story, “Last Rose for Breanna” is running live in the 2023 Winter Solstice issue of Eternal Haunted Summer.

Caveat in advance, the theme is quite dark! As always, thanks for your support!

Last Rose For Breanna

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

…aaaaaand this just arrived. Forward, march!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Aaaaand, right out the gate, day one of 2024. More praise for “Revolution Calling,” this time from the supremely talented John Boden, author of Snarl and Jedi Summer (both of which I highly recommend). John, I thank YOU, bro. Chest thumps and horns up back atcha!

“Revolution Calling is a memoir, if it tells you it’s not, it’s lying. This is memory captured in words and pages. That same nostalgic bittersweet joy we feel when we watch the old movies and listen to the old albums, Ray caught them, wriggling from the river of memory, and put them here for you. You can enjoy this book if you weren’t a metalhead (or member of another teenage fringe group) BUT it won’t be the same enjoyment. Thanks for this Ray, horn’s up!!”