Did you ever wish that life came with a pause button? The secret is that it does! With this book discover the key to making life more manageable. With three months of dedicated practice and journaling you will learn how meditation can greatly improve the quality of your life by: • Easing and improving your ability to handle stress. • Allowing you to sleep more restfully. • Teaching you to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. The Perfect Pause is a clear, concise meditation guide and journal that will give you the basic tools necessary to discover life's "pause button". Included in the book is a three-month journal to chart your progress. This comprehensive guide provides the reader with a launch pad for a fulfilling lifelong spiritual journey!
Eric Vance Walton is an American poet, novelist, and essayist whose work moves between literary fiction, poetry, and contemplative nonfiction. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he now lives and writes in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
He received the 2005 Thurber Treat Prize for his fable The Heiress and the Pea. His poems, essays, and short stories have appeared in literary journals and magazines. He studied fiction, poetry, and independent publishing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and completed a short-fiction course with C. Michael Curtis, longtime fiction editor at The Atlantic.
Walton’s books include the dystopian novel Alarm Clock Dawn; the poetry collections Ephemera and Poems from the Edge of the Apocalypse; the mindfulness titles The Perfect Pause and Mindful Moments; and the indie-author guide One Word at a Time. His latest book, Walking With the Muse: A Collection of Short Stories (2026), gathers fiction written across more than thirty years—an intimate record of craft, memory, and a lifelong conversation with inspiration.
When he isn’t writing, he walks wooded trails, travels, drinks very strong coffee, and practices meditation. Find more of his work at ericvancewalton.net.