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J.P. Linde
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Thanks for stopping by. This site is a quick look at who I am, what I write, and the worlds I build. Browse around, check out the projects, and make yourself at home — the stories are just getting started.
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​J.P. Linde’s love of storytelling began unexpectedly in the sixth grade, when he convinced his male classmates that Elizabeth Montgomery — yes, the star of Bewitched — was his girlfriend. From that moment on, he’s been spinning stories people actually believe.
He’s performed in summer-stock productions of Our Town, Hot L Baltimore, and The Misanthrope — and, to everyone’s relief, managed to avoid appearing nude in Hair. One of the founding members of Portland, Oregon’s comedy scene, J.P. created the sketch and improv group No Prisoners and later took the stage with his one-person show, Casually Insane. He went on to perform stand-up professionally, making his national television debut on Showtime’s Comedy Club Network.
His original musical, Wild Space A Go Go, premiered in Portland at The Embers in 2011. Since then, he’s written five novels, including his latest, The Last Argonaut, coming soon from Reese Unlimited. On the screen side, he co-wrote the horror cult classic Axe to Grind and has collaborated with some of the top producers in film and television.
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BEST PULP NOVEL NOMINEE 2025
Flights of the Peregrine: The Last Argonaut

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Where laughter meets terror, one story at a time.  Tales From the Chair!  The new comedy/horror anthology by J.P. Linde.  
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“Wry, weird, and uncomfortably human. Linde’s chair creaks under the weight of our collective nightmares.”

From Reese Unlimited
The Last Argonaut
by
J,P. Linde


​​When Nazi occultists awaken the vengeful spirit of Medea in their hunt for the Golden Fleece, the battle for world domination leaps from ancient tombs to wartime America. Standing in their way is The Peregrine—Atlanta’s masked avenger—and his daring wife, Evelyn. Together they’ll face dark magic, mystic assassins, and a prophecy written in blood. From the mean  streets of Atlanta to deep below Mount Olympus, The Last Argonaut hurtles through myth and history toward an explosive showdown between gods, monsters, and men—and the one hero destined to stand against them all.
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From J.P. Linde Media and El Dorado Press:

A desperate Wyatt Earp pursues Jack London, a boy, and a
grizzled mountain man in a race for a legendary gold mine


Fool's Gold 

The new novel from J.P. Linde
"Not only is J.P. Linde's FOOL's GOLD a barn burner of a snow western adventure tale, it's also a love story. Linde clearly loves his genre, loves creating within it and loves to keep his readers on the edge of their seat."    Richard Melo (Author of Happy Talk and Jokerman 8).
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Coming Soon:

NOIR
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 (A feature screenplay in development )
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Penguins Don't Smoke

4/22/2022

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​Just viewed The Batman and have to say, despite the almost three hours of running time, I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I do have one slight gripe and that is the mandate from DC on high that the one and only Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot would not be allowed to use any sort of tobacco product. WTF?
 
The Penguin is in part best known for smoking cigars in the Batman comic books, but Farrell's portrayal of him does not smoke. But that was not for lack of trying on the actor's part, despite Warner Bros. ' ban on smoking in a PG-13 movie.
 
Now, I can understand a hero not being allowed a cigarette, cigar, a vape or a chew, but what the hades? A villain? This is just crazy. I mean what better way to show a character morally comprised than by witnessing him attempting to impersonate the camel, Joe Cool.
 
Tony Soprano
Tony Montana
Kingpin
Fat Tony (The Simpsons)
Xenia Onatopp (Goldeneye)
Cigarette Smoking Man (X Files)
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 
And of course:
 
Any tobacco chewing redneck (Any Which Way but Loose)
 
Think of the subtle nuance tobacco use adds to all these fine performances. Why think of Burgess Meredith’s own performance of The Penguin in the 1966 incarnation of Batman. The waddle and cackle would be useless without the smoldering butt in a cigarette holder jutting out between clenched teeth. 
 
Closing argument:
 
In the most recent the Batman, a corrupt city official is dispatched by having his head literally blasted off his body with the aid of an explosive device locked around his neck. Hey, DC, what kind of message are we sending the impressionable youngsters of today?  Hey, kids, heres’ a public service announcement from your friends at DC: Explosive decapitations are perfectly acceptable forms entertainment. But, stay away from those damn cancer sticks.  For god’s sake, someone could get hurt.
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