This is a mature book. A result of life hitting me in the feels on repeat. It is not meant to be escapism. Five years ago, I would never have attempted a book like this. I hated every aspect of myself. I wouldn't have had the ??. But my dreams were slowly dying. I had to do something so I didn't follow right behind them.

  I wanted to be more lighthearted and I've tried in some regards. However, serial murder and what causes it is no joke. It doesn't matter who is committing the crime. Man or women. I may have went too deep. I don't know. But the effort was put in already and I don't want to turn back. I'll just work on building up the story more. Everything that is happening in the narrative has a purpose and a link.

  Unlike a typical novel I can expand on the world through each character's eyes. World building, except with psychological aspects. You get to see the depravity unfold. I know this is very niche. I know my characters are not typically what people want/expect to see. This platform is perfect for it because I'm just here to write and get things off my chest. Burdensome things. Some of the graphic scenes are not meant to be funny or over the top. They are there for a reason. I made a note about tone versus simply what is happening for that reason. I don't know how many people are able to catch the subtle cues I'm giving. I'm not an in-your-face kind of person.

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  Every day we walk, run, drive past people going through things we'd never dream of. Saw a cop this morning who looked like he was going through some ish. I'm talking early morning too. Maybe it was lack of sleep. Not mad, not mean...Just....Something noticable. We're all people. We're all just trying to survive in a messed up world. I don't know that cop. He doesn't know me. But you don't have to know someone to have empathy. I've been metaphorically drowned empathizing with people I didn't know from King Tut. A primary reason for this book's existence. Too much running around in my head.

  Basically, I'm taking a brief pause for STATION IDENTIFICATION ??. Regroup. Refocus. Redirect. And remind myself that this is a ME project. I've lived through a lot to reach this point. I don't want to disappoint people/readers, but ultimately this book exists for a reason.