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Jason Arias is the author of the short story collection Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion and the poetry collection nostraDAMus 2032. He lives and writes on the Oregon coast.

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Do you have any other books in the works? And where might one procure your current books? :)

Jason Arias Hey Lee,

Great questions. This link will take you to my author website page with links to various ways to buy "Momentary Illumination of Objects In Mot…moreHey Lee,

Great questions. This link will take you to my author website page with links to various ways to buy "Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion": http://jasonariasauthor.com/published...

It can be purchased from Black Bomb Books website, Amazon, or you could ask your local bookstore to order it for you. I am one of many authors in the "Clowns" anthology, and it looks like that's still on Amazon as well.

As far as another book, yes, I do have something in the works. I'm always writing short stories, but I'm also currently working on a novel that will take place in the early to mid 20th century in a real resort town that used to exist, but was over the years swallowed by the ocean. It's early in the process since I'm still researching, promoting "Momentary Illuminations..." quite a bit, and oh yeah, I've got my day job. But I'm excited. It'll be my first novel.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Jason Arias I'm usually inspired to write by an accumulation of angst built up from everyday life. By that I mean, I'm always looking for time to write, but when …moreI'm usually inspired to write by an accumulation of angst built up from everyday life. By that I mean, I'm always looking for time to write, but when I tend to make the most time is when something is rubbing me wrong, and I need to work my way through it on the page.

Usually that pent up writing isn't an exact replication of (or anywhere near) whatever's on my mind, in my body, etc. But sometimes it is. And when that's the case it usually comes out on the page as essay, memoir, or somewhere in between.

If I'm completely burned out from writing I usually take a break and read a ton. It usually doesn't take too long before I'm inspired again. Sometimes the best thing you can do, when your pushing something hard, is to walk away from it for a bit. Give it time to air out. Just make sure you go back. (less)

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	Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Home: Journeying Through the Rooms of My Past to Reclaim My Story by Ashleigh G Stevens, Jason Arias (Goodreads Author) (Artwork), Tori Thacher (editor) 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix by Mari Ness, Derek Manuel, Sara K. McNeilly 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Holes in Everything and other stories by Christian Ulstrup (Contributor), Rocco Blue (Contributor), Sue Mitchell (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	nostraDAMus 2032: clear viSions of the END 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“-Who are those people by whom you wish to be admired? Are they not these whom you are in the habit of saying that they are mad? What then? Do you wish to be admired by the mad?”
― Epictetus, The Discourses

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“-….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.”
― Epictetus

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