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Beau Johnston

Goodreads Author

Born

in Australia

Website

http://www.beaujohnston.com.au

Genre

Horror, Paranormal, Science Fiction

Member Since

February 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/beau_johnston

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Beau has always had an active (some might say overactive) imagination. He enjoys telling creepy tales on long car trips or during black-outs and thunderstorms.

Beau completed his first novel Sleep With One Eye Open, in 2014. The dark and disturbingly realistic tale quickly gained a following, with many readers demanding a sequel.

Devoting most of his spare time to writing, Beau completed Sleep With One Eye Open: Ghost, in September 2015. The story is more unnerving than the original, and far more devious.

In November 2017 Beau completed his third book, Sleep With One Eye Open: Shadow. This gave him the opportunity to explore the psychological side-effects of having to do horrible things simply to survive another day.

31 October 2024 saw Beau pu ...more

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	Sleep With One Eye Open 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sleep With One Eye Open: Ghost 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Sleep With One Eye Open: Shadow 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Lost Souls: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Sleep With One Eye Open: Ghost by Mr Beau J Johnston (2015-09-04) by Beau Johnston (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Good evening everyone,

Just a quick update on the renovations. So far there haven’t been any major catastrophes, and all is going well. There has been plenty of hard work, a few good laughs, and a few interesting visitors along the way.

Our local water dragon has also taken an interest in our activities (I nearly didn’t see him watching me from the garden while I was pouring paint).

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Writing short stories about the Zombie Apocalypse gave me the opportunity to explore aspects of many different types of survivors; some cruel, others kind, some were heroes, others were cowards. One or two found their actions had unintentional outcom ...more
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“Never shake hands with a scorpion.”
― Beau Johnston

tags: life-lesson

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“Paper tigers quake with fear when a real tiger enters the room.”
― Beau Johnston

tags: life-lesson

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Beau’s Quotes

“Never shake hands with a scorpion.”
― Beau Johnston

tags: life-lesson

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“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
― Bruce Lee

tags: advice, bruce-lee, inspirational

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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: corruption, dark-side, fighting, monsters, soul

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“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

tags: importance, safety, state, war

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“I prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.”
― Jackie Chan

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