It Saturday, and it’s uncommonly warm here in Connecticut. We will break 70°f (21°c) today and tomorrow. We could be working on those fallen leaves well into the last hour of sunlight. That would be productive, especially since tomorrow, that last hour of sunlight will occur earlier. That’s OK, at least I won’t be walking in the dark every morning. Instead of all that work, I’m at the bar with David. We’re going to relax, and I’m going to try and meet the challenge Linda G. Hill gave us with her Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt,
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘your favorite word.’ Decide on your favorite word and use it in your post any way you’d like. Enjoy!”
You might recognize the title from one of the introductions to The Twilight Zone. Apparently, Rod Serling never actually said “imagine if you will,” but ‘imagine’ is my favorite word.
If we were having a beer, you’d be trying to imagine something about me.
“Cheryl, give my young friend one of his favorite beers, that is unless you’re ignoring him.”
“Why would I ignore him, David?”
“Well, he was cheating on you.”
“You went to another bar, Dan?”
“I did, Cheryl. It wasn’t my choice; I was meeting a friend at his favorite place.”
“That’s fine. I’ll allow that. I’ll bring you a cold Modello and what about you, David?”
“I’m back with John Howell’s Bourbon this week, Cheryl.”
“I’ll be right back with those drinks.”
“So, Dan, what were you doing in Granby?”
“I think I covered that on Thursday, David. I was meeting with a friend.”
“Yeah, yeah, I can read. But you didn’t say what friend and you didn’t say what your meeting was about.”
“Here you go guys. One beer, one bourbon, seltzer in a snifter, ice-on-the-side combo. Now Dan, what were you doing in Granby?”
“I’m afraid I can’t reveal those details. I’ll have to leave that to your imagination.”
“Cheers, Dan. You say that as if I’m the guy creating characters that tour the world in their dreams and look into the future. My imagination brings me to a dead end, Dan and that dead end is in Granby, Connecticut.”
“Then you will have to wait, David.”
“Wait? How long?”
“About thirty days, and perhaps six or seven months.”
“I don’t know about my imagination, but my confusion quota for the day has been satisfied.”
“I was meeting with an expert.”
“An expert? On what subject?”
“On two subjects.”
“Would you care to elaborate?”
“Sorry. I can’t.”
“Are these subjects pertinent to your book?”
“Yes. One subject relates to a scene in the book that is being released at the end of this month. The other is relevant to a book that might be released in May or June.”
“I can understand not wanting to reveal spoilers for a book that’s due out in a few weeks, but what makes you think I’d remember something from today in May or June?”
“Knowing what might happen in May, might help you imagine what will happen later this month.”
“Again, my imagination is barely idling. Confusion is close to the red line.”
“Sorry.”
“What’s the title of the book coming out later this month?”
“When Evil Chooses You.”
“A sequel to ‘The Evil You Choose’ I suppose.”
“Correct.”
“What’s the title of next year’s book?”
“I don’t know.”
“Do you have a ‘working title’?”
“I do.”
“And that would be…?”
“Book Four.”
“Cheryl, could we get another round. Maybe a little more alcohol will help Dan be more forthcoming.”
“I’m sorry, David. Book Four is still nebulous.”
“Is it part of the Dreamer’s Alliance series?”
“It’s too early to tell.”
“OK, then, tell me about ‘When Evil Chooses You’.”
“Have you finished ‘The Evil You Choose’?”
“Not quite.”
“Then I won’t introduce ideas that might spoil that. I’ll talk about the next book, but in a post you can choose to ignore.”
“I can’t imagine why you’re messing with me, Dan.”
“It’s quite simple, David. The three books are part of a series. They took me two and a half years to write, but I will have released them in a span of nine months. People will likely take longer to read them. I don’t want to ruin that experience.”
“You’d rather ruin my bourbon?”
“Your second bourbon, and you appear to be enjoying it.”
All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
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