Austin Shippey
Published: 2020-06-09
Total Pages: 226
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The highly anticipated third novel from one of America's emerging writers. "3 Short Stories" is a testament to the thrilling power of dreams and nightmares. Looking like a book that would only exist within a dream, one is shocked to find dozens of full color photos of visionary, psychedelic art, inkblots, portraits, depictions of spirits, and accounts of shamanic trance practices. Beginning in prehistory, the author discusses the importance of dreams, astral travel, and mystical visions throughout human civilization. He then shifts to the present day and shares intimate and chilling paranormal experiences, and vivid dreams, from his real life. The book is crafted to feel like a dream; there is perhaps no writer better equipped to do that at the moment. Written and edited over the course of six years, these stories, which began as vivid dreams, are a testament to the young author's already considerable skill. Contents:1. Introduction: the human history of dreams 2. Sentimental: A haunted widow brings us to the depths of grief. A dream-story originally performed as a play in three acts. [Previously appeared in Painted Cave literary magazine.]3. Bottleneck: A new bar opens up in a small town. The patrons find more than they bargained for when they decide to explore the old building. [Appeared in the anthology "America's Emerging Writers."]4. Slow Pulse: Yet to be released, Slow Pulse is an atmospheric dive into another world. A man returns to his desert home town to attend his father's funeral, but more than death is on his mind when he meets up with his old friend. 5. Strange Dreams in the Abramelin House6. To Beat the Devil / Flags, Flax, Fodder, and Frigg7. The Creation of the World8. The ApocalypseWords from the author: "3 is a lot of things. It's supposed to feel like a dream object, like it was pulled through the bizarre dream world onto a suburban coffee table. So it's full of surprises, and becomes an experience. The three stories are the centerpiece, and the second half of the book brings the psychic world onto paper where I tell some of my personal paranormal experiences. It's full of symbolism and repetition of cycles. It's a trip!!!""It's clear from the beginning that the reader is not in control of this book. It's clear that this is Mr. Shippey's world, and we're just living in it. The book feels like a nightmare that won't end. I didn't know whether to feel horrified, fascinated, curious, or thrilled. One thing is for sure, this book offers an e