Life, Death and the In-Between

Life, Death, and the In-between: A heartbreaking supernatural horror dealing with themes of suicide, grief and the after-life. I guess I wanted to write this given my own personal struggles with thoughts of suicide. Every day I deal with some degree of pain where some days are better than others. When the pain is at its worst, my thoughts often drift to ending my own life.

When a person has exhausted all other options and doctors can find nothing "obviously" wrong, so just keep prescribing strong pain-relief which barely scratches the surface the more you take it, why would a person not look to alternative, arguably darker options? Just because my thoughts often drift in this location, it doesn't mean I am about to give up. This book, in a way, is a way for me to cope with my feelings and distract from the pain I find myself in — while exposing my inner most private thoughts and beliefs to my listeners through a fictional tale.

From the blurb within the book: I struggle with suicidal thoughts. My doctors are aware. My family and friends are too. The next time someone asks me about them, I will simply hand them this — my most personal book.

It's not all doom and gloom: Themes of grief and suicide are obviously heavy and can make for a difficult read from whatever side you come from but while I never mock either subject, there is dark humour weaved through the pages; easy really given the story is told through the eyes of the main character (1st person narration). That's not to say I won't rip your heart out throughout our journey together but, there is some light relief to be found here too and — as mentioned — hopefully further understanding to what others (or yourself may feel).