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"There are certain books you can pass along to friends and loved ones with high marks and there are books you give soaring marks to but choose not to pass them along.""Last One to Die is a must-read. Mike Essington is a modern Beat writer who takes on gritty reality and serves it up raw. This guy writes from the heart, his tales are gripping, intense and they take you into an underworld that few have experienced.""I know that Mike Essington shaped these characters from real-life acquaintances, the characters are too compelling, too deep to have been concocted from his imagination. My only complaint is that Essington can't write books as fast as I can read them." -James Frey, A Million Little Pieces, My Friend LeonardStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back. This classic 2011 book-the one that catapulted its author to national fame-is the perfect introduction to the hysterical world of the legendary writer, poet Michael Essington.

"Michael Essington is a gifted writer. This book is a page-turner, and you won't want to put it down."--James Frey, KaterinaStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back.With all of Essington's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 2013 follow-up to Last One To Die is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.

"Michael Essington writes like a man on a mission from hell. His memoir evokes the same hard-bitten, hard-earned wisdom that marked departed giants like Jim Carroll and Eddie Little. Unlike them, Essington has survived to tell his harrowing story. Born Frustrated serves up a world of violence and drugs with style and heart. It's a book had to be lived before it could be written. " -Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent MidnightStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back.Michael Essington's legend continues to grow. Born Frustrated is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the literary world of Michael Essington.

"Michael Essington is one of my favorite writers. This book is old-school, hard-boiled fun. Characters are awesome, stories great, every page made me laugh. And I learned an important lesson which is-trust the fucking cards " -James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend LeonardWith his characteristic raw and minimalist style, Michael Essington takes us on a walk through his side of town in Misconceptions of Hell. He gives us little vignettes of depravity and lasciviousness, bite-sized pieces of what is both beautiful and grotesque.Essington's legend continues to grow. Misconceptions of Hell is a vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the literary world of Michael Essington.

Stories deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past.Broken is literature full of gambling, drinking and women. Michael Essington writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life.

Michael Essington's memoir recounts his lifelong romance with rock 'n' roll music, and how his passion for music led to him to spin depraved yarns about the reckless lifestyle he led as a Los Angeles punk in the early 80s. This collection serves as a gateway to a must-read punk periodical.

30 Pieces of Silver is a collection of short stories by Michael Essington, published in 2018. The collection deals largely with drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Essington's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre.30 Pieces of Silver is comprised of nine stories and twenty-six poems. All dealing with themes of hell on Earth, noir with a twist of the supernatural.

"With Broken, Essington chronicled the oddities of daily life, not just in Los Angeles, but right outside your door.""Now, with Salvation, he has taken those oddities and buffed them and given us a ray of hope."-James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend LeonardThe stories deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past.With all of Essington's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 2018 follow-up to Broken is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.