Novel in the works

I'm working on a novel-length story.  Its title is THe.

Here's an excerpt from Chapter One of the working manuscript:  

THe

The nest was too high for him to throw a stick accurately at it, he thought.  Rocks would be better.

The boy thinks briefly about those he left sleeping in the house.  He thinks about the hornets inside the nest above his head.  And how now doesn’t really feel like a family, and how the hornets scare him.  He couldn’t explain if you asked why he wanted to throw rocks at the nest.  He was careful enough to do it in the morning, though, so he wouldn’t be stung by hornets looking for the source of the destruction of their carefully-constructed suspended home.

He’d had other destructive impulses like this.  Stomping on the ice of some deep ruts in a dirt road, where ice had formed and a wide, hollow gap between the ice and the water below was hollow and reminded him of breaking glass when he broke through the ice.  Throwing rocks at an old abandoned car in the woods, stones clanking metallically as he struck the rusted passenger side door.  Kicking a football as high as he could in the backyard of a foster family he’d been with before.

He threw the rock.  It missed left, and too high.  He’d thrown it as high as he could.  He goes back to the ditch along the road and searches for more rocks of the right size.  He finds gravel there, and fills his hands, walking back to his throwing distance place. He makes a small pile there.  He throws up another, smaller, rock, missing low this time, although right on target.  A third rock has a good feeling. Its weight is right.  It's the one.

He cocks his arm, rock held behind his head, and looks at the spherical paper nest.  This is the last time he would see it intact.  He looks down at a second rock held in his right hand.  Destruction is the way of everything, he knew.  Things were permanent, then they change.

Undoing permanence was why he was here.  Exactly the reason.  Give in. Throw.  Or hold off… and let something else do the throwing—a boy, the wind, a branch, rain… time.  He didn’t think any of this, but he knew it through and through.

Summer Reading!

As you're driving to a distant vacation destination, sitting in the passenger seat, maybe read something new....

You can read my latest, Situations of I, as an eBook on your Kindle or smart phone.  Just a thought ;)

Happy 4th of July,

D.

All of my books now on Kindle

To all "real" book enthusiasts: reading can be hands-free!

First and foremost, I'm a reader. Before there was light, there was the word.  "Real" books are great.  I must say, however, that I like a book I can read at night that is self-lighting!  My Kindle battery lasts forever and over the past year I've grown accustomed to being able to buy or check out from libraries books directly onto my device no matter where I am... in under a minute.  And no, I don't work for Kindle (yet).

So.  I am proud to announce that each of my four published books is now available in electronic format---specifically, Kindle.  Go to my books' pages on Amazon and select the Kindle option.  Free Kindle apps are available for you to read my books on your PC, phone, tablet, Kindle, iPad, iPod, etc.  All of them, instantly downloaded.  And significantly less expensive than print versions of my books (zero printing costs).

If you still insist on buying the print version of one or more of my books, here's a deal: with your purchase of each of my titles, you will get a Kindle version thrown in for an additional $1.99.  Now, you can read my book on the go and leave your (hopefully signed) print copy on a shelf at home.  Just sayin'....  Of course, I recommend you pick up both :)

Here are my published books (so far):

Situations Of I (2015)

Ben and the Dragon (2013)

A Handyman's Common Sense Guide to Spiritual Seeking (2013)

Portrait of a Seeker (2012)

I really enjoyed writing Situations and seeing it published this spring.  I'm also very glad to be able to offer my titles in both print and electronic formats.

BTW: I'm currently working on a novel---a long, sprawling, good-feeling story of adventure and mostly joy.

Best wishes,

David

Situations Of I (new book release)

Situations Of I

A fourth published book by David Weimer

If you know me, buy a copy!

If you order it from oneandonlybooks on Amazon (that's me, my day job name), I'll sign your book.

This new book is a collection of short stories and philosophic essays.  I hope you like it.  I'm glad to finally have it out in the world.  Visit its Amazon listing and read preview selections of the book using the "Search Inside" feature.

You can also see my other titles here.  All four of my books are available in print form and Kindle or eBook.

Take care,

David

Situations Of I

Situations Of I

Situations Of I is nearly here!  You may be able to obtain a copy in as little as two weeks.

Here is a book description from the publisher:

        A time-traveling salamander; a UFO abducting a vintage covered bridge; an autobiography of light; musings on dinosaur religion and explorations of life, meaning and existence are among the subjects of Weimer’s fourth published work.

     Profane and profound, “Situations Of I” is, in the author’s words, “centered on the unique free-floating magic reality I take completely for granted—individual awareness.”

     This collection of philosophic essays, speculative short stories and prose poetry emerged from the author’s life and observations while living in the village of Flushing, Ohio. 

     Each chapter is a stand-alone vignette with arguably more question marks per page than nearly any other work of its size.  With titles such as, “Home is Where I Live,” “Gasoline Planet,” “A Blade Hanging, Overhead,” “Eternal Burgers” and “Hollow Houses,” each piece challenges the reader, as well as the author, to delve within and to question intently what we all “know for sure.”

You can find upcoming book excerpts in this writing blog