Poem: Torment

Hey, everyone.

You might remember me mentioning plans to post some poems I wrote when I got the poetry bug in my last blog post. Well, here it is, titled "Torment". I hope you enjoy it.

The torture is small

But the torture is great

With each repetition, its powers grow

It relentlessly repeats

A small error sends big waves

An impression that never goes away

The pattern never ceases

It always returns

Thus is my irritation

Thus is my torment

Poetry and Stuff in Backlog

Hey, everyone!

Surprised? I bet you didn't expect another blog post so soon. But here it is! 

So, just a quick update, but as the title of this post suggests, I've been getting the poetry bug lately. I've written down several poems in a little bit of my downtime. And after a while, I got to thinking I want to share them with you. I'll post one or two poems at a time, maybe as a weekly thing until I run out. But you all better be prepared. These poems are expressions of my feelings and views. Expect plenty of them to show just how petty I am on the inside. And there are some not petty stuff mixed in too. 

Now, on to my main writing biz. As you all probably know from my previous posts, I've been focusing on a really old project of mine, titled "Quest for the Witch". It was actually the first story I started working on for my Hubpages blog. I'm pleased to announce that I've just got a few more chapters to go before I finish with it. Because I'm focused on that, some of my other writing projects have been put on a growing backlog list of stuff. But have no fear, I'll be back on the other book series' soon enough.

Anyway, here's a little intro to "Quest for the Witch" to give you an idea of what the story is about:

Alexandra has lived most of her life trapped in an old witch's tower. But on her sixteenth birthday, after attempting to escape, and failing miserably, she is given the chance to leave her home and go on an adventure, like she always dream. The catch: she just has to go on a quest for the witch. Now, along with Caesar, her friend, she must journey across the country and face the perils of dark magic that infects the land while taking on the witch's final task to her.

Well? Did that catch your interest? Did it? Did it?

If so, you can look forward to the full novel that'll likely come out in about a month or so. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy the poems I'll be putting on this blog site, which I'll call collectively "Petty and Not Petty Series".

Happy reading!

Extraterrestrial (Excerpt)

Hey, everyone! It's been a long time, hasn't it? How have you all been? Me? The same-old, same-old, just living life day by day, going to work, watching TV, and writing stories in my spare time. 

Speaking of stories, I just published another novel on Amazon a few weeks ago. Probably should have made some kind of announcement here longer, but I'm a lazy person who usually just scrolls through social media rabidly once or twice a day, rather than engage.

Anyway, the latest book of mind to hit the Amazon digital shelves is called Extraterrestrial, another installment of my Ben and Co. novel series which is chock full of supernatural, sci-fi action. This time, once more, Ben and his allies find themselves challenged by the very evil, very crazy scientist genius Dynastes. It'll be their final confrontation, and boy do things go crazy around them.

To get a small taste of what to expect in the story, here's an excerpt. If that get's you even a little bit interested, you can find both the ebook and the paperback version of the novel on Amazon by clicking the link HERE.

Enjoy

*****

Wait. What was that?

Hanako bent down, pressing her face close to the monitor. Her eyes were so close that she could make out the colorful digital grains flickering across the screen.

"Hey!" Qian snapped. "Don't put your eyes so close to the monitor. You'll ruin them!"

But Hanako ignored him. She was focused on Jane and John's hands.

That had to be her imagination. Hanako prayed that it was just that. BUt in her heart, she knew that what she saw was not her imagination. And her heart's suspicions were confirmed just a second later.

Around John's hands, electricity visibly crackled. His hands were lade flat at his side, as if poised to stab.

Hanako didn't waste any more time. She broke away from the ring of computers and rushed to Emily.

"Huh!?" Emily cried out. Hanako had reached her just in time before she could open the door and pulled her away. She, then, shoved Emily further in to the room.

"What was that for!?" Peeved at how roughly Hanako had treated her, Emily angrily demanded an explanation. Hanako, however, ignored the question.

"Stay behind me!" she barked. "Grandfather, you too!"

"Don't call me that!" Qian snapped. "I'm not your grandfather!" 

He was soon cut off by the door shattering from an explosive impact. A large bolt of lightning burst through flying debris and wood splinters. It flew straight for the space between Hanako's eyes.

*****

Well, that's roughly how it'd look. I tried copy-pasting from a word document, but for some reason, Blogger messed it up on the actual page. Not the first time it's happened, and it gets really annoying having to type in everything over again. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the excerpt and will support me on the writing front.

Happy reading, everyone!