recent titles and press releases - Plug 1.0 2008-08-08T12:17:27Z rimric.com -news=1218215847 12:17pm CDT - Fri, Aug 08 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (8 August, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's "Timeless" thriller trilogy, opened with "Book I" (2003), continues with "Book II", released on the plot-linked, auspicious date of "080808" at TimelessTrilogy.com. "The books are multi-layered," says Parrott. "They're woven from 'timeless' plot elements, thriller and science fiction genre as backdrop, with personal choice, family complication and political intrigue as dilemma, to the classic love interest at the heart of the story."

"Book II" is complicated by a family need and profound scientific challenge for Russian-American scientific operative, Doctor Olen Nadimov. He had helped discover a mysterious temporal distortion field in space, and now works furiously to block it with a quantum-mechanical shield. Nadimov is about to launch the mission, but his family's past and his ties to Milona Devon force him to make a difficult choice.

"Timeless" introduces a future when the United Nations is also the global senate, treasury and military, and alien ships have been detected far in space. More immediate trouble arises when a mysterious temporal distortion field is headed for Earth. Two options are pursued, time-travel to the past to execute the supposed originator of the time machine, and development of a force-shield to block the approaching threat from space. This leads to competition between operative and scientific teams, philosophical and ethical dilemma, temporal paradox, and conflicts between past and future circumstances. More details and downloads are available at TimelessTrilogy.com.

M.R.M. Parrott's books include the novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", travelogue "Driving Home", Philosophy and Science series "Dynamism", monographs in Philosophy, and chapbooks of poems and short stories. Visit mrmparrott.com for more information.

-news=1216658958 11:49am CDT - Mon, Jul 21 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (21 July, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's "Timeless" thriller trilogy opened in 2003 with "Book I", now re-released on TimelessTrilogy.com ahead of the forthcoming launch of "Book II" on 08-08-08. "The books are multi-layered," says Parrott. "They're woven from 'timeless' plot elements, thriller and science fiction genre as backdrop, with personal choice, family complication and political intrigue as dilemma, to the classic love interest at the heart of the story."

"Book I" is steeped in ethical conflicts of interest surrounding a time mission by a Dutch Special Force operative, Major Milona Devon. She is assigned to travel in the distant past to investigate a South Carolina Philosophy professor suspected as a key developer of the time machine. Devon is to assassinate her target, but not only has she fallen hopelessly in love, the mission may result in a future they did not expect.

"Timeless" introduces a future when the United Nations is also the global senate, treasury and military, and alien ships have been detected far in space. More immediate trouble arises when a mysterious temporal distortion field is headed for Earth. Two options are pursued, time-travel to the past to execute the supposed originator of the time machine, and development of a force-shield to block the approaching threat from space. This leads to competition between operative and scientific teams, philosophical and ethical dilemma, temporal paradox, and conflicts between past and future circumstances. More details and downloads are available at TimelessTrilogy.com.

M.R.M. Parrott's books include the novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", travelogue "Driving Home", Philosophy and Science series "Dynamism", monographs in Philosophy, and chapbooks of poems and short stories. Visit mrmparrott.com for more information.

-news=1214235030 10:30am CDT - Mon, Jun 23 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (23 June, 2008)

M.R.M. Parrott's 1998 novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", set on Alabama's Gulf Coast, tells a shocking story of reaction to loss, in several styles of prose writing. Ten years after its release, the "literary, romantic, and decidedly erotic" book has been reissued on mrmparrott.com with an author's retrospective. "Had I been concerned," he writes, "with the petty business of publishing, with merely pushing product, I would not have written such a challenging and dense, yet cathartic and rewarding novella." The book has been well-received, he says, despite the jaw-dropping story, or perhaps, because of it.

In the retrospective, "Publishing Within the Moment", Parrott describes how the choice to debut his publishing with an "ultra-sexy beach read", independent of agents, editors and big media control, was "strange and socially scary". Independent publishing is becoming more acceptable, he says, just as independent "musicians and filmmakers have slowly undercut the editorial power of record labels and film studios". That power, Parrott says, is dystopian. Small press offers "a hint of danger," Parrott writes, "a sense of what publishing is supposed to be - the distribution of ideas allowing us to think." Parrott says, "we need to continue pushing for cultural acceptance of small press books and authors, independent ideas from independent minds."

M.R.M. Parrott's books include the novel trilogy "Timeless", travelogue "Driving Home", Philosophy and Science series "Dynamism", monographs in Philosophy, and chapbooks of poems and short stories. Visit mrmparrott.com for more information.

-news=1211297430 10:30am CDT - Tue, May 20 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (20 May, 2008)

Touring over 400 cities, parks and other attractions in 2006-07, M.R.M. Parrott says he became "pretty good at reading areas quickly" on his 40,000 mile, 5-month road trip. "Many cities are obviously cool, with strong support of the Arts, happy faces, and a sure vibe," Parrott says. His list of "cool cities" covers major North American areas of "endless cool possibilities", mid-sized cities, where "it's okay to be different", and "small-ish", "liveable and unique" towns. Some he was surprised to discover were "cities of the plain", areas of "former glory", even "urban graveyards".

"Driving Home: A North American Tour", M.R.M. Parrott's first travelogue and autobiography, describes the "adventures, challenges and lessons" of its author during a 40,000-mile, 5-month road trip across the US, Canada and Mexico. The book, released under a "set your own price" download model, is accompanied by the public release of over 2,000 photographs from the trip at ImDrivingHome.com. His 12th book following 2003 "Timeless" and 2005 "Dynamism", "Driving Home" is a small press title from rimric press, with its independent books site, rimric.com. Parrott left his home, searched North America in "an efficient car, with far cheaper fuel than today", he says, then relocated to the "coolest city" in the Spring of 2007.

M.R.M. Parrott's books include the novel trilogy "Timeless", a novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", Philosophy and Science series "Dynamism", monographs in Philosophy, and chapbooks of poems and short stories. Visit mrmparrott.com for more information.

-news=1210606230 10:30am CDT - Mon, May 12 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (12 May, 2008)

M.R.M. Parrott has released "Driving Home: A North American Tour", a travelogue and autobiography describing his adventures, challenges and lessons during a 40,000-mile, 5-month road trip across the US, Canada and Mexico. The book is to be accompanied by over 2,000 photographs from the trip, at ImDrivingHome.com. From Columbia SC, Mark Parrott searched North America for the "coolest city", then relocated to Chicago IL in the Spring of 2007.

Touring over 400 cities, parks and other attractions in 2006-07, Parrott found that "many cities are obviously cool, with strong support of the Arts, happy faces, and a sure vibe". Parrott's list of "cool cities" includes Chicago, Washington DC, Mexico City and Toronto, offering "endless cool possibilities". Mid-sized cities, where "it's okay to be different", include Vancouver, Austin, Portland, Nashville and Pittsburgh, and "small-ish", "liveable and unique" cities include Victoria, Boulder, Playa del Carmen and Savannah.

"Driving Home", his 12th book following 2003 "Timeless" and 2005 "Dynamism", is released through Parrott's small press, rimric, with a new independent books site at rimric.com. "Books are too often luxury items," Parrott says, "and in a tough economy, fewer of us can afford $30, $20, even $10 a pop, if we like a book or not." "Driving Home" uses "set your own" ($1.49 minimum) pricing from ImDrivingHome.com. "I plan to release all my titles this way," Parrott adds, "in response to the changing marketplace for books".

M.R.M. Parrott's books include the novel trilogy "Timeless", a novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", Philosophy and Science series "Dynamism", monographs in Philosophy, and chapbooks of poems and short stories. Visit mrmparrott.com for more information.