StokerCon 2022
Hey! I know you’re the only one who reads these posts, so I’ll just direct this right at your face, specifically. I will be attending StokerCon 2022 in Denver in May. I’ll be celebrating my birthday on the sunny beaches of Colorado with my horror homies, sipping back on a thimble or two of birthday ale. I’m very excited to see many of my writing chums and, I suppose, to be seen by them. I have even purchased stickers to share. If YOU are going to StokerCon, I would love to hang out with you. By all means, let me know!
As far as writing goes, I actually HAVE been writing. Valheim is fun and all, but playing it doesn’t put a lot of words on the page. The project I’m working on is pretty bonkers. It’s a Halloween comedy-horror creature feature that starts crazy and just gets crazier. I feel like I’m getting back in the zone on this one. I’ll tell you all about it at StokerCon 2022! If you see me out there, don’t forget to ask for a sticker!
Here’s a picture of me playing Valheim. (That’s not troll balls, that’s my character. His hood and cloak are made from troll hide, so his head and shoulder kind of look like troll balls in this photo. The developers did not model balls for the trolls. Also, note the severed troll head in the background! Take THAT, monster!)
Free Dark Fantasy Novel
Howdy, Chum! I just wanted to drop a reminder that my dark fantasy novel, Chuggie and the Desecration of Stagwater, is absolutely FREE for your Kindle reader. What is it about? I’m glad you asked. Chuggie is the perpetually-intoxicated embodiment of Drought on a world called Mag Mell. As he wanders the land, he stumbles upon the remote city of Stagwater. There he finds new friends, new enemies, love, betrayal, and a few bottles of booze. Will it be enough to keep his thirst at bay? Will he escape the devious plans of the men in power? Will you immediately want to read the next two books in the series? The answers to these questions and more can be found in the pages of Chuggie and the Desecration of Stagwater!
You may wonder, “Why, Brent? Why are you giving this book away for free?” The answer is, I am willing to bet the price of an e-book that you’ll like it so much you want to read more of Chuggie’s adventures. Heck, I bet you’ll even want to be one of the cool kids who leave a review!
So get on over to Amazon and download your free dark fantasy novel Chuggie and the Desecration of Stagwater… TODAY!
Destroy the Files – REVENGE!
Hi folks! I just wanted to drop a quick link for the latest episode of Destroy the Files, a podcast I do with my dear friend Kate Jonez. In the latest episode, we talk about con artists, revenge, a list of reasons why my pal Nate should get a katana, and lots of other stuff you’ll have to hear to believe. Like my deep dive into The Cask of Amontillado. WOW. Listen here:
Dr. Steel – Homecoming, Pt. 1 Lyrics
All my life it seems I’ve been too scared
To chase my dreams or make them real
No one understood or cared
About the boyhood dreams he dared
Pushed around, the child abused
Ridiculed, so broke and bruised
Knocked down and cast aside
I’ve had enough, let’s turn the tide
Find out what’s inside of me
Something burning to break free
Imagining a better scene
Manifest a new reality
And I’m never going home
I’m never going home
Never, never, never
Going home
This new life I have began
The time has come to take a stand
For what I do and who I am
It matters not who understands
The broken pieces of my heart
A mind mixed up, fell apart
Create a world of a different sort
A brand new life, a fresh new start
This is what I’ve always been
Meant to be, it’s destiny
Now this is me, it’s clear I see
What the world has done to me
And I’m never going home
I’m never going home
Never, never, never
Going home
Because this is now my home
I am coming home
This is now my home
Oh, I am coming home
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I looked all over the internet for the words to this song. Google. I looked at the first page of Google results. It was clear that nowhere on the internet were these lyrics published. So I transcribed them as best as I could. Oh, you KNOW I stayed up all night transcribin’ that business, dawg! Anyway, let me know if I got something wrong, buy my books, stay off my lawn, et cetera.