Published today, December 11, a new short novel…the longest piece of fiction I’ve published since Fate of a Stripper in 2014. It’s a psychological story, not erotica, despite its sexual themes; so it’s part of my “slice of life” Specialty Library.
Went back to basics: wrote it by hand in three spiral notebooks, sitting at home and in cafes; then transcribed, edited, revised, and polished on the Chromebook. Started 6/29/25, published 12/11/25.
As I’ve been saying in recent posts, I’ve been doing a lot of reading and writing, especially of noir fiction, and this book was my main focus since the beginning of the summer, along with the other short pieces I’ve put up on this blog and this dark flash fiction published at the Punk Noir Magazine site here. I was really happy to be able to place it at Punk Noir, as it runs lots of excellent stories by many fine writers. BREAKING NEWS: My second appearance, a one-sentence crime story, just popped up in the new posting on Punk Noir a few minutes ago tonight, along with several other potent “one-shot kills,” right here.
I’ll have more to say here about this new novel in coming days, but for now, check out the links on Amazon and let it speak for itself! How can someone “reclaim” their virginity? Take a peek at the free sample on Amazon to see what my latest hero’s mind is like. The U.S. Kindle store is here. And of course it’s available at Amazon stores worldwide.
Irv O. Neil's EROTICA IS MY TRADE 
