This guy is my hero. From his blog:

"Most who read my novels do so to step out of the box. We find authenticity between the lines with characters who struggle with impossible situations and descend into deep valleys to discover life. It�s not neat, it�s not tidy, it�s often unnerving, sometimes terrifying. But for us, it�s life giving. Real. Explosive. True.

The beauty of powerful story is that it takes us there, where mere words and narrow definition fails, where real life resides. It�s all about the story, baby. The story, not the words.

And it certainly isn�t about the labels.

It�s funny how labels work. I mean, seriously, they make me chuckle. I�ve been called all kind of things over the years. A cursory glance at my novels tells the story. I mean, I write stories about Serial Killers, right? Demented stalkers who drain the blood from their victim�s heels into a bucket, wolves in sheep�s clothing who would suck you dry. True dat.

Some say I�m secretly a Catholic Priest, and yes, my next novel is titled The Priest�s Graveyard. Some say I write religious fiction. Really? From the beginning my novels have always been suspicious of and challenged religion, particularly American Christianity as such. Some say I must be a raging liberal, others that I must be a right wing nut�I�ve never spoken a word on politics. I�ve been criticized as one who loves Muslims�shouldn�t we all?

Labels, labels, labels. Don�t you love them? All the world wants to put your story into a box and slap a sign on you, yes? Tie it up with a neat little bow and move on to the next box.

I once wrote a blog called, �The Challenge of Being Gay,� I�m sure many of you recall it�a fun little piece on how the meaning of labels change over time�and for a while many thought I was gay even though the piece made it very clear I was heterosexual. People love to make snap judgments and jump on labels.

So in my story world, am I a gay priest obsessed with violence, vampires, and blood? Well, I guess that depends on what you think all those labels mean. One thing you can be certain of, boxes and labels will not help you or anyone engage or experience any of one my stories. Try to categorize or define it and more than likely you�ll destroy it�the storytellers among you know this already. My advice� Don�t try. Let the story live on its own, outside the box where the real world lives."

I'd post a real entry but I don't feel like it, ya hear?

re: Jacob is a security guard, same as me, but he's what they call a "rover." He goes from site to site, filling in as they need him. Like when people call off or take a vacation. Because of this, though, he's on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There's no guarantee he'll get 40 hours each week, though they are pretty good at getting the hours to him. It just sucks because of the fact that his schedule is never set. It changes daily.
» LostSoul13 on 2011-01-31 10:57:31

I've started reading Dorian Gray and I really like Wilde's syntax. It's easy to read but, still makes me feel smart and sophisticated. Haha. It's a shame he didn't get a chance to write more novels.

Oh man, Zombie... I have to be honest, I knew we were going to doing karaoke so, the night before I was just listening to it over and over and basking in her amazing voice.

Great taste!!
» lastaceface on 2011-02-01 04:22:04

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