Regarding Upcoming Projects, and Space Ninja DJs.

          I have recently been working on a short fiction piece that explores struggles that I have had to deal with over the course of my life. This piece has been a form of catharsis for me, and it is my hope that this work will also help some of those who deal with the same daily war with these inner demons. The work is, of course, fiction, so the meanings are all wrapped in metaphor. I sincerely hope that the use of metaphor bridges a disconnect that I have found with people who do not have a first hand experience with these issues. The first draft should be completed sometime this week. After I do my first run of revision, I will be sending it to an editor, and hopefully releasing it for free either as an e-book, or perhaps just a pdf. No matter the course, I will be providing a link on this site.

          I was working on this piece when my favorite space ninja (With the mask, he's clearly a space ninja), Zardonic, released his Anti Hero album, and it is fantastic. Unavoidably, I started listening to it while I was writing. Then things got weird. My metaphorical piece set in 1930's New England was now a scene for an alien invasion. The connection between music and literature is something that's very prevalent in my work. Often, I will have one album on repeat when working on a certain piece, and translate the emotions and tone in that album into the writing. For the 1930's piece, I had been listening to a collection of piano music, and carrying the sadness and longing, that can be so easily conveyed in piano, into my work. I have a feeling that my Anti Hero piece is going to be full of explosions, one liners, and the very human struggle to fight against impending doom. I am hoping to release this work in a sci-fi journal, but it might find itself being a free ebook for all of his fans to download. 

          After separating my ideas, and getting my piece back on track I made a joking tweet, tagging Zardonic. One thing that I have always loved about Zardonic, is that he actively engages with his fans on social media. A discussion followed, then in a view brief moments he had followed me, and had his PR team email me the press release, which I will write about soon. He even sent me a message saying that if I want an interview with him to contact his PR team. I am not much of an interviewer, and have no connections within the music press. If I were to post an interview on this meagre blog, without a larger network, it would be a disservice to the artist. I am currently in the process of finding a music journal, or magazine that would be willing to publish said interview, should it occur.