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2nd Short Story Released

The second short story of the Short Story Project has been released to the public. Allow me to introduced:

It is available on Amazon Kindle.

There’s A Certain Madness In Happiness

Leon: Justin, your book is out.

Me: Short story.

Leon: Point being, you need to celebrate. You deserve to celebrate.

There’s a certain level of madness that comes with a work that has been released. A few years ago, I released my first literary work “Dimensions: The College Years” to mediocre success. And, all the way, I took part in a lot of mistakes and missteps which made me a better writer and a smarter businessman. Now, I can take the knowledge I’ve acquired and put it into the future work.

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In The Mind of Something Dark

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. 

— Abraham Lincoln

What if the powerful man in the world can get his just dessert?

I want A Crack In A Wall to be my first short story to be released for my short story project. That was determined well before I started this whole thing. I did that for numerous reasons.

One, I wanted to showcase exactly what I think of my President. I didn’t use his name but it becomes pretty obvious after reading it. I mean…I wasn’t discreet about it. Not one bit.

Now, let’s get something straight. It’s not an attack; I don’t hate the man. I don’t even care about the man. I can’t care about a man who can’t even do the most important job in the country nor take him seriously. Honestly, I don’t even consider a man because a real man can take ownership of one’s action. (Thank you, Dad!) But, I do find his line of thinking and action to be quite interesting AND a blast to write about. However, it gave me a reason to dive into a new realm of villains: the narcissist. That leads me to my second reason.

Part of the writing process is to do the research and I spent the most time ever researching narcissistic personality disorder so I can do the character justice. For the record, I did not realize how much data there was to cover for such a topic. I mean, there is A LOT to process for this disorder, and, let me tell you, it’s quite a doozy. I think I clocked a combined total of 50 hours – maybe more. I’m not going to talk too much about it. Just know that if you ever run into a narcissist, you should tuck your tail and run. It’s for your own good. Also, IT WAS SO MUCH FUCKING FUN!!!!

Now, writing the actual story was a blast and I had so much fun deploying the unreliable-narrator narrative. It was the first time doing such a thing and, oddly enough, it was a lot easier than I thought. To create a narrator that you can’t take at full value was something that I found enticing, to say the least. And, yes, everything was deliberate due to the core aspect of a narcissist.

Narcissistic personality disorder has a laundry list of books available to read up on. But, in a nutshell, A narcissist has an excessive need for admiration, disregard for others’ feelings, an inability to handle any criticism, and a sense of entitlement. Sounds familiar? So, I read all of that and got four words rattled in my head. They. Don’t. Hear. You. Well, let me add six more words to that. They, Don’t. Want. To. Hear. You. So, I didn’t want to have a full-fledged conversation in the story because a narcissist isn’t going to try to listen to you. They are too wrapped up in their own world and delusion which made perfect sense to me to write it one-sided and unreliable. 

This story is probably going to get me in a lot of problems but it needs to be told. Besides, contrary to his delusions of grandeur, the First Amendment is my best friend when it comes down to the arts. Plus, I don’t aim to hurt people’s feelings. I just want them to think and feel about a question I’m asking or a thought that I’m running through their mind. So, I implore you to look at this story with an open mind and be ready to ponder what you read.

I hope you enjoy A Crack In A Wall. Trust me when I say this: the stories are going to get a lot darker as we progress. Don’t worry, I have to light ones, too.

You can buy the book on Amazon. The link is here.

You can also learn about it on Goodreads. The link for it is here.

1st Short Story Released

The first short story of the Short Story Project has been released to the public. Allow me to introduced:

It is available on Amazon Kindle.

1st Short Short Released

The first short story of the Short Story Project has been released to the public. Allow me to introduced:

It is available on Amazon Kindle.

I Like To Propose A Toast

With only a few days before the release of the first short story from this project, there is one more thing I want to do. I would to like to provide thanks to a few people that has helped me with staying focused and calmed during this project.

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10 Things You Need To Know About My SS (Short Story) Project

So, before the first story of my Short Story Project is released to the public, I thought it would be nice to divulge some information about my project. Partially, the things that you don’t know about it. I hope you enjoy it.

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Things You May Need To Know About Me Part IV

Things You May Need To Know About Me Part III

Time to close this segment out with ten more things you may need to know about me. Shall we?

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Things You May Need To Know About Me Part III

Continuing from my previous post back on the 6th, I want to reveal more information about myself before the release of my first short story. I have to say this is quite entertaining.

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Things You May Need To Know About Me Part II

Let’s continue from yesterday’s post as you get to know me better. This is actually quite fun.

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