Paul’s Writing

Paul’s Writing

Posse Whipped, a novel of a Kentucky sheriff & his family fighting for survival

One of the many things I do to still the voices in my head (technically, the voices are in Melinda’s head, but as long as SOMEBODY shuts up, it’s a good day!) is to write fiction. I have written dozens of short stories, several collections, a non-fiction poker book,  and completed a much anticipated novel (anticipated mostly by me), Posse Whipped. I decided to start creating stories after reading some of my late brother’s work. He started writing late in life and it inspired me to do the same. I have always been an illustrator. It just seemed easier to create pictures in peoples’ minds than on paper. Boy, was I wrong!

Books by Paul K. Metheney:

  • Posse Whipped – a novel about a southern sheriff, his town, and his family and the occasionally humorous, but typically dangerous, situations they battle to survive in modern-day Kentucky.
  • Concepts for Texas Hold’em – a non-fiction look at strategy and poker etiquette for beginner casino players or mid-level poker enthusiast.
  • That Boy Ain’t Write in the Head – a collection of my best short stories to date
  • Two Minds, No Waiting – a collaboration with Steve Rouse combining two collections of science fiction short stories from two very twisted minds.

Short Stories by Paul K. Metheney:

You can see some of my currently published short stories published by Left Hand Publishers here:

  • Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths Vol. I – I have two short stories in that. One called “The Fall,” in which a man stands on the edge of suicide and questions God’s power. In an actual conversation.  “The Bet” features two immortal entities wagering on the same man’s life or death.
  • Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths Vol. II – In BLPT II, I have two stories I compressed into a single one with two parts. In “The Truth in the Dark,” we follow a serial killer. The second part, “What Lies in the Dark,” is a supernatural thriller of the detectives investigating those killings.
  • Classics ReMixed Vol. I – is an anthology of stories that spins well-known tales. I have written a disturbing twist to the Rapunzel story. Melinda still won’t talk about it.
  • Classics ReMixed Vol. II – is the sequel to Classics ReMixed Vol. I. I have two short stories in this. “The Dark Knightmare” eviscerates the superhero origin story. “Upon A Star” retells the Pinocchio story in 1940’s New York and even includes gender-bending time travel. Who says I’m not versatile?
Paul K. Metheney is the author of the novel Posse Whipped, Concepts for Texas Hold'em, That Boy Ain't Write in the Head collection of his best short stories, the coauthor of Two Minds, No Waiting, and various short stories for the Left Hand Publishers anthologies. He has also designed numerous book covers over the last decade. He has worked in the online marketing and web design industry for the last 30 years and travels the country living full-time in an RV with his loving wife and neurotic dog.