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June 14, 2012
"Haunted"
So, I’ve been trying to listen to the audiobook version of “Haunted” by Chuck Palahniuk today…
I complained a couple weeks ago that the last Jeff Lindsay novel “Double Dexter” missed the squeamish edge of discomfort that the previous books exuded. Today I feel like a hypocrite.
The first short story in “Haunted” is ‘Guts’. I couldn’t finish it. I became physically ill. I actually gagged over a trashcan and nearly revisited a Fiber One bar that fortunately did little more than turn my salivating pallet a gooey chocolate flavor. Gag, wretch, spit, repeat.
I shut it off. Waited. Then tried again.
Same result.
Determined now to finish the fucking thing, I downloaded the ebook and tried to read the passage instead hoping it was the audio read by who I imagine being Agent Phil Coulson from the Avengers in a drab voice discussing his own misadventures with a pool inlet… Nope. Reading it wasn’t any better.
I put it down. Waited. Then tried again.
I thought if I sped up the audio I’d be in good shape. Just get through it quickly.
As soon as I heard “That’s all this soup of blood and corn, shit and sperm and peanuts floating around me.” I started gagging again.
I got through it. Chapter done.
I only have 400 more pages to go now…
June 13, 2012
"Lost in Infinity" Free today only on Kindle
Today only on Kindle, “Lost in Infinity” is available for free download.
As always, the free Kindle app is available for your iPad, iPod, tablet, smart phone and even your computer via browser or downloadable app (Mac and PC). Get your free Kindle app here.
June 5, 2012
A big head's up...
I deleted my Tumblr. It’s gone. Every post vanished in a puff of smoke.
I’m about to migrate my other blog here.
effectively that means you’re about to get hit with 166 posts in a row recoded in xml with old tags and time stamps.
I’m gonna fuck up your dash hardcore.
unfollow at will.
Why? Only because I don’t want to have an empty Tumblr so I can keep a secondary blog alive.
T-Minus 30 minutes until your dash gets sodomized.
30:00
29:59
29:58
29:57…
May 21, 2012
May 16, 2012
What is "Lost in Infinity" really about?
Before anyone reads it, the first question is always, “What is it about?” Afterward it becomes, “How much of it is true?”
What is it about?
That’s the harder of the two to answer without giving away too much. The novel is a psychological suspense thriller at heart, written in the form of a fictional autobiography. The book follows the narrator as he explores his lifelong struggle with insomnia and the meaning of human existence. The narrator’s crippling fear of infinity and the unknown boundaries of space and time fracture his grip on reality as the reader is pulled along down his path of self discovery, unlocking suppressed memories that may hold the key to his fears and answer the question of, “What is the meaning of life?”
Giving any more clues to what the book is about would ruin the experience.
If you appreciate the work of Chuck Palahniuk (“Survivor”, “Fight Club”), Kurt Vonnegut (“Slaughterhouse-Five”, “Timequake”) or Dean Koontz (“Odd Thomas”, “Life Expectancy”) you’ll likely enjoy this book.
How much of it is true?
I take back what I said earlier about this being the easier question to address. The simple answer is “enough”. The book takes the actual events and struggles of my life and puts meaning to them where none could be found. It takes the darkest of my fears and explores the possibilities that frighten me most. It puts into words the moments of my life that have defined, inspired, changed, stifled and plagued me throughout my tenure as a cast member in the play of life.
Enjoy the show.
What is "Lost in Infinity" really about?
Before anyone reads it, the first question is always, “What is it about?” Afterward it becomes, “How much of it is true?”
What is it about?
That’s the harder of the two to answer without giving away too much. The novel is a psychological suspense thriller at heart, written in the form of a fictional autobiography. The book follows the narrator as he explores his lifelong struggle with insomnia and the meaning of human existence. The narrator’s crippling fear of infinity and the unknown boundaries of space and time fracture his grip on reality as the reader is pulled along down his path of self discovery, unlocking suppressed memories that may hold the key to his fears and answer the question of, “What is the meaning of life?”
Giving any more clues to what the book is about would ruin the experience.
If you appreciate the work of Chuck Palahniuk (“Survivor”, “Fight Club”), Kurt Vonnegut (“Slaughterhouse-Five”, “Timequake”) or Dean Koontz (“Odd Thomas”, “Life Expectancy”) you’ll likely enjoy this book.
How much of it is true?
I take back what I said earlier about this being the easier question to address. The simple answer is “enough”. The book takes the actual events and struggles of my life and puts meaning to them where none could be found. It takes the darkest of my fears and explores the possibilities that frighten me most. It puts into words the moments of my life that have defined, inspired, changed, stifled and plagued me throughout my tenure as a cast member in the play of life.
Enjoy the show.
May 11, 2012
GoodReads is giving away signed copies of LOST IN INFINITY
GoodReads is giving away (10) signed copies of “Lost in Infinity”. Sign up for your chance to win.
GoodReads is giving away signed copies of LOST IN INFINITY
GoodReads is giving away (10) signed copies of “Lost in Infinity”. Sign up for your chance to win.
May 10, 2012
Harnessing the Spark - #39 (Chapter 19 cont'd)
Installment #39 of the on-going online ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE horror novel
CHAPTER 19 (part 2)
“What is it?” Alex asked as she padded into the hall quick on Nick’s heals. Dexter slid and scrambled for footing as his claws scraped the tile trying to round the doorway behind them both. I grabbed my…
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