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SHADOWS is finally released and available at these outlets:

AMAZON, APPLE, NOOK, SMASHWORDS, and KOBO.

A novella, MORTIFIO, which takes place at a penal colony, is progressing slowly. It won't be ready to be published until 2021.

Developing more short-stories, and a very noir psychological thriller, The Bewildered Wanderer.

DAY OF THE DARK: Stories of Eclipse, recently nominated for a Silver Falchion Award, is still available. The anthology was recently considered for an Agatha and was nominated for a Silver Falchion Award.

Listen to CHAT AND SPIN RADIO interview with Chéri Vausé on October 3rd, Part 2!

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THOUGHTS

Writing is, and has always been, an act of rebellion against complacency, unchallenged lies from institutions and governments, including masks we wear out of fear or lack of knowledge. Sometimes we have to climb into the ring of ideas and fight our way out when no one wants to hear the truth. Today, that is more often than it should be. And, at times, we must take the gloves off and make it a bare-knuckle fight. How can the truth survive, how can we continue unless we fight for it, give it air to breathe, exercise, and feed it. We must stand on the mountain top and proclaim it for the entire earth to hear, and in the gutter with the dirt and filth, until those who hide, who disavow must acknowledge that truth stands outside of us. It is not legislated or written by man.

 

Feelings are not truth. Feelings love to lie, and they aren't capable of being hard when it's necessary to stand firm. Truth is objective, never subjective. And, it can be proved. Lies shout, they carry signs with hateful and vicious words,  burn buildings down, and preach violence and hatred toward those who disagree. And lies fight dirty by trying to destroy those who believe something different.

 

Truth is not trendy. It doesn't long for photo ops with politicians or media. Truth doesn't intrude itself in vain award ceremonies with hyperbole spoken against someone who has an inconvenient truth on their side. Truth doesn't seek power. It stands alone, and will live on while other works born in lies die. Lies are always exposed... sooner or later.

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Truth IS! Share it!

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