Ah, there's that feeling again, when a dreamscape becomes a tangible accomplishment. The ideas always begin as muddled images swirling in some sort of abyssal soup. Then certain detritus begins to break the surface, characters make decisions, and a story is born. Details are dredged from the muck, glistening and slick. Welcome to MARROW'S PIT. Read the back cover synopsis here or on this site here and let me know what you think.
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“What the fuck is going on, sergeant?”
“I don’t know. It was never this bad. Hey, wait a minute, I thought you were working on the missing children cases?” “Yeah, yeah, I was--I am. There are missing children, it’s a big deal, I get it. I’m working on it, but I had to see this one for myself. By the way, where’s that help you promised me? “...” “Sergeant?” “I tried...” “And?” “Well, I called but I can’t get a hold of anybody.” “What do you mean?” “I mean, the phones aren’t working.” “The phones have been working fine. I haven’t--” “Have you tried calling outside of town?” “I don’t think so.” “Just...don’t worry about it right now, okay? Have you made any progress on your cases?” “But...? A little. I found out... Fuck. I gotta tell you, sergeant, I’m damn tired. I spent the entire night talking with my wife.” “Your wife? When did you remarry?” “I never have. Too busy.” “But she’s been...” “Yup. That’s right.” “What’d you talk about?” “The past. Our son. We reminisced, what can I say?” “Reynolds, you’re telling me--” “Except there was something not right about her. She looked like my wife, but...I don’t know. She wanted to show me something. I didn’t go with her, was too scared, but she said she’d come back tonight.” “This is a crazy conversation, you know that?” “Yeah. I know.” “I guess when you’ve seen what we have, you get a little numb to things after a while.” “I guess. Hey, sergeant? Just tell me. What am I about to see?” “It’s like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie.” “What do you mean?” “Have a look for yourself.” “What the! The blood...”
Yup--that's me in the middle.
So, this is kind of a weird thing to do, but I've been thinking recently about my 4th grade self, from whom I based Jake, the main protagonist in THE NEW FLESH, and looked up a few things that were going on when I was a kid at that time. I know, I know--look how full of himself this Keith guy is, but whatever. I find it interesting, so I thought I'd share. Here you go: Bush senior is president. Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin, apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in 6 more murders. A Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides. An amateur video captures the beating of motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles, California police officers. The body of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell is found floating in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands. Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces he has HIV, effectively ending his NBA career. Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury dies from pneumonia induced by AIDS. KISS drummer Eric Carr dies from complications of heart cancer. The Cold War ends after 44-46 years when the Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union. The Gulf War begins. Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait. United Airlines Flight 585 crashes in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing all 25 people on board, while a few miles down the road a young Keith Deininger is obsessed with Super Mario Brothers 3 on his Nintendo, exploring the drainage ditch behind the apartments across the street, and drawing and designing his own video games on paper. Also, he's written a couple of short stories, one about werewolf attacks and one about people disappearing for no reason. And yes, that's a picture of me in 4th grade. That's my teacher, Mrs. Nance, behind me, and I can't remember anything about the other two kids. Friends? I doubt it. I didn't have many friends back then. Too much of a weirdo. ;) |
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