<![CDATA[Bougie Apocalypse: ARC Readers]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/s/arc-readershttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!puUz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0756b981-1f28-4e91-bc20-2ff7ccfb0054_672x672.pngBougie Apocalypse: ARC Readershttps://bougieapocalypse.com/s/arc-readersSubstackSun, 19 Jul 2026 18:52:26 GMT<![CDATA[How's the reading coming? ]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/p/hows-the-reading-cominghttps://bougieapocalypse.com/p/hows-the-reading-comingTue, 30 Jun 2026 17:55:32 GMThey there ARC readers! I hope your summer is going well. I know mine is. It’s been a very nice June in the Pacific Northwest and that has given me a lot of opportunity to be outside writing. With a whiskey and a cigar, the dog demanding to play, and the chickens roaming around the yard.

Tomorrow the paperback of The Cough Is Loose gets released.

I have author copies in hand, let me know if you do write a review and it gets posted on Amazon and I’ll get a signed copy off to you in the mail!

Book 2: Staying Human is progressing well and I know from the comments and likes that you guys are enjoying the serial chapters. I am now almost 20,000 words into the book and it should come out at 33-35 thousand words, basically double the size of book 1. In addition, I am at the point where I have almost enough shorts written to publish a 12,000 word collection of shorts and I think I’ll do that.

If you’re interested, Book 2 is available for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of September 1, 2026. And of course there is a sure fire way to guarantee that you will get a signed copy of the paperback!

First copy went to my wife
I played around with Sharpies til I found the color I liked - fine point, original green
The first stack of author copies :-)

Stay Human!

]]><![CDATA[Third Shift]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/p/third-shifthttps://bougieapocalypse.com/p/third-shiftFri, 12 Jun 2026 02:40:20 GMTenjoy

Third Shift
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]]><![CDATA[More on the Amazon Reviews]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/p/more-on-the-amazon-reviewshttps://bougieapocalypse.com/p/more-on-the-amazon-reviewsSat, 06 Jun 2026 03:54:41 GMTThere are 3 key items for this to work

  1. Go to the Kindle book link for The Cough Is Loose, scroll down towards the bottom, find the button for “Write a Customer Review” —> Amazon Link

  2. You must have spent $50 on Amazon in the past 12 months to be able to leave a review if you didn’t buy the book.

  3. You must paste this into the review “I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review”

And finally, please leave your honest review. I am not asking for anything other than that.

— Eric

Stay Human. Have some good coffee

]]><![CDATA[ARC Site For "The Cough Is Loose"]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/p/arc-site-for-the-cough-is-loosehttps://bougieapocalypse.com/p/arc-site-for-the-cough-is-looseSat, 06 Jun 2026 02:01:12 GMTWelcome to the ARC Readers crew!

Thank you for stepping up to help launch Book 1 of the Bougie Apocalypse series. This is the complete, revised, and expanded edition. It has ~4,000 new words you’ve never seen before if you’ve been reading the serial on substack.

This is the final, proofed version of the manuscript. It will release as a paperback on July 1, 2026 or a bit sooner. That all depends on you guys reading and leaving a review.

Attached below is the final interior PDF, which exactly what readers will get in the paperback, including the Act break illustrations. The only thing you aren’t getting is the Cover proper, but we’ll take care of that, no worries.

Quick Requests:

  • Please post an honest review on Amazon by June 28 if possible. Early reviews make a big difference for the launch.

  • Please do not share this file.

The Kindle version of the book is live and that is where you should write a review

The Cough Is Loose on Kindle

Once the book is live, I’ll reach out about getting your signed paperback sent your way.

Enjoy the ride — may your percolator always bubble, your beans stay heirloom, and you always Stay Human.

— Eric
Teller of Stories Press

Thecoughisloose 5 5x8 5 Paperback
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]]><![CDATA[Test]]>https://bougieapocalypse.com/p/testhttps://bougieapocalypse.com/p/testWed, 03 Jun 2026 19:15:03 GMTtesting the hidden arc reader section

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