| This was, truly, a harrowing, challenging, dark Christian book with everything iin such a book I want in it. Relatable flawed characters, realistic atmosphere, wanton gritty content, forward dialogue, disturbing mental issues, and more. WARNING! Adult read only! From deep terrifying characterization in the first few chapters to a very mature sex scene that helps add to Nikolai's torments in the second half, near constant hallucinations that are deeply rooted in psychological terror. There's not only sexual content, occasional swearing, and brutal violence, but historically accurate anti-Semitic epithets and hatred. In both the foreword and afterword, author Mark Carver indicates he has no hatred for Jews, but he needed to be accurate for the story. He did quite well. Having talked with Mark on Facebook a few times, it's also easy knowledge he has no hatred of Jews, making the story a good case "Don't mistake the book for how the author is." A part of me almost wishes the there would be a sequel, but standalone, with all story and subthreads closing by the end, ending on a thematically satisfying end. 5/5 |
Friday, July 22, 2016
Nikolai the Penitent review
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Five Woes- I mean Stars! King's Folly review
Back in 2011, I heard about a TV show called Game of Thrones. Checked out an episode for free. Thought it was cool. Got a chance to read the book. Made it past the 12 page prologue, but no more. It simply bored me.
4 years later, author Jill Williamson reveals she's writing a prequel series to her fan-favorite Blood of Kings trilogy. Giving a list of differences between BoK and the prequel, I couldn't help but think the prequel was, structurally, like A Song of Fire and Ice. The essential difference? I can read and get sucked into this new series, The Kinsman Chronicles.
I haven't read Jill's previous stories (except The Senet Box), but I can tell she knows a few things about worldbuilding. She combines elements of familiar real cultures and eras while keeping them in this unique land, a land called the Five Realms.
Each Realm has its own unique rules and culture. Each has a different kind of royalty or reign, but they all have one thing in common that is causing strange confusion.
The Root Prophecy.
A single prophecy that is worded variantly by each religious culture, none 100% agreeing on the word nor meaning, except for the angle of cataclysms. The Five Woes.
Not only that, each character central to the story has a part to play, whether to the story itself or to the prophecy.
I was quite blown away by how layered, nuanced, and consistent the story is. Moreso, I was impressed by the plausibility of the magic system, its style, usage, limitations, how each culture views it, and the slang used for those who practice it. Not once did Jill contradict the magic system, but let it unfold organically throughout.
Not only magic, the politics are well thought out. From the seemingly glitzy to the downright disturbing sides of court side politics and religion-based politics, while making sure it didn't reflect real-life religion.
After all I read of the superstitions, the Renegades, the incredible romance and unexpected treachery, I can't wait to see what happens out at sea.
Read and find out what I mean by that. 5/5 stars.
4 years later, author Jill Williamson reveals she's writing a prequel series to her fan-favorite Blood of Kings trilogy. Giving a list of differences between BoK and the prequel, I couldn't help but think the prequel was, structurally, like A Song of Fire and Ice. The essential difference? I can read and get sucked into this new series, The Kinsman Chronicles.
I haven't read Jill's previous stories (except The Senet Box), but I can tell she knows a few things about worldbuilding. She combines elements of familiar real cultures and eras while keeping them in this unique land, a land called the Five Realms.
Each Realm has its own unique rules and culture. Each has a different kind of royalty or reign, but they all have one thing in common that is causing strange confusion.
The Root Prophecy.
A single prophecy that is worded variantly by each religious culture, none 100% agreeing on the word nor meaning, except for the angle of cataclysms. The Five Woes.
Not only that, each character central to the story has a part to play, whether to the story itself or to the prophecy.
I was quite blown away by how layered, nuanced, and consistent the story is. Moreso, I was impressed by the plausibility of the magic system, its style, usage, limitations, how each culture views it, and the slang used for those who practice it. Not once did Jill contradict the magic system, but let it unfold organically throughout.
Not only magic, the politics are well thought out. From the seemingly glitzy to the downright disturbing sides of court side politics and religion-based politics, while making sure it didn't reflect real-life religion.
After all I read of the superstitions, the Renegades, the incredible romance and unexpected treachery, I can't wait to see what happens out at sea.
Read and find out what I mean by that. 5/5 stars.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
The Skeptic's Encounter. Review for Risen.
Ever since I watched the trailer for Risen last summer and heard the name "Yeshua" pop up, I knew had to go check it out. As a cultural linguist, I'm sick and tired of movies based in ancient Israel but using the Latin-Anglican name that wouldn't be around for a couple centuries.
That wouldn't be the only thing to get me riled up and in love with this movie. Sadly, I would only get to watch it on its last theatrical day.
From the start, it indicates it's in the year 33 A.D.
Okay, it's in the year Yeshua's crucified.
Joseph Fienne's character, Clavius, heads to an isolated home in the middle of a desert, looking parched. I'm already a bit confused as I thought he was part of the regiment in Rome. He is given some food by a friendly man who asks him about his "tribune ring". That both tells me a bit of his character and gives it a historical touch.
Through the first act of the film, I have to keep changing tracks in mind on when in history the film took place. Having been raised on the Bible all my life, I was able to tell exactly what was happening with one little twist. I saw it from a new perspective. The ground shakes, Clavius's new aide, Lucius, remarks that the sun god must be mad. Clavius mutters "Some god is."
Speaking of god and God, this movie did something unprecedented in my experience. Instead of Romans referring to Greek gods, they actually refer to their own.
"Which god do you beseech favor from, Clavius?"
"The god of war, Mars."
Stop right there. He said MARS?? I don't believe in any other god than Yahweh, obviously, but the historical and cultural accuracy or Romans referring to their own god rather than mixing cultures in mainstream media has been like a plague of madness for me. Mars, Minerva, I think Jupiter got referenced at one point. Someone really did their research and stuck to it without going for popular misconceptions!
Another trope that got shoved aside was a critical and medical aspect of crucifixion. Two really. The first was seeing crudely hewn nails in the- whoa, the wrists!? Yes, in the Jewish perspective, "hand" goes from fingertips to elbow. Medically, the Romans knew enough about human anatomy (no empire could go for so long without being smart to some degree) that if the nail went through the palm, the weight of the body would force the hand to be cut through, letting the torment end too quickly. How "quickly"? Clavius remarks that many crucified criminals take days to die. Yeshua was the first to only take six hours.
The second was part of the reason for PG-13 rating. It's also something missed out on in Passion of the Christ. Three crucified, two still living, one crying. A roman gives a "break" signal to another, that one gets a rod and breaks the leg bones of both living criminals to quickly kill and end them.
Oh good, they're not sympathetic Romans, they're still sadistic.
But something about the already dead crucified sits unwell with Clavius.
In the span of a few minutes, I not only see time advancing, but see more Biblical accuracy. Clavius's general makes a snide remark on the Sanhedrin's hypocrisy to not work on the Sabbath yet they're visiting him on it. They're blatantly belligerent about Yeshua, constantly calling Him a "heretic" and "blasphemous".
That's true, they did hate Him with a zealous passion.
Then Sunday comes along and the core mystery starts. Frayed ropes, huge stone rolled, shroud is empty, no word on the missing corpse. Huh? Clavius looks everywhere that he can. He questions the guards who stayed posted to guard. He could tell one lied, but when the other told the same lie, an emotional issue happened at the inn he was drinking at. Very good acting on his part. From drunk liar to slightly sobered and confused guard. The truth was more unsettling than he could comprehend.
Then the mystery ends in a way I didn't expect. Clavius finds the 11 disciples along with Mary Magdalene-
Stop. Yeshua. Maryam. Clavius something something something. They got those historical names right, how did they get her name wrong? It irked me they got on a good track record then they didn't say Maryam of Magdala or the Magdalene. Further irking me was that the film used a misconception that's been popular since the 900's A.D. Her being a prostitute. Though it's never directly said, a derogatory phrase is used and a subtle joke is made in one scene (I found it both darkly humorous yet annoying). The problem? There's no evidence in history she was a prostitute. Just vexed with multiple demon. There's more evidence she was a proper businesswoman than anything else, let alone *that*. That's the only thing to bring down my score from perfect.
-sitting with 12 men. Clavius looks around the one room house. ("upper room" in the Bible) He knew of 11 disciples, then he spots... Him. The trailer never indicated Yeshua would have a presence, but he does. And this further shocked me that someone actually does their research for a movie.
1. Yeshua is not white, he's Mediterranean. I couldn't tell if he was an Italian actor, Israeli, or something else. Weird thing is, he's from New Zealand.
2. He's not a Hollywood "hunk". He looks entirely normal. The Bible indicates how lowly his looks are. He's more like Hank from the cancelled show Zero Hour: so normal looking (maybe below average) you wouldn't think to look to him for salvation.
This film kept blowing me away with how much it was getting right.
By the third act, things have changed. I started to immediately recognize which Gospel story was being shown. With the fictitious Clavius involved, it wasn't a typical " in the spirit of" based-on kind of film, though I wouldn't blame you for thinking it was. Rather, it hit me in the scene in the upper room that Clavius is the symbol of today's skeptical generation. Even Yeshua asks him at one point "You have with your own eyes, why do you still not believe?" A common and necessary question today's adamant skepticism. But also an invitation to dive into faith. Clavius holds on to a small degree of skeptic, though smiles at an incredible example of Yeshua's unprecedented kindness (the healing of a leper, which prompts a good response from Peter to Clavius) and goes so far as to help them escape a legion of Roman soldiers. By the end, I recognized the ending of Luke's Gospel and wondered how His ascension would be treated.
Unlike traditional paintings, there were no angels and there was a clear sunrise. Just when I feared the film would pull a heresy and suggest He simply walk into the sunrise in a reverse Western movie fashion... let's just say I got blown away, my jaw dropping. I didn't see the technique being used before.
In the end of the film, Clavius is asked if he believes all he saw and he states with quiet confidence that he does, ending the greatest historical-based Bible film I have ever seen, and would daresay this should become the standard on how to make not a decent, not an okay,not a good, but a great Christian film.
Minor historical hiccough aside with Mary Magdalene included, I give this epic a 4.8/5
That wouldn't be the only thing to get me riled up and in love with this movie. Sadly, I would only get to watch it on its last theatrical day.
From the start, it indicates it's in the year 33 A.D.
Okay, it's in the year Yeshua's crucified.
Joseph Fienne's character, Clavius, heads to an isolated home in the middle of a desert, looking parched. I'm already a bit confused as I thought he was part of the regiment in Rome. He is given some food by a friendly man who asks him about his "tribune ring". That both tells me a bit of his character and gives it a historical touch.
Through the first act of the film, I have to keep changing tracks in mind on when in history the film took place. Having been raised on the Bible all my life, I was able to tell exactly what was happening with one little twist. I saw it from a new perspective. The ground shakes, Clavius's new aide, Lucius, remarks that the sun god must be mad. Clavius mutters "Some god is."
Speaking of god and God, this movie did something unprecedented in my experience. Instead of Romans referring to Greek gods, they actually refer to their own.
"Which god do you beseech favor from, Clavius?"
"The god of war, Mars."
Stop right there. He said MARS?? I don't believe in any other god than Yahweh, obviously, but the historical and cultural accuracy or Romans referring to their own god rather than mixing cultures in mainstream media has been like a plague of madness for me. Mars, Minerva, I think Jupiter got referenced at one point. Someone really did their research and stuck to it without going for popular misconceptions!
Another trope that got shoved aside was a critical and medical aspect of crucifixion. Two really. The first was seeing crudely hewn nails in the- whoa, the wrists!? Yes, in the Jewish perspective, "hand" goes from fingertips to elbow. Medically, the Romans knew enough about human anatomy (no empire could go for so long without being smart to some degree) that if the nail went through the palm, the weight of the body would force the hand to be cut through, letting the torment end too quickly. How "quickly"? Clavius remarks that many crucified criminals take days to die. Yeshua was the first to only take six hours.
The second was part of the reason for PG-13 rating. It's also something missed out on in Passion of the Christ. Three crucified, two still living, one crying. A roman gives a "break" signal to another, that one gets a rod and breaks the leg bones of both living criminals to quickly kill and end them.
Oh good, they're not sympathetic Romans, they're still sadistic.
But something about the already dead crucified sits unwell with Clavius.
In the span of a few minutes, I not only see time advancing, but see more Biblical accuracy. Clavius's general makes a snide remark on the Sanhedrin's hypocrisy to not work on the Sabbath yet they're visiting him on it. They're blatantly belligerent about Yeshua, constantly calling Him a "heretic" and "blasphemous".
That's true, they did hate Him with a zealous passion.
Then Sunday comes along and the core mystery starts. Frayed ropes, huge stone rolled, shroud is empty, no word on the missing corpse. Huh? Clavius looks everywhere that he can. He questions the guards who stayed posted to guard. He could tell one lied, but when the other told the same lie, an emotional issue happened at the inn he was drinking at. Very good acting on his part. From drunk liar to slightly sobered and confused guard. The truth was more unsettling than he could comprehend.
Then the mystery ends in a way I didn't expect. Clavius finds the 11 disciples along with Mary Magdalene-
Stop. Yeshua. Maryam. Clavius something something something. They got those historical names right, how did they get her name wrong? It irked me they got on a good track record then they didn't say Maryam of Magdala or the Magdalene. Further irking me was that the film used a misconception that's been popular since the 900's A.D. Her being a prostitute. Though it's never directly said, a derogatory phrase is used and a subtle joke is made in one scene (I found it both darkly humorous yet annoying). The problem? There's no evidence in history she was a prostitute. Just vexed with multiple demon. There's more evidence she was a proper businesswoman than anything else, let alone *that*. That's the only thing to bring down my score from perfect.
-sitting with 12 men. Clavius looks around the one room house. ("upper room" in the Bible) He knew of 11 disciples, then he spots... Him. The trailer never indicated Yeshua would have a presence, but he does. And this further shocked me that someone actually does their research for a movie.
1. Yeshua is not white, he's Mediterranean. I couldn't tell if he was an Italian actor, Israeli, or something else. Weird thing is, he's from New Zealand.
2. He's not a Hollywood "hunk". He looks entirely normal. The Bible indicates how lowly his looks are. He's more like Hank from the cancelled show Zero Hour: so normal looking (maybe below average) you wouldn't think to look to him for salvation.
This film kept blowing me away with how much it was getting right.
By the third act, things have changed. I started to immediately recognize which Gospel story was being shown. With the fictitious Clavius involved, it wasn't a typical " in the spirit of" based-on kind of film, though I wouldn't blame you for thinking it was. Rather, it hit me in the scene in the upper room that Clavius is the symbol of today's skeptical generation. Even Yeshua asks him at one point "You have with your own eyes, why do you still not believe?" A common and necessary question today's adamant skepticism. But also an invitation to dive into faith. Clavius holds on to a small degree of skeptic, though smiles at an incredible example of Yeshua's unprecedented kindness (the healing of a leper, which prompts a good response from Peter to Clavius) and goes so far as to help them escape a legion of Roman soldiers. By the end, I recognized the ending of Luke's Gospel and wondered how His ascension would be treated.
Unlike traditional paintings, there were no angels and there was a clear sunrise. Just when I feared the film would pull a heresy and suggest He simply walk into the sunrise in a reverse Western movie fashion... let's just say I got blown away, my jaw dropping. I didn't see the technique being used before.
In the end of the film, Clavius is asked if he believes all he saw and he states with quiet confidence that he does, ending the greatest historical-based Bible film I have ever seen, and would daresay this should become the standard on how to make not a decent, not an okay,not a good, but a great Christian film.
Minor historical hiccough aside with Mary Magdalene included, I give this epic a 4.8/5
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Goodbye '15, good riddance
It seems the day before yesterday this year started. Much has happened. Not all of it good.
In fact, many in Facebook have practically dubbed the "Year of Offense" because everyone got mad at anything. Any. Single. Given. Thing!
Whether it was a blank red cup, a man that went the way of Frank N. Further and Mrs. Doubt fire (but wants to change back, I laughed at that), or people yelling at tiny things that are common sensical... or really big issues like Daesh (aka ISIS) still murdering and persecuting any and all who disagree with their beliefs, Batman: Arkham Knight PC version, or Trump's hair job (couldn't resist).
You know, back in 2008, when Barack Obama was elected for his first term, something about him bugged me. This year, I told a follower of the Church of Christian Science ("Christian Scientists " they call their selves, rather laughably as they show no sign of either in their ways) that very thing and she casually accused me of being racist. I told her differently, politely, civilly, and forwardly that I'm no racist, "for racism has no bearing in the life of one who not only believes the Bible literally, but lives and practices it." Yes, a personal quote.
As things stand, I left the Christian Scientist with many challenging statements in the past year, but the last one should be a kicker, that my sin (they don't believe in that, it seems) is the reason why I desperately need God, whether I want Him in my life or not. She had a seriously confused look on her face.
Oh, well.
So, next big thing to start on next month (hey! My one year anniversary working at Little Caesar's is in a few days!) I've already started this month- working on book 1 of The Invert Sasncti series. It's a dasrk urban fantasy dealing with retribution and redemption along with a potent dash of the substance of grace when it comes to a scarred past. I already have a decent beginning but now need to get more into it.
P.S., the Doctor Who Christmas Special was, as no. 9 put it, "Brilliant!"
In fact, many in Facebook have practically dubbed the "Year of Offense" because everyone got mad at anything. Any. Single. Given. Thing!
Whether it was a blank red cup, a man that went the way of Frank N. Further and Mrs. Doubt fire (but wants to change back, I laughed at that), or people yelling at tiny things that are common sensical... or really big issues like Daesh (aka ISIS) still murdering and persecuting any and all who disagree with their beliefs, Batman: Arkham Knight PC version, or Trump's hair job (couldn't resist).
You know, back in 2008, when Barack Obama was elected for his first term, something about him bugged me. This year, I told a follower of the Church of Christian Science ("Christian Scientists " they call their selves, rather laughably as they show no sign of either in their ways) that very thing and she casually accused me of being racist. I told her differently, politely, civilly, and forwardly that I'm no racist, "for racism has no bearing in the life of one who not only believes the Bible literally, but lives and practices it." Yes, a personal quote.
As things stand, I left the Christian Scientist with many challenging statements in the past year, but the last one should be a kicker, that my sin (they don't believe in that, it seems) is the reason why I desperately need God, whether I want Him in my life or not. She had a seriously confused look on her face.
Oh, well.
So, next big thing to start on next month (hey! My one year anniversary working at Little Caesar's is in a few days!) I've already started this month- working on book 1 of The Invert Sasncti series. It's a dasrk urban fantasy dealing with retribution and redemption along with a potent dash of the substance of grace when it comes to a scarred past. I already have a decent beginning but now need to get more into it.
P.S., the Doctor Who Christmas Special was, as no. 9 put it, "Brilliant!"
Friday, July 24, 2015
Give me a little time
I'm working on a new blog post series about the nature of offense. Yet the whole idea is rather huge and will take time to sort together my thoughts on the whole thing. I promise, I will make it as interesting as I can (maybe even push a few buttons in the process).
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Old and New
A frank confession- I consider myself old-fashioned. How old-fashioned? I always prefer print books over e-books. Always have, always will. Why? There are numerous logical and applicable reasons. From here on out, I'll be referring print books as simply"print" and e-books as simply "e".
Creativity
I finished Robert Mullin's debut novel, Bid the Gods Arise, during the end of last school year. It was brilliantly done... yet it was also an e. I thought nothing of it until I looked into the print recently on amazon.com, and it turns out that the chapter headings have an artistic style to them that's not in the print. That is not the only case, either. With JC Lamont's Prophecy of the Heir, the e does not have the map nor chapter headings that the print does, so the story is interesting, but the inherent creativity is left to dry.
Bulk
I know, I know. With print, people complain about heaving a large collection of paper, so there's a lot of internet jokes about how immense print can be (Tolstoy's "Moyna Y Mir" anyone?), yet the e is slim or slimmer, depending on which e reader you have. However, not all print have to be thick, regardless of how many pages. There are numerous editions of the same book, so it's not that size is really a big matter (no pun intended). In fact, last year, Stephen King released Under the Dome in mass market paperback in two volumes, both with their own unique cover artwork.
For me, when it comes to size, if you have a sizable print, you're showing the public you're not afraid of taking your time with a story. With an e, people really won't have a clue how big the book is unless you tell them.
Collection
With an e, all the books you have are on the Cloud. If you read a book and have the same habit I have, you'll delete it when you're done. If you do, then you'll end up buying it again when you want to read it if you feel like easter egg hunting the book for things you missed (people are doing that 10+ years after the first Harry Potter book came out and are still finding things they never knew despite reading it over and over, making it the YA version of Fight Club the movie).
With print, however, you can show off your collection with no shame. At the time of this blog, I have 119 books (including almost 20 rare books and rare editions), and it gives more color when on a shelf than... say... one single e reader.
Pricing
Sure, the e are always going to be cheaper (sometimes, even free), but when one wants to show support for an author, whether already uber-popular or new and under-the-radar, it can be worth the extra splurging for the print and the wait for shipping (if you bought it online) or the wait in-store.
Life
In relation to jokes about a print's bulk, there's a reciprocal joke about an e's life. Life being an e's battery lifespan. My kindle had a normal span of standby life. Even on standby, if it were unplugged, it would slowly drain, then drain a little quicker when it was on. I began to get a little irritated when I realized I kept tabs on how much battery life my e had left when I was reading any e. With print, all one has to do is be weather-conscious to make sure the pages will be good. That and make sure your hands are clean. Sure, there's time and aging for a print's pages to start yellowing, but that's the natural process for fiber to show its age, which, one could say, makes any kindle look like it will always be wet behind the ears, regardless of how classic the story is.
As far as I've come in reading books and checking out e, anyone can say what they will, yet at this point, I'll be sticking with print.
Creativity
I finished Robert Mullin's debut novel, Bid the Gods Arise, during the end of last school year. It was brilliantly done... yet it was also an e. I thought nothing of it until I looked into the print recently on amazon.com, and it turns out that the chapter headings have an artistic style to them that's not in the print. That is not the only case, either. With JC Lamont's Prophecy of the Heir, the e does not have the map nor chapter headings that the print does, so the story is interesting, but the inherent creativity is left to dry.
Bulk
I know, I know. With print, people complain about heaving a large collection of paper, so there's a lot of internet jokes about how immense print can be (Tolstoy's "Moyna Y Mir" anyone?), yet the e is slim or slimmer, depending on which e reader you have. However, not all print have to be thick, regardless of how many pages. There are numerous editions of the same book, so it's not that size is really a big matter (no pun intended). In fact, last year, Stephen King released Under the Dome in mass market paperback in two volumes, both with their own unique cover artwork.
For me, when it comes to size, if you have a sizable print, you're showing the public you're not afraid of taking your time with a story. With an e, people really won't have a clue how big the book is unless you tell them.
Collection
With an e, all the books you have are on the Cloud. If you read a book and have the same habit I have, you'll delete it when you're done. If you do, then you'll end up buying it again when you want to read it if you feel like easter egg hunting the book for things you missed (people are doing that 10+ years after the first Harry Potter book came out and are still finding things they never knew despite reading it over and over, making it the YA version of Fight Club the movie).
With print, however, you can show off your collection with no shame. At the time of this blog, I have 119 books (including almost 20 rare books and rare editions), and it gives more color when on a shelf than... say... one single e reader.
Pricing
Sure, the e are always going to be cheaper (sometimes, even free), but when one wants to show support for an author, whether already uber-popular or new and under-the-radar, it can be worth the extra splurging for the print and the wait for shipping (if you bought it online) or the wait in-store.
Life
In relation to jokes about a print's bulk, there's a reciprocal joke about an e's life. Life being an e's battery lifespan. My kindle had a normal span of standby life. Even on standby, if it were unplugged, it would slowly drain, then drain a little quicker when it was on. I began to get a little irritated when I realized I kept tabs on how much battery life my e had left when I was reading any e. With print, all one has to do is be weather-conscious to make sure the pages will be good. That and make sure your hands are clean. Sure, there's time and aging for a print's pages to start yellowing, but that's the natural process for fiber to show its age, which, one could say, makes any kindle look like it will always be wet behind the ears, regardless of how classic the story is.
As far as I've come in reading books and checking out e, anyone can say what they will, yet at this point, I'll be sticking with print.
Friday, January 9, 2015
A new start, now to start
Okay, a few days into the year and I'm late. Yeah, yeah. Thus far, this year has already been full of miracles I never expected (like getting a new job and a potential new job, along with my stepdad actually cracking a couple jokes and laughing more), as well as some heartbreak.
Personally, this will be the year I finish a short story I started last month, a short piece about insomnia and dangerous hallucinations. It's also the year of farther explorations and discoveries, to see what it will take to accomplish certain dreams and leave some heartache behind.
Let this be the year of a fresh Restart in some cases and to stay strong in the rest.
Personally, this will be the year I finish a short story I started last month, a short piece about insomnia and dangerous hallucinations. It's also the year of farther explorations and discoveries, to see what it will take to accomplish certain dreams and leave some heartache behind.
Let this be the year of a fresh Restart in some cases and to stay strong in the rest.
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