That Hideous Slumber

That Hideous Slumber


The catapulting epic of two betrothed lovers, cast into a cauldron of magic and turmoil by one wicked magician's spell.

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I felt white and black reverse, and the lifting of a curse

A few quick updates on both That Hideous Slumber and Child of Thunder. First, That Hideous Slumber is now available for free to Amazon Prime members. It sounds like a pretty cool deal. I actually still get paid royalties if you "borrow" the book. The payout could potentially even be better than what I'm making off the book now. So borrow away! If you're not subscribing to Prime now, you can get a free trial for a month... it's not much good to me since I'm an old school have-to-have-a-hard-copy kind of person but if you're into Kindle it's got to be pretty cool.

As far as the print version goes, I took it down to fix a few last little typos and for some reason the formatting requirements changed on CreateSpace... now the book is 80 pages longer and a little more expensive, but I did get the opportunity to play with the layout a little bit, and I think it could be nice.

And my new book, Child of Thunder?? Still plugging away. Just recently finished chapter 17. It's been a little disconcerting, this book has taken much much longer than my last, but I'm doing my best not to let it discourage me. My plans to be finished by November are obviously out the window though, still seven chapters to go! Oh well, I will continue to work hard and do my best... I know I said I'd post every chapter, so hit me up if you're wanting something to read. Chapters 1-8 are up now in raw, unedited form, and I'd be happy to do the same for 9-17.

I also have a few short stories that will act as companions to That Hideous Slumber in the works. "The Two Deaths of Atlas Kinnley" and "Eleanor's Dream". I've begun but had no time to finish either, but I hope to get them both finished next year for a sort of 'deluxe' version of That Hideous Slumber.

And that's all for today... got a little poetry I might post later. Later llamas!!

Untitled...!!

New poem... another untitled. I kind of liked the idea of not separating it into stanzas, so it's all like one continuous thought. It lends a sort of breathless quality, to it I think, reminiscent of someone running.

"Untitled #9"

The bombs are falling,
and the world is catching fire,
but I am not afraid
I run through buildings
toppling like playthings
through the smoke and ash and death
to find you now and pull you out,
together we will escape this ruin,
or I'll never leave at all
But I am not afraid,
and I will never hesitate to run straight for danger
I'll brave any furnace
sleep in any lion's den,
and I am not afraid,
so as the world is catching fire,
I'll lift my voice to sing,
I'll dance in the flames.

The Time You Love

Another new poem...!!

"The Time You Love"

I was born breathless and blue,
in the time that you love,
when the snow falls and the world shudders
under the icy touch of winter
whose cold fingers turn our cheeks rosy,
and bathe the world in pure and white
we bundle up against it,
but we never fear its fury

You were born into Spring's delight
in the time that I love
when the young spring sun
makes everything warm and green and golden
and the rain falls every day
bringing our beautiful world into perfect life,
flowering perfect life

On and on this cycle spins
with the Earth's steady rhythms,
and though I don't always want a Winter day
your smile I think could make it easier to bear

"What I'm Waiting For"

I wrote a new poem. This one came out of me pretty suddenly while I was listening to MuteMath and working out not ten minutes ago... I think I like it a lot.

“What I’m Waiting For”

Solar flare and sunshine
I don’t know what I’m waiting for,
Lunar eclipse and sundog,
I don’t know what I’m waiting for

All the stars to line up,
And call my name,
Perhaps the day will feel brighter,
My clothes fit better,
My hair lay right,
And every song grace my lips,
Beautiful and sweet and strong

I don’t know what I’m waiting for
The proper words are surely there,
But they never come at my call,
Like song birds in the trees,
Lovely and distant, never mine.

But there’s only one word I need,
One to claim and hold and never let go,
I know what I’m waiting for.
Love.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog

The Spring Life (poem)

I know! I know! I'm sorry... it's been a really long time since I posted. Life has been crazy (mostly in a good way) and I've been neglecting this website. I've got a LOT I could post in terms of chapters and poetry, so I'll try to do a little better in the future. For today I have... a new poem! This one is based on what will probably be my next book, a story called...

"The Spring Life"

I felt it between us,
the moment we came here,
this beautiful awful place,
in quiet town and breathless city,
the distance.
I loved you once,
but where has all that feeling slipped to?
I need it now more than anything,
that I think I've ever needed

If a dark figure should visit your dreams
and take you by the hand,
don't believe everything you see,
don't believe in the dark childhood
I left behind so long ago

We create worlds without a second thought
shape and mold like gods
but we can't govern our own minds
can't find the right thought to think,
in quiet town, breathless city,
in dreaming ocean, sleeping seas
where is that one right thought?

If a dark figure should visit my dreams
and take me by the hand,
I'll believe everything I see,
about that dark past,
you left behind so long ago

Lost in centuries of thoughtless creation,
who can say where I'll find you now?
a hundred million stars lie between us
I'd bridge any gap to reach you,
but how do you cross infinite?
how do you open a door
that no longer exists?
Time has made my promises weak old and feeble,
but I tell you this,
if the way is there,
I swear I'll find it.

At Long Last

My first book, That Hideous Slumber is now available to order in print...!!