Stories I Wrote While Being Suicidal

De: Paul Devereaux

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

"I don't want to sound corny, but your work saved my literal life." *

"You, Edgar Allan Poe and Dean Koontz are the authors that always distract me and help me to go through hard times when my mind doesn't concentrate on anything else" *

"If you're looking for something different to read, this is a great option"

"This is a great read for anyone who has felt lost and hopeless"

All the great writers – from Ernest Hemingway to Stephen King – fought (or tried to fight) their suicidal thoughts by means of writing and alcohol. Since I’m a rather mediocre writer, I battle the desire to lay hands on myself with the help of writing alone; and a little bit with self-deprecating remarks…That’s all I wanted to tell you about this book. Love it or hate it – I do not care, because I'm still suicidal…

The editor’s note:

"Stories I wrote while being suicidal" is a collection of eleven great stories of different lengths and genres which will take you from 1 minute to 1.5 hours to read. Everyone will find something to their liking in it:

- A Girl with a Knife and a Teddy Bear – an acute social female-empowerment thriller about a teenage girl and sexual predators.

- A Short and Sad Story about a Man, a Suicide, and a Little Girl – a sad but inspiring Story about a Man, a Suicide, and a Little Girl.

- An Insanely Long and Incredibly Boring Suicide Note – a letter about love, suffering, and the ability to joke even in the last moments of one's life.

- Death and his pet – a micro tale telling that even Death can love.

- iCensor – a sharp look at modern technologies and living in the age of #MeToo.

- Life in 457 words – a story of how an entire human life can fit in less than 500 words.

- The Bear and The Ballerina – an inspiring story about art, food, and love.

- The Most Dangerous Beast – a Sci-Fi novella about monsters lurking in outer space and ourselves.

- The Olympics' child – a flash fiction story of how hard it is to have dark skin in a place where the ground is always white with snow.

- What Does Your Soul Smell Of – a heartbreaking story of dogs, friendship, cowardice, and courage.

- Why Aren't You Dead Yet – a suspenseful detective story, told on behalf of a mentally disturbed person who himself doesn't know whether he is a murderer or a victim of a setup.

Plus, you'll find a selection of 13 original comics that will make you laugh and even think a little about such hot topics as racism, ecology, and gender equality.

* The full text of this very important for me reader review:
"I started to read it during a particularly gruesome depressive episode and your stories were among the few things that distracted my mind from the dark path I was going through (Oddly enough, considering that the content of your stories could make me gloomier than I already am. Go figure!). The same happened when I had a bad case of COVID 2 weeks ago, was sick as a dog and had to be away from work, from my family and from everything else. I think I can say that you, Edgar Allan Poe and Dean Koontz are the authors that always distract me and help me to go through hard times when my mind doesn't concentrate on anything else. I just want to thank you for your work. You're very talented, your writing style is superb and I don't want to sound corny, but your work saved my literal life. I wish you all, all the best. Thank you!"