The Apocalypse Arrives.... A Few Weeks Late

Okay, so I know we all spent the week leading up to May 21 getting ready for the apocalypse. Personally, I prepared by putting off mowing my lawn and getting my hair cut, thinking I could take care of them if the foretold day of doom did not arrive. Sure enough, the 21st came and went, and my lawn and hair continued to grow (though, at my age, the back hair is catching up, but that's an overshare.) The good news is, the apocalypse arrived after all... the zombie apocalypse!

My new novella, The Zombie-Driven Life, is a darkly humorous story of Kenan, a cynical, nobody of a teenager who finds himself to be a reasonably competent zombie slayer... or so he believes. He is also coming to grips with the fact that his days follow a consistent pattern: find food, kill/run away from zombies, eat, sleep, repeat. He wonders if life is really worth all the hard work he's putting into staying alive.

His world changes in a flash when his dream girl, Katy, comes walking down the street. The two of them set off in search of a safe place, but their journey takes unexpected twists. The Zombie-Driven Life is filled with action, mystery, romance, heartbreak, betrayal, revenge, humor, and zombies... lots of zombies! Oh, and sarcasm. Fans of the Dane Maddock adventures- imagine Bones wrote a young adult zombie book, and you'll get the picture.

The book is a bit of a send-up of The Purpose-Driven Life, with the chapter titles parodying those of P.D.L., such as, "You Just Might Be an Accident," and "Formed for Zombie Food," but Kenan's struggle with the meaning of his life is a serious one. Someone who reads only the first few pages might think I have it in for organized religion, but this is the story of a young man who, like many teens (adults too) I have known, is bitter, cynical, and struggling to reconcile the things he's been taught in his life with the tragic reality of the world. So, you can read it on one level as a character study, or you can just read it as a fun and entertaining zombie story.

If you're looking for something to tide you over until the release of Quest on the 28th, The Zombie-Driven Life is currently available in ebook format on Kindle, Nook, multi-format at Smashwords, and in print. Oh, and the ebook's only 99 cents! What a bargain!