O.M. Grey's Blog, page 52
November 7, 2010
I Have Dreamed of You So Much
This is a poem by Robert Desnos that touched me quite deeply.
I have dreamed of you so much that you are no longer real.
Is there still time for me to reach your breathing body, to kiss your mouth and make
your dear voice come alive again?
I have dreamed of you so much that my arms, grown used to being crossed on my
chest as I hugged your shadow, would perhaps not bend to the shape of your body.
For faced with the real form of what has haunted me and governed me for so many
days and years, I would surely become a shadow.
O scales of feeling.
I have dreamed of you so much that surely there is no more time for me to wake up.
I sleep on my feet prey to all the forms of life and love, and you, the only one who
counts for me today, I can no more touch your face and lips than touch the lips and
face of some passerby.
I have dreamed of you so much, have walked so much, talked so much, slept so much
with your phantom, that perhaps the only thing left for me is to become a phantom
among phantoms, a shadow a hundred times more shadow than the shadow the
moves and goes on moving, brightly, over the sundial of your life.
Filed under: Lost in the Aether Tagged: poetry
October 15, 2010
Texas Book Festival
This weekend I'll be joining Steampunk Author NICK VALENTINO (Thomas Riley) at the Texas Book Festival at table 301 in Tent 3.
I will be signing Avalon Revisited, and I will also have other books from Blue Moose Press available: My dear friends Christine and Ethan Rose's Rowan of the Wood fantasy series and Robert Stikmanz's esoteric Hidden Lands of Nod.
We will have a STEAMPUNK PACKAGE DEAL available where you can get both author-signed Steampunk novels Avalon Revisited and Thomas Riley for just $25!
If we're really lucky, author D. B. Grady and Elizabeth Darvill might make an appearance at our booth as well.
Come down to see me in my Steampunk finery and join me for a cup of tea.
Filed under: Events & Contests Tagged: author visit, book
October 5, 2010
Steampunk Spotlight: Emilie Autumn
Although she's officially "Victorianindustrial," it's close enough to Steampunk for me. Today's Steampunk Spotlight shines on the amazing Emilie Autumn.
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Over the past few weeks, more than just a few people have asked me if I'd heard of Emilie Autumn. Well, I have now. Wow.
(from EA's website) Chosen by Interview Magazine as one of their "14 Artists to Watch," the Los Angeles-born starlet's theatrical stage show is a sexy circus of glam-rock burlesque, backed by a scantily-clad girl band known to EA's devoted fans as the Bloody Crumpets. But as the sole composer, performer, and producer of her latest full-length album, the double disc "Opheliac," EA gets personal. Written in the style she calls "Victoriandustrial," this magnificent musical adventure draws upon EA's background as a child-prodigy classical violinist growing up on the stages of concert halls around the world, and combines it with her passion for harsh industrialism, aggressive metal, and all things Vaudeville. The subject matter of this elaborate concept album is much darker however, bravely and often humorously addressing highly controversial issues ranging from manic depression (the harpsichord-driven title track as well as the contagiously danceable "Swallow" and the epic "Misery Loves Company"), self-mutilation ("Liar," a terrifying decent into hell), and sexual abuse ("Gothic Lolita") to suicide (the beautifully ironic "The Art of Suicide"), and touching on EA's real-life experience as a psych ward inmate (the tragically funny "Thank God I'm Pretty," from the "Opheliac — Deluxe Edition" Bonus Disc).
http://www.youtube.com/v/jpZ-Sj2DknA?fs=1&hl=en_US
Accentuated by EA's signature electric violin pyrotechnics, heartbreakingly lush orchestrations, hard-core beats, and menacing lyrics growled with enough intensity to make your hair stand on end, the resulting noise is a harpsichord-heavy romp through Victorian asylums where screaming is allowed and girls always get revenge.
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Do you make Steampunk-something?
Would you like to be a part of this Steampunk Spotlight?
Contact Olivia to submit your handmade product.
Filed under: Steampunk Spotlight Tagged: gothic, music, steampunk, victorian
September 21, 2010
Steampunk Spotlight: CosmicFirefly
Welcome to the return of Steampunk Spotlight. I know I've been MIA for a few weeks. Traveling. Enough said.
This week we visit the wonderfully disturbing jewelry of CosmicFirefly. I especially love the "Victorian Freak Girls."
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If you like it, buy something … or at the very least, tell a friend about it.
Share via your social networks.
Etsy has a wonderful "share" feature to the right of every item. Use it.
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Buy Handmade. Support Artists Now.
How...
September 15, 2010
True-Blood.Net Review
On this beautiful rainy, grey morning, I'm thrilled to blog about the True-Blood.net review of Avalon Revisited.
As an avid fan of both the books and HBO series True Blood, I am particularly honored by this review. The wonderful people at True-Blood.net wrote a lovely post about my little book. Here is a sample:
"I enjoyed the weaving together of history and fantasy in this story. I like reading about the 'what-ifs'. In this case, what if Henry VIII's older brother did not die the final...
August 27, 2010
Worth a Cup of Coffee?
Recently, I've seen several McDonald's marquees read "$1.00 coffee any size."
That's the price of my short story "Of Aether and Aeon." $0.99.
It is a short story at 3500 words, the perfect length for a lunchtime interlude. Most short stories are between 2,000 and 5,000 words. Some of the greatest short stories in history are less than 3,000 words, like my favorite "Harrison Bergeron" by the great Kurt Vonnegut (2500) or "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe (2150). Even "The Lottery" by Shirley...
August 26, 2010
August 17, 2010
Steampunk Spotlight: Antige Steampunk Jewelry
This week's Steampunk Spotlight shines on Antige: Steampunk Jewelry & Accessories. Beautiful and unique things to complete your Steampunk outfit or to lend a unique elegance to your work or school ensemble.
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☞ Visit Antige on ETSY. ☜
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If you like it, buy something … or at the very least, tell a friend about it.
Share via your social networks.
Etsy has a wonderful "share" feature to the right of every item. Use it.
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Buy Handmade. Support Artists Now.
How about...
August 10, 2010
Steampunk Spotlight: Of Aether & Aeon
Today I'm going to shine the Steampunk Spotlight on my new short story, "Of Aether and Aeon."
Avalon Revisited has been so wildly popular on Amazon's Kindle (in Top 40 Gothic Romance for over 2 months), that I wanted to write something else for eBook readers.
I hadn't written a short story in well over a decade, but with the growing popularity of eReaders and eBooks, it is now once again a great time for the short story.
"Of Aether and Aeon" is a story about a young officer who finds love on an ...
August 9, 2010
New Steampunk Short Story
Readers have asked for more, so here is more.So many people these days just don't have time to read an entire book. Often times they start a book and lose interest before they can really get into it. Between work, kids, bills, housekeeping, chores, and just plain sleeping, when is there time?
Now you can get some yummy Steampunk Romantic Goodness and read it during your lunch hour! While you're waiting for the kids to get ready. While you're making dinner… etc.
Little snippets of romance.
For t...
