For two weeks only, you can buy Prairie Cemetery at the author’s direct bookstore in PDF, EPUB or MOBI for only $2.99 (regular price will be $3.99 US). This volume is thirty-five Horror themed poems with accompanying images. The Canadian West has a beauty all its own. Lying beneath that wind-blown quiet is a darkness that G. W. Thomas captures here in words and images.
From the author’s note:
This collection of poems and images were created in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia, though my family is originally from Alberta. All the poems were written in a burst of about one year, after which I returned to fiction and non-fiction writing. Like a prairie cemetery, stumbled upon by accident as you wander the grassy hills, this moment of poetry and photographic imagery came and went. I leave it here in the dust for others to enjoy.
A sample…
WATCH FOR LIVESTOCK
They came in the dark to do mischief
Laughing to know that cows could be pushed over
Like living dominoes
Dead weight in their sleep
They came over the dry stubble field
The crossed the gravel road
Seeing, the yellow sign, reading
Watch For Livestock
Oh, they would, they would
The cows dotted the hillside
Like a surrealistic Dali painting
Done in darkness
The first one pushed at a hot haunch
But the cow didn’t tumble
She called for assistance
From her accomplice ready nearby
They pushed together
Cows could tip over
Couldn’t they?
But the cow didn’t fall, only turned
The girls looked up to see the cattle gathering
No longer spread about like bales
Their escape route was blocked by brown flanks and
Short, sharp horns
The circle closed slowly
As the cows bared their secret smiles
Didn’t they see the cattleguard?
Watch For Livestock
The sign should have read:
Beware of Cows…
Mythos Horror at RAGE m a c h i n e
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