Luis Borba
Author of "Ghosts of the Burning City". Now available.
www.luisborba.ca
- Cleaning the Dark: A Short Story open.substack.com/pub/luisborb...
- Education of a Wandering Man open.substack.com/pub/poeticou...
- This writer set up a 'grammar table' to bring people together over a love of language. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
- TypeTown #41: “Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.” open.substack.com/pub/typetown...
- The Psychology of Flow: What Game Design Reveals about the Deliberate Tensions of Great Writing @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy www.themarginalian.org/2014/12/05/p...
- Read my short story, "The Last Review" free on Substack. bit.ly/4gPIEjN #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory
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- "Cleaning the Dark." Read my short story free on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/luisborb...
- Reposted by Luis BorbaPortuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
- Read my short story "The Last Review" on Substack: luisborba.substack.com/p/the-last-r... #shortfiction #shortstories #shortstories #freefiction
- Read my short story "Cleaning the Dark" for free on Substack. luisborba.substack.com/p/cleaning-t... #shortfiction #fiction
- The 24 most beautiful sentences I read in 2024 open.substack.com/pub/kolinaci...
- Great piece in @newyorker.com What Michael Crichton Reveals About Big Tech and A.I. The author of “Jurassic Park” understood that technologies often wriggle out of the grasp of their creators. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
- Cleaning the Dark: Short Fiction Read my short story for free on @SubstackInc bit.ly/luisborba Cleaning the Dark explores the reality and circumstances of good and evil in a world that values success over what is right and wrong. #shortstory #fiction
- Decompress with (Junk) Journaling in the digital age: www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/u... From @cnn.com
- I created the Spotify playlist for "Ghosts of the Burning City" as a soundtrack for the book. The first song, Nova Heart, by the Canadian band Spoons, brings me back to my youth. As catchy of a pop song as it is, its message always felt mysterious to me. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Dk...
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- Firing up the old word processor and laying down the first words for my next novel. #amazon #kindle #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
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- From my novel: Ghosts of the Burning City. A dystopian thriller. #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- More sightings in cottage country for #ghostsoftheburningcity luisborba.ca #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- I have a new short story out called, "The Last Review". Free to all today and tomorrow on Kindle. CANADA: amazon.ca/Last-Review-... U.S.A.: amazon.com/Last-Review-... #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #PrimeReading #summerreads #shortstory #fiction #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- "Ghosts of the Burning City" is sitting poolside. #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- This is the Spotify companion playlist for my short story, "Cleaning the Dark." I hope you enjoy it. open.spotify.com/playlist/1eY... #cleaningthedark #spotify #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #shortstory #fiction #bookstagram #goodreads
- It appears that my book has been making the rounds in cottage country. Thank you Martha for sharing this! #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- Read a sample of my short story: Cleaning the Dark open.substack.com/pub/luisborb... #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #shortfiction #bookstagram #shortstory #goodreads
- Read first chapter free: "Ghosts of the Burning City." luisborba.substack.com/p/prologue-f... #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #goodreads
- Looking for a short read heading into the weekend? "Mr. Morin the Bookseller: A Short Story" is currently free to all Kindle customers until Sunday. KindleUnlimited customers have a longer window to get it. I do hope you enjoy. U.S.: www.amazon.com/Mr-Morin-Boo...
- On every street, in every alley and throughout every public space, people marched with hand-scrawled signs. They waved them around like pitchforks, while others indiscriminately smashed the windows... Read this short story for free with Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.ca/Cleaning-Dar...
- My official author site is up: www.luisborba.ca Here you will find details about current and upcoming works. You can also sign up for my newsletter. #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #goodreads
- They say change is good. After some consideration and feedback, I decided to change the cover of my book. This one is more legible, more on theme with the novel. Canada: www.amazon.ca/Ghosts-Burni... US: www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Burni... #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads
- A war-torn city: A soldier recounts the trauma of war and loss in his diary, the desire to reunite with his family. #ghostsoftheburningcity #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreads #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife
- A student inexplicably begins to predict and affect events before they happen. Suddenly, Cecilia's friend and fellow teacher vanishes, only to return days later with no memory of what happened. All the while a mysterious enemy lurks in the shadows. www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D3WZQJN9
- The winter light faded... #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreading #novel #fiction #bookstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram
- Remember in-store shopping experiences? They still exist, and they are still fun. This #FathersDay find your next exciting read at @squibbsbooks (Instagram) Squibb's Books & Stationery (Facebook) #ghostsoftheburningcity #toronto #westonvillage #westonvillagebia #shoplocal
- Some dads like ties. Others prefer power tools or fishing gear. Many dads also love books. This #FathersDay give the gift of reading to that special dad; treat him to my novel, "Ghosts of the Burning City". Canada: www.amazon.ca/Ghosts-Burni... US: www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Burni...
- Located at 1974 Weston Road in the heart of Weston Village, this quaint shop sells books, educational materials, art supplies, and gifts. Buy your copy of "Ghosts of the Burning City" here! #toronto #westonvillage #westonvillagebia #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #booklover #booknerd #booknerds
- Shout out to Squibbs Stationers, where you can find paperback copies of my novel "Ghosts of the Burning City". #toronto #westonvillage #westonvillagebia #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #booklover #booknerd #booknerds #bookaddict #bookcommunity
- Cleaning the Dark explores reality and circumstance against the ideals of good and evil in a world that beholds success against what is right and wrong. www.amazon.com/stores/Luis-... #indieauthor #amazon #shortstory #fiction #kindle #kindleunlimitedbooks #primereading #cleaningthedark
- Prepping to deliver some paperbacks and goodies to a very cool bookstore in #Toronto tomorrow. Stay tuned! #indieauthor #summerreading #novel #fiction
- The new short story "Cleaning the Dark" by Luis Borba is available for free on #kindle Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cleaning-Dar... US: www.amazon.com/Cleaning-Dar... #indieauthor #amazon #shortstory #fiction #kindleunlimitedbooks #primereading #cleaningthedark
- My new short story is available for free on #kindle for the next few days. www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D23V259K www.amazon.com/dp/B0D23V259K #indieauthor #amazon #kindleunlimited #summerreading #shortstory #fiction
- From my upcoming short story, "Cleaning the Dark." Available soon on Kindle. #indieauthor #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreading #shortstory #fiction
- No better way to wrap up a weekend, than with a playlist I created for "Ghosts of the Burning City". Hope you enjoy. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Dk... #indieauthor #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreading #novel #fiction
- Shout out to @reedsy.bsky.social for creating an awesome manuscript editor. #shortstories #kindlestore #amazonbookstore
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- I'm resurrecting a short story I wrote a while back. I'll be publishing it in the #kindlestore soon. Stay tuned. #indieauthor #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreading #shortstory #fiction
- Subscribers to the Kindle Unlimited program can read my novel, "Ghosts of the Burning City" for free for the next few weeks. #indieauthor #amazon #kindle #kindleunlimited #summerreading #novel #fiction
- ‘It’s something that grows out of a fight like this. Suddenly you feel the great forces at work that create little troubles like this strike of ours. And the sight of those forces does something to you....’ John Steinbeck (In Dubious Battle) #johnsteinbeckquote #johnsteinbeck
- Soon, the teacher and soldier will find themselves on converging paths of love and loss. Against all odds, their fight will lead them across distance and memory, toward the hope for a better future. #indieauthor #kindlebooks #Amazon #KindleUnlimited #summerreading #dystopianbooks
- Within the bunker lurks an enemy, hidden in the shadows, preying on the innocent. A teacher finds herself fighting a battle deep within its confines. An evil that plumbs the depths of the human soul and the innocent. #indieauthor #kindlebooks #KindleUnlimited #summerreading