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Bugs Bunny Interviews Charlene "Charlie" Porter from MARIONETTES, a supernatural thriller

5/23/2016

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Bugs Bunny Interviews Charlene "Charlie" Porter from MARIONETTES,
a Supernatural Thriller
coming May 31, 2016

Whoa, talk about Looney Tunes! Today we have two extra-special guests: Charlene “Charlie” Porter from the brand new supernatural thriller MARIONETTES, and that notoriously uber-famous wascally wabbit
Bugs Bunny hizzownself.
 
I won’t dare step on this one, folks...
I’d likely have a piano fall on my head or an ACME product blow my head off if I did.

So without further ado, take it away Bugs and Charlie!

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Bugs: Ehh... what’s up, doc?
 
Charlie (chuckling): Hi, Bugs. It’s an honor to actually meet you in person. Or rabbit. I’ve been a huge fan of yours since I was just a little girl. I think you’re the greatest.
 
Bugs: Aww. Flattery will get you everywhere, cutie. But you are a little girl. What year were you born in?
 
Charlie (in a deep, cartoonish voice): I don’t know. I was pretty young at da time.
 
Bugs: Hey, dat’s one of my gags! You really are a fan. But seriously, how old are you?
 
Charlie: I’m ten. But my mom says I’m really mature for my age. She calls me an “old soul.”
 
Bugs: Hmm. I can see dat. So who’s your furry friend you got witcha?

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Charlie (hugging the dog beside her): This is The Mighty Quinn. He’s a Golden Retriever. I just love him so much. He’s such a good boy.
 
Bugs: Izzat right? He don’t bite, does he?
 
Charlie: No way! Well, I mean... uhh, I can’t say. I don’t want to give away any spoilers about the book.
 
Bugs: What book izzat?
 
Charlie: Marionettes. It’s a supernatural thriller me and Quinn are in. It’s where we met, through a... mutual friend. Let’s just say that he doesn’t bite anyone who doesn’t deserve to be bitten, and leave it at that.

Bugs: I’ll keep dat in mind. He is a friendly lookin’ dog, but then dat silly duck dat’s always followin’ me around looks friendly. Appearances can be deceiving, ya know?
 
Charlie: Yeah, they can. But his tail’s wagging pretty fast. I think he likes you.
 
Bugs: What’s not to like? (nibbles on a carrot) So... tell me a little about dis book, dis Marionettes.

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Charlie: Well, it’s a supernatural story about this man I meet, David Flint, in the hospital. He drowned in the flood caused by Hurricane Holly, but some... uhh, nice people saved him. They brought him back to life using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. He was resurrected, basically.
 
Bugs: Wow, you’re a pretty smart kid there, dollface. That’s some pretty big words and concepts for a ten-year-old. How’d you get so smart, huh?
 
Charlie (grinning): David and my mom say that, too. It’s because I love books and reading so much. My teachers say I read on a tenth-grade level.
 
Bugs: Wow. Remind me not to get in a battle of wits with you, cutie. So what were you doin’ in da hospital? You look healthy to me.
 
Charlie: I got hurt in a car accident. Broke my right leg and my left arm, and got all bruised and cut up. My friend Alisha and her mom took me skating for my tenth birthday, and some drunk guy in a van hit us when we were driving home. But I’m all healed up now. Momma says I’m tough as nails. Still, some birthday present, huh?
 
Bugs: Yikes. I’m glad you’re okay now. Cute little girls as smart as you shouldn’t be all broken and busted up, like a lot of my co-stars get when dey mess with me. So how did you and dis David Flint guy meet?
 
Charlie: He was in a room in the same hospital as me, down the hall, and he... uhh, jumped into my mind while he was recovering.
 
Bugs (eyes cartoonishly bugging out): He WHAT?!?!

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Charlie (giggling): Wait, let me back up a little. See, when David is revived, he finds out that he came back from... umm, the other side with an amazing superpower: He can sorta “jump” into other people’s bodies and minds, and control their thoughts and actions.
 
(a cartoonish doinggg! sound rings out)
 
Bugs: Wowzers, doc. Dat’s stellar, with awesome sauce, as you kids say these days. So what happened when he jumped into your mind? He better not have hurt or scared you, or I’ll de-atomize and disintegrate him with Marvin the Martian’s Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
 
Charlie: Oh, no! David would never hurt or scare me. He only hurts really bad people. I can’t tell you about that; you’ll have to read the book to find out. But David’s a really nice man, and a good friend, even though he’s sad.
 
Bugs: Sad? With a friend like you and a superpower like that, what’s he got to be sad about?

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With a friend like Charlie, David Flint can't stay sad.
Charlie: Well, see, David’s fiancée died right before they were gonna get married. It was very tragic. They were gonna have kids, a big family. With dogs, too. It broke David’s heart. I felt it when he was... in my head. But he’s really strong, and a good man, too. If you read his story, you’ll find out he perseveres, if you know what that means, and in the best possible way.
 
Bugs: Yeah, I know what dat means. Rabbits are pretty smart. We’re especially good at multiplication, don’tcha know. (Charlie giggles) So... dis guy controls other people. Is dat why the story is called Marionettes, ’cause they’re like his human puppets?
 
Charlie: Yes! David even starts thinking of himself as the Marionette Man. But he’s got some dangerous surprises coming his way. Some are good, but some are really scary, even deadly. He learns pretty fast that nobody lasts long—and truly wins—in this world without really good friends by their side.
 
Bugs: Hmm. Looks to me like you’ve learned a lot as well, Charlie. Maybe we can be friends too.
 
Charlie: I’d like that a lot!
 
Bugs: Consider it a done deal, sweetheart. But I got a question botherin’ me: Wouldn’t a guy or gal wit dis power start thinkin’ they could get away with just about anything after awhile? I mean, they could mess with lots of people, sorta like dat moroon Elmer Fudd or dat gunslingin’ screwball Yosemite Sam are always messin’ wit me, and they'd never have to suffer da consequences of what they did ’cause nobody’d know they did it except da person they was messin’ with.

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Charlie: I was hoping you’d ask that. The book’s not just full of intense action, although there’s plenty of that. It’s also a lot about how David struggles with that concept as he learns how to control his power. He has to learn how to be merciful, and forgiving, and even compassionate sometimes. And considering some of the horrible things he discovers on his journey, it’s a rough ride with sometimes no telling what side he’s gonna end up on: good or bad. But I have faith in David, and I trust him. I have from the minute we met. Like I said, he’s a good man with a big heart, thrown into some awful situations.
 
Bugs: Yeesh! All dat would be enough to make even a wascally wabbit like me go looney tunes.
 
Charlie: Me too! In fact, something terrible even happens in the book that makes David go, “Of course you realize dis means war.”
 
Bugs: Hey, dat’s my line!

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Charlie (giggling): I know. You have so many good ones. I don’t wanna give too much away, but what David does to get himself out of those situations is what helps him become a better man. It even helps heal his broken heart.
 
Bugs: Wow. Dat sounds pretty intense. Maybe I oughta check dis Marionettes out. After all, if you’re in it, it’s gotta be good.
 
Charlie: Aww, thank you. I always knew you were a softie, under all that mischief and wackiness.
 
Bugs: Don’t tell anyone, dollface. I got a reputation to uphold and all dat, don’tcha know.
 
Charlie: It’ll be our secret, I promise.
 
Bugs: Well, sweetheart, I gotta go. I hear da missus calling, and got lots of hungry little wabbit mouths to feed and all dat. Thanks for letting me do dis interview. It was my pleasure. Give me a hug before I go.
 
Charlie (grinning and hugging Bugs): Thanks, Bugs! Maybe one day I’ll join you on the big screen.
 
Bugs: Lemme talk to Warner Brothers about dat, doll. I’ll see what I can do. You take care of yourself and dat furry friend, ya hear?
 
Charlie: You bet! Bye, Bugs!
 
Bugs (sashaying off into the sunset with his cottontail wagging): So long, bub!


Pre-order your ebook copy of MARIONETTES now (only $3.99!) & it will be auto-delivered to your Kindle or e-reader on release day Tuesday, May 31!
https://www.amazon.com/Marionettes-Kerry-Alan-Denney-ebook/dp/B01DEEJJF0

Paperback edition available NOW! Only $12.99:
http://www.amazon.com/Marionettes-Mr-Kerry-Alan-Denney/dp/1530328403


Be sure to join Charlie, Kerry Alan Denney aka The Reality Bender, The Mighty Quinn, and awesome hostess Leslie Whitaker for the
MARIONETTES Release Party on Facebook
Sunday June 5 from 3 - 6 p.m. EST (2 - 5 p.m. CST, 1 - 4 p.m. MST, & 12 noon - 3 p.m. PST) for LOTS of fun Contests with tons of great prizes like Amazon Gift Cards, ebooks, and one Grand Prize Contest for a
$20 Amazon Gift Card!

Link to the MARIONETTES Release Party on Facebook


Well, th-th-th-that’s all, folks! Special thanks to the fabulous and classy Warner Brothers Studios for loaning out the incomparable Bugs Bunny to share this fun interview with us.

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Happy reading to you all!

4 Comments
Bettye Jarrell
5/23/2016 06:41:29 pm

What a great idea having Bugs Bunny interview Charlie. I'm looking forward to reading Marionettes and going to the release party :).

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Kerry Alan Denney link
5/24/2016 06:02:43 am

Thanks Bettye, I had fun with it. Bugs is a long-time hero of mine. Meeting him was a hoot!

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10/17/2022 06:28:04 am

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