The Velvet discussion

Get things going here.

Patiently waiting for my copy, and currently reading the second Thomas novel, which means I may have finally gone Billy Pilgrim. It was bound to happen

Thanks Caleb.

Not sure what I should post up here. Don't want to spoil anything.

Jacob-reluctant hero.
Marcy-femme fatale Eve.
Jimmy-everyman, on the mainland.
X-larger than life, spirited.
Assigned-ghost in the machine.
Gordon-killer with a lust for vengeance.
Roland-bitter teen, son of Marcy.

oh, hey....come vote for my book here:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/50...

it might get an article written about it

“Transubstantiate is, is — it’s a visual: that 2001 baby opening its eyes in the monolith, but the monolith is shrouded in this story of loss and hope and identity, and encoded in the cadence of that story, if you listen close, is the genetic map with which to draw this impossible celestial infant, opening its eyes on the page, looking right into you.”—Stephen Graham Jones

a small excerpt from Transubstantiate:

T-shirt in my hand, stained with blood that isn’t mine, dirty rivulets of sweat run down my back, an excruciating river of itchy salt. Bug bites and grass cuts fight for my attention. But my burning lungs are winning. It’s too far, I can’t run any further. The clearing is coming to an end and I have to think. What to say. She won’t believe me. I have to show her. How will I get her away from work? Water. We’ll make a trip to the Artesian well. We always need more water, we all do. She’ll think it’s a good idea, that I’ve come around finally, that I’m chipping in, helping again. Then I’ll take her to the cave. Show her the body. Bodies. And the bones. The stack of bones, piled high to the ceiling. What does it mean? Are we safe?

Stopping at the edge of the high grass, hands on knees, chest heaving, a strand of drool hangs to the ground. In and out the hot air moves, my face flushed, bloodied knees like lipstick kisses. Regaining composure will be tough, but there is no time. Just a sip of water, then inside.

I'm very patiently waiting for my copy to arrive, goddammit.

S/L went out yesterday and today, should be there soon - paperbacks went out, ebooks should be finally f-ing ready any day now up on Kindle, etc.

Sorry I'm getting to this late...better late than never!

no worries, we're also doing it at The Cult - http://chuckpalahniuk.net/forum/10000...