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Ahab's Adventures In Wonderland Now On Sale
I'm very happy to announce that my mash-up novel, Ahab's Adventures In Wonderland is now available, exclusively at Amazon. As part of the debut, for a limited time, it will be available for $3.99.
Here's the description:
Captain Ahab, legendary farmer, loses his leg after an encounter with Moby Dick, the infamous white rabbit who has been terrorizing farms all across Massachusetts. Hellbent on revenge, he vows to hunt the rabbit wherever it may lead. With his crew in tow, he plunges down the rabbit hole and finds himself in the amazing world of Wonderland, where caucus races, mad tea parties, and croquet with the queen await.
A mashup of Moby Dick and Alice in Wonderland, Ahab's Adventures In Wonderland is an absurdist look at two legendary classics. You'll never view Wonderland the same again. With cover design and illustrations by Katie Morton.
I'm really excited about the novel, and I hope you'll take the time to check it out. Fans of Alice in Wonderland and Moby Dick will be especially pleased.
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When My Wish For A Unicorn Finally Came True
Unicorns are not a figment of my imagination. They are as real as I am and I know where to find them.
Santa took me on his sleigh with Rudolph leading the reindeer herd. I didn't expect to land in Santa's workshop when I followed the funny white rabbit, but my curiosity always gets the best of me. Santa took me to a place with singing mermaids by the beach, hundreds of scurrying hobbits, and dragons flying above.
I should’ve been ecstatic but I couldn’t stop thinking about how much more I wanted to ride a Pegasus over a Unicorn.
From Guest Contributor, Kristen Lum
Moby Dick; Or, The Rabbit
Some said we merely followed orders. Others, the whims of a madman. I knew we chased a ghost.
We followed down the hole, and past that infernal tea party. We would circle around perdition's flames before he would give him up.
It was Ahab's singular obsession. To forever pursue the white rabbit that had trespassed onto his vegetable patch one autumn night so many years ago.
We heard him rant from the back of our carriage deep into the night.
"From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee. Ye damned rabbit."
Banner In Wonderland
Wonderland had an open door policy for precocious girls and white rabbits, and the occasional opium rattled mathematician slipped through, but for anyone else, you needed a special invitation from the Queen herself.
After last Tuesday's devastation, fingers immediately started pointing in multiple directions at once. An inquiry was to be held, and the Mad Hatter was arranging everything himself.
"When I say time, you must hold the inquiry," ordered the Hatter.
"How can I hold an inquiry when I haven't any hands," demanded the Cheshire Cat.
"Use your teeth. Someone must be punished for allowing Dr. Banner into Wonderland."
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