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7/12/2022

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I have some great news to share with everyone! In the month of July I managed to finish 'Far from Home: Part II.' I have also spent a great deal of time editing my work, for the third part to this vampire series as well.

I confess most of my inspiration to finish this story was done at Dublin airport. A long time waiting at the gate for my next flight gave me ample of time to focus on the story and type the final chapter with an unexpected plot-twist.

There will be a delay to publish this story, but I should hope that 'Far from Home: Part II' be launched closer to the end of the year. Furthermore, the story 'At Peace' looks all ready to go, just need to submit the work to an editor. The date to publish this work will be pushed back too, mostly because the significant size of this novel, it will be my longest one to date.

It is important to note that this vampire series 'Far from Home' will challenge the reader to think about morality and religion. I think it will also challenge the ideas of existentialism. As per usual, I question the idea of free will and destiny in my writings, a recurring theme that I often reflect upon in me solitude. The concept of afterlife and reincarnations is also an ongoing theme in this vampire story. On a final note, I ponder upon the concepts of soulmates; the sense of belonging and that uncanny inclination of feeling at home with someone. Obviously these are heavy topics for such a short Gothic novel, but I like to put a philosophical spin to my works.

Anyways, thank you for taking the time to read this short blog. Please do not hesitate to leave a comment or reach out to me.

Have a wonderful day!

Peter
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The stories we do not tell

4/24/2022

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For months I have been neglecting my writing. The truth is, there was no story to tell. I had the great privilege to fall in love and have that love be returned. I became the main character of my own story, felt the exhilarating rush of kisses and long-held cuddles. Only when I have no story to tell, when that last page to the novel flips to the left and closes that I realize how much time has past, and how happy I once was in my own love story.

They say that time will heal our wounds. I believe that this age old saying is true. I also believe that I can find solace in words, the truest friendship of a paper and a pen. What stories will come? I dare not know, but one thing is certain, I had been loved and I loved in return.
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Step Back, Step Forward

3/20/2022

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As a Canadian I am prone to apologize for everything. So let me start off by apologizing for my lengthy silence. Over the past few months I have not written a single story, not even a chapter. I was battling with severe lapses of anxiety from stresses from work and other life changing events. Fortunately I am at a place where I can breathe and feel at peace with the world. So without further ado, here is my story...

Mental healthy is an important thing to discuss at work and in our everyday lives. Sometimes it is okay to take a step back and withdraw yourself from the world. Consequently, those were my exact actions over the last several months. I needed to take a break from the publishing industry, but now that the dust has settled, I think it is a good time to step back into action.

'At Peace' is still due to be published by the late summer, ideally the month of August. The second instalment of 'Far from Home' needs to be rewritten in certain sections, so I am not certain when it will be published. I am still aiming for 'Far from Home II' to be released in the year 2022. Ironically, the third instalment is already done, it is ever so patient to be released. It is by far my favourite Gothic horror type novel, so I think you will enjoy the dark descent of this new heroine.

At the moment I have no plans to publish any further books. My mind has been on hyper-speed ever since the autumn of last year, so I won't get into a "creative space" until things in my life settle down. All the same, I hope to publish many more books in the coming years, most of them belonging to the genre of romance or eerie Gothic horror novels.

I would like to end off this blog post with a special acknowledgement to the fans that have reached out to me. It touches my heart when you send me a quick message on Instagram to share your appreciation of my work or simply hitting the "like" button on Facebook. Thank you to those  that left a book review on Goodreads or other book related platforms. On a final note thank you for my friends and family that have supported me during my period of instability.

Here is to a brighter future in the year 2022 and a lot more stories to come,

Peter


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Book Review - The Overcoat and Other Short Stories

11/24/2021

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The Overcoat and Other Short StoriesThe Overcoat and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In this slender paperback book there are a series of short stories introduced by the esteemed author Nikolai Gogol. I am familiar with his work since I first encountered it in a Gothic Horror anthology, which featured a short story by him called 'The Viy.' I believe it is the finest work that I have read by Gogol thus far. The short stories in this book did not contain any horrifying tales of an elderly witch stalking the night for their next victim, but instead I read short snippets of marginally boring, run-of-the-mill lifestyles of everyday people in Russia. In these stories the reader will encounter drama stemming from two friendly neighbours that have a sudden disagreement over an old, long-forgotten gun and an elderly man that is brokenhearted after he lost the love of his life- his wife. In spite of the quotidian lifestyles of the main characters in Gogol's short stories, he still manages to exhibit a certain flair of artistry in his simple tales of life and love. Dripping black ink on a thin sheet of paper, the author Gogol is able to create images for the reader to fully visualize. His writing is exemplary and should not be so easily dismissed by other readers or critics of text from European writers in the twentieth century. I would highly recommend him to readers that are interested in reading stories that do not stem from the typical westernized culture (i.e. Britain or America).

My favourite story by far is the 'Overcoat.' Mainly because it contains a supernatural element at the very end of the book, an unexpected twist that left a whimsical smile upon my face. I do love a good ghost story! Anyways, I am happy I purchased this thin paperback at my local book store, although I will admit (with some reluctance) that it is not something that I will quickly re-read anytime soon.

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