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Great Daze
A masked avenger who is far from super and stands for nothing, a collector who traipses from Earth to Earth in search of oddities, a man with a cat and a gift... being a dick to ghosts, waking up in the infinite lives we could have led from the mundane to the fantastic without warning whether we want to or not, an odd liberator from beyond the stars journeys to a fantastical realm, and three lifelong friends go out for a leisurely Saturday game of disc golf and end up entangled in a murder that only they can solve. Get lost in the Great Daze, and maybe have a laugh while you’re there.
About the author: Bryan Preston was the kid that you heard died over summer vacation but were pleasantly surprised to see very much alive in the fall. He is a hopefully successful author, celebrated comedian, respected educator, competent lover, peerless conversationalist, exceptional thespian, occasional misanthrope, above-average amateur disc golfer, and a modern Renaissance man in the sense that he always draws biblical figures with tiny dongs.
About the author: Bryan Preston was the kid that you heard died over summer vacation but were pleasantly surprised to see very much alive in the fall. He is a hopefully successful author, celebrated comedian, respected educator, competent lover, peerless conversationalist, exceptional thespian, occasional misanthrope, above-average amateur disc golfer, and a modern Renaissance man in the sense that he always draws biblical figures with tiny dongs.
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 17, 2021
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October 23, 2025
Book Review: Great Daze by Bryan Preston
Great Daze is a wild, genre-bending collection that refuses to play by the rules. With six offbeat, darkly funny, and wildly imaginative tales, Bryan Preston takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through worlds that are absurd, poignant, and unexpectedly profound—all while keeping you laughing and questioning reality in equal measure.
Each story in Great Daze drops you into a universe that feels both familiar and completely unhinged: a masked avenger who stands for absolutely nothing, a dimension-hopping collector chasing curiosities across Earths, a man who torments ghosts with his unwanted gift, and three friends whose innocent disc golf outing spirals into a bizarre murder mystery. From a ruined present ruled by a sentient comment section to the fantasy realm of Kalbrantha, where liberation and destruction blur together, Preston’s imagination knows no bounds.
What ties these wildly different stories together is Preston’s sharp wit and satirical edge. Beneath the chaos and humor lies a keen commentary on modern life—our obsession with digital validation, the absurdity of hero worship, and the infinite “what-ifs” of existence. The writing is brisk and cinematic, with dialogue that crackles and pacing that never lets up.
Great Daze manages to be funny, thrilling, and strangely heartfelt. Even as you’re laughing at its absurdities, you’ll catch glimpses of melancholy and meaning—reminders that behind every cosmic joke or twisted reality, there’s something deeply human at stake.
Great Daze is a wild, genre-bending collection that refuses to play by the rules. With six offbeat, darkly funny, and wildly imaginative tales, Bryan Preston takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through worlds that are absurd, poignant, and unexpectedly profound—all while keeping you laughing and questioning reality in equal measure.
Each story in Great Daze drops you into a universe that feels both familiar and completely unhinged: a masked avenger who stands for absolutely nothing, a dimension-hopping collector chasing curiosities across Earths, a man who torments ghosts with his unwanted gift, and three friends whose innocent disc golf outing spirals into a bizarre murder mystery. From a ruined present ruled by a sentient comment section to the fantasy realm of Kalbrantha, where liberation and destruction blur together, Preston’s imagination knows no bounds.
What ties these wildly different stories together is Preston’s sharp wit and satirical edge. Beneath the chaos and humor lies a keen commentary on modern life—our obsession with digital validation, the absurdity of hero worship, and the infinite “what-ifs” of existence. The writing is brisk and cinematic, with dialogue that crackles and pacing that never lets up.
Great Daze manages to be funny, thrilling, and strangely heartfelt. Even as you’re laughing at its absurdities, you’ll catch glimpses of melancholy and meaning—reminders that behind every cosmic joke or twisted reality, there’s something deeply human at stake.
January 13, 2023
Bryan has captured the real local color of Baltimore. Not the Baltimore from The Wire or Roc or Homicide: Life on the Streets, but ACTUAL Baltimore. The one you don't see unless you live there. It's like someone who lives in Disney World and doesn't even see the rides anymore, just the quirky people walking around, minding their own business, living. Well spun yarns about quirky people in Baltimore. More, please.
March 24, 2022
Fun stories. Wish they were full-length
I didn't realize these were short stories at first. There were a few that I would like to see fleshed out to full-length books. The second-to-last story freaked me out at the end.
I didn't realize these were short stories at first. There were a few that I would like to see fleshed out to full-length books. The second-to-last story freaked me out at the end.
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