https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/author/tony-oneill Tony O'Neill has done it all. And has the books to prove it. He is a real writer. In a previous life Tony played keyboards for bands and artists as diverse as Kenickie, Marc Almond and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. His autobiographical novel Digging The Vein was published in 2006 by Contemporary Press, in the US and Canada. Wrecking Ball Press released a UK edition in 2007. Seizure Wet Dreams, a collection of short stories and poems was released in the UK on Social Disease in 2006. A volume of poetry, Songs From The Shooting Gallery was released on Burning Shore Press, 2007. Down And Out On Murder Mile, his second novel, was released in 2008 by Harper Perennial. He also is the co-author of Hero Of The Underground, the memoir of Jason Peter (2008, St Martins Press). His latest books are Neon Angel (cowritten with Cherie Currie) and his novel, Sick City (both 2010). en https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/waiting-cj <div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-product-image field-field-product-image node-223-product-field-product-image"><div class="field field-name-field-product-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://galleybeggar.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/jackets/tony-oneill--waiting-for-cj.jpeg" width="390" height="544" alt="Waiting for cj cover" /></div></div></div></div><div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-commerce-price field-commerce-price node-223-product-commerce-price"><div class="field field-name-commerce-price field-type-commerce-price field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Price:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">£1.00</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product field-type-commerce-product-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><form class="commerce-add-to-cart commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-111" action="/taxonomy/term/28/feed" method="post" id="commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-111" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="product_id" value="111" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-iXMYC8ehZ5qmZXK_9gItJpLbMDpIPNpzB2vghqgGgDk" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="commerce_cart_add_to_cart_form_111" /> <div id="edit-line-item-fields" class="form-wrapper"></div><input type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="Add to cart" class="form-submit" /></div></form></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote><div>Last night CJ and I heard that Lilly OD’d.  Lilly was a girl we knew from the methadone clinic, a whore and a petty thief.  Her regular guy was a crazy Puerto Rican called Gordo, who operated down by Pico-Union.  Hearing that he had sold her some shit strong enough to kill her, we immediately set up a buy.  My days with CJ have followed a similar pattern ever since we hooked up at the clinic: long, languid Los Angeles afternoons, both of us relentlessly pursuing temporary oblivion.  CJ is my only friend in the whole world.</div> </blockquote> <div> </div> <div>CJ is Joe's only friend. So Joe isn't happy when Death visits CJ's house. </div> <div> </div> <div>Tony O'Neill once more digs down into the dirt and brings up gems.</div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/store/books/author/tony-oneill">Tony O&#039;Neill</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-pages field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Pages:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">30</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-published field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Published:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">November 2014</span></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:01:03 +0000 jordison 223 at https://galleybeggar.co.uk https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/waiting-cj#comments https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/almost-blue <div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-product-image field-field-product-image node-62-product-field-product-image"><div class="field field-name-field-product-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://galleybeggar.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/jackets/tony-oneill--almost-blue--single.jpg" width="390" height="544" alt="The cover of &#039;Almost Blue&#039; by Tony O&#039;Neill." /></div></div></div></div><div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-commerce-price field-commerce-price node-62-product-commerce-price"><div class="field field-name-commerce-price field-type-commerce-price field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Price:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">£1.00</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product field-type-commerce-product-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><form class="commerce-add-to-cart commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-49" action="/taxonomy/term/28/feed" method="post" id="commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-49" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="product_id" value="49" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-PrqoxJOOT6gbLRiUb6lXr_2nSyJSdctyF3zvGQni4QA" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="commerce_cart_add_to_cart_form_49" /> <div id="edit-line-item-fields--2" class="form-wrapper"></div><input type="submit" id="edit-submit--2" name="op" value="Add to cart" class="form-submit" /></div></form></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Tony O'Neill brings up great writing from the depths of debasement once again, finding comedy in horror - and horror in comedy. Features transcendental near death experiences. And very inappropriate food consumption.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/store/books/author/tony-oneill">Tony O&#039;Neill</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-pages field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Pages:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">14 (estimated)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-published field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Published:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">September 2013</span></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:00:00 +0000 jordison 62 at https://galleybeggar.co.uk https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/almost-blue#comments https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/story-sadder-all-bruised-whores <div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-product-image field-field-product-image node-61-product-field-product-image"><div class="field field-name-field-product-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://galleybeggar.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/jackets/tony-oneill--a-story-sadder-than-all-the-bruised-whores-in-hollywood--single.jpg" width="390" height="544" alt="The cover of &#039;A Story Sadder than all the Bruised Whores in Hollywood&#039; by Tony O&#039;Neill." /></div></div></div></div><div class="commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-commerce-price field-commerce-price node-61-product-commerce-price"><div class="field field-name-commerce-price field-type-commerce-price field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Price:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">£1.00</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product field-type-commerce-product-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><form class="commerce-add-to-cart commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-48" action="/taxonomy/term/28/feed" method="post" id="commerce-cart-add-to-cart-form-48" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="product_id" value="48" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-jD_NeEMXKzdJMKiV2fc6pupN4UD4nqRtjk2pz2JIi6c" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="commerce_cart_add_to_cart_form_48" /> <div id="edit-line-item-fields--3" class="form-wrapper"></div><input type="submit" id="edit-submit--3" name="op" value="Add to cart" class="form-submit" /></div></form></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A story about pimps, drugs, pain and hitting bottom. Yes, it's sad. But it's also beautiful.</p> <p>Don't take it from us though. Take it from Irvine Welsh. After he read this story, he tweeted: <q>It's funny, but I think the best writer on the sleazy side of LA is an Englishman.</q></p> <p>We've also been getting some amazing, touching feedback from other readers. A guy called Pepe wrote to say: <q>I got the story. Superb. And all the more special for me since I ran around some of the same places Tony writes about. That donut shop on the corner of 6th and Bonniebrae, USA Donuts, shit, I don't know how many times I sat there sick as a dog waiting for the connection to walk up with a mouthful of balloons.</q></p> <p>Tony is a proper writer.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/store/books/author/tony-oneill">Tony O&#039;Neill</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-product-pages field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Pages:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">13 (estimated)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-published field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Published:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 2013</span></div></div></div> Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000 jordison 61 at https://galleybeggar.co.uk https://galleybeggar.co.uk/store/books/story-sadder-all-bruised-whores#comments