Dave Matthes's Blog - Posts Tagged "epic"

Current Literary Project in the works:
"In This House, We Lived, and We Died"

-A spiritual journey of an old man masked in doubt and material blindness turns into his last waltz, as he returns to his hometown to find it deserted and bare in a last attempt to piece together the shattered remains of his all but dissipated memory.

Dedicated to and inspired by every single one of the dozens of old, lonely men I've met at bars, parks, and everywhere else, whom I've shared hours of conversation with.

It will basically be a combination of themes and elements as well as written styles gathered from stories like "A Christmas Carol", "What Dreams May Come", "The Divine Comedy", "The Road", as well as many others.

Cover Design:
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"There couldn't be a verb, an adjective, a noun, a pronoun profound enough to literarily liberate the emotion, the feeling, the thought and power felt below my feet as I turned onto that forested bypass, leaving the city and suburbs of my post-adolescence behind. It was freedom without a flag, pestilence without a cure; both likewise and subverted. And in lighting the spliff held gingerly between my aged, wrinkled and dilapidated lips, my destiny was prolonged only for the better. If the night were thicker, I might cast myself into an ocean of doubt. If my headlights were dimmer I might exalt myself under the most rude of Kings. It seemed that the only obstacle on the start of my journey was merely the wind; backward and pressing it was, as the Autumn always presumed it to be. And I felt as though I might be a kite without a string, a hook without bait; yes, the only deceit at my fingertips was the dirt beneath my fingernails. This journey of mine, wherever it took me, would be my last." --- In This House We Lived and We Died

Just ordered a test print to make sure the formatting, cover design, etc. is all copafuckingcetic, and so far, everything's right on track. Looking for a mid to late 2013 release for this literary gem ;)

Finally, my 3rd book, In This House We Lived and We Died , will be released for sale on April 3rd, 2013!

Synopsis:
In This House, We Lived, and We Died, is a story about a man, aged and lost, in mind, body, and spirit, whose last quest takes him into the deepest abysses, across the sharpest precipices, and through the darkest abscesses of his soul so that he may collect the shattered and sunken remains of his all-but vanquished memory.

A sort of Spiritual Epic in the same way "What Dreams May Come" inspires to alter life dispositions, and in the same way "Fight Club" aspires to inspire with violent psychological psithurism, "In This House, We Lived, and We Died" aims to break all the rules of the literary journey and set a new tone for the world of imagination



Order online at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Thenaca... on April 3rd!