Cismigiu Park: Funeral of George and Dana #apocalypse #fanart

Funeral at Cismigiu Park

A scene from Chapter 1.8 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the end times. READ it here http://wp.me/pbg0R-b2

Notes

Burial of John and Dana at the Rotunda of Writers (behind the statue of Mihai Eminescu) in Cismigiu Park.

Excerpt

Dana and George – Zach’s only son – were laid together behind the statue of Mihai Eminescu. They were two unfortunate, young lovers without a future.

Zach’s thoughts rolled quietly like tumbleweed across a rocky, cold desert night.

George would never go to college. He would never marry and have children. There would be no wedding party and baptisms. The three barrels of palinka that Zach had buried underground 18 years ago would not be served to George’s guests.

There would be no grandchildren to spoil. No one to teach the ways of landcraft, animal husbandry, and nature – all the things that he had learned from his grandfather. There would be no laughter and squeals of grand children. There would be no finger holes in the pies and cakes set out to cool.

George would not build a house on the land of his grandfathers. George would not even have a proper funeral: no vigil in their home, no candles and no casket.

Zach’s wife would never speak to him – if Zach would see Georgina again.

Georgina would slap his face when she heard the news from him. She’d cry for a month. And she would never speak again with Zach.

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Media: Ink and Pencil

Artist: Mihai Stets

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Links:

Mihai Stets
http://smihailangelo.carbonmade.com

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How not to write: unlikely movement of body part NO NOs

One (or more) writing no no’s – inspired by Kristin Lamb’s blog post, 5 Common Writing Pitfalls:

John’s hands explored the stars for answers, breaking apart old constellations, tracing new constellations, and throwing the universe into chaos. His hands fell from the sky to rest at his slides. And the universe snapped back to the way it was.

This wasn’t working! John thought to himself.

Cismigiu Park: Stirbei Voda: Bucharest: Riots #fanart #water

Cismigiu Park: Stirbei Voda: Bucharest: Clean Water Riots

A scene from Chapter 1.12 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the end times. READ it here http://wp.me/pbg0R-dL

Notes:

In this pic, we see what John sees as he’s looking back at the Cretulescu Palace entrance to Cismigiu Park.

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Media: Photography and Digital Art

Artist: Madalina Cristea

Creative Commons license for this graphic as follows: Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA

Credits:

Madalina Cristea
http://dmonss-mady.deviantart.com

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Book of Carrot: Chapter 2.3 by Stan Faryna

This is a continuation of the posts originally titled, An Untitled Novel About The Long Road of Hope.

[ Chapter 1.1 is here. ]

Chapter 2.3.1

All for one and one for all!

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Grace, Max and Lumi reviewed the different footage of the incident as captured by the K-9 units. Eight videos were being projected simultaneously on the wall of the living room of their Sanctuary apartment.

They hadn’t gone down for dinner. In fact, they had missed lunch as well. They just weren’t hungry. They all felt a little dizzy, a little sick to their stomachs, and they had headaches.

“Everything is different now…” Grace said as tears flowed down her cheeks. “We only have each other now – this is what’s left of the world. This is it! Things aren’t going to go back to the way it was…”

Love this gruesome, apocalyptic scene! #fanart #apocalypse

Apocalypse

A scene from Chapter 1.1 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the end times. http://wp.me/pbg0R-98

Notes:

Love this pic! It was my very first fan art. Maddy has worked on it some more since I last published it. The spider is especially awesome. Because that’s a real spider that Maddy photographed.

Excerpt:

The villages, towns, and cities along the way were dead, burned down or both. The remains of the dead lay exposed to weather, animals and worms. Cats fed upon their worm-ridden, dead former owners. And dogs fed upon fatted cats.

John paused, lit a cigarette, and took a long drag on it.

There were frequent stops. Cars and debris had to be cleared from the road. There were occasional conflicts: Roman, Focsani, and Buzau. But our caravan had the upper hand. Two out of three fights.

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Media: Digital Art, Photography and Pixel Art

Artists: Madalina Cristea and Mihai Stets

Creative Commons license for this graphic as follows: Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA

Madalina Cristea
http://dmonss-mady.deviantart.com
http://www.facebook.com/Madeline.Cristea

Mihai Stets
http://smihailangelo.carbonmade.com

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How not to write: shifting POV No No (and possibly others)

One (or more) writing no no’s – inspired by Janice Hardy’s blog post, Stepping Out: A Look at POV Shifts:

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Ack! John said to me, then he did a kung fu thing to me that muddled my mind. “My Kung Fu is better than your Kung Fu.” Then his lips mouthed the words with a 10 second delay. The trick was that his mouth didn’t move when I heard him speak.

I had assumed John had said it. So did he. But it could have been someone else entirely! John smiled. At last, I had understood! No, not really. Nor did he.

Book of Carrot: Chapter 2.2 by Stan Faryna

This is a continuation of the posts originally titled, An Untitled Novel About The Long Road of Hope.

[ Chapter 1.1 is here. ]

Chapter 2.2.1

Ultra Violence, Black Magic, And A Dirty Old Man?

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Lumi awoke just before sunrise. A faint lavender scent lingered on the crisp, clean white sheets. She thought to stay in bed. It was so cozy. But thoughts – of the day they left Bucharest and what today and tomorrow hold – tumbled into her attention.

She’d review messages and find coffee.

Cretulescu Palace: Stirbei Voda: Cismigui Park: Bucharest #fanart #apocalypse

Cretulescu Palace

A scene from Chapter 1.12 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the end times. READ it here http://wp.me/pbg0R-dL

Notes:

In this pic, Lumi is looking across the street at the Cretulescu Palace (currently serving as ambiguous UN offices) through her hyper-intelligent eyewear (K-9s) as they (Grace, Lumi and Max) try to make it to John’s apartment at Stirbei Voda 71. She’s also buzzing John for help as the riot unfolds next to the palace.

Excerpt:

They had made it as far as the Cretulescu Palace and the Stirbei Voda entrance to Cismigiu Park.

Lumi buzzed John.

“Help! We’re across from Cretulescu Palace. Max was hit by a car and twisted her ankle. We saw a shooting at the intersection of Calea Victoriei and Stirbei Voda. Everything is going to hell.”

On my way!

Across the street, people were gathered at the gates of the entrance to Cismigu Park. They were trying to pull down the gate. The anti-riot stormtroopers, the Jandarmi, shouted at the crowd.

The crowd continued trying to rock the gates out of their hinges. Six tear gas canisters were fired into the crowd. Three people were hit directly and collapsed. Six more tear gas canisters were fired behind the crowd as the crowd broke up. Another six tear gas canisters were fired at the other side of the street.

Lumi, Max and Grace moved up Stirbei Voda, coughing, gagging and eyes watering from the tear gas. They all thought they were in a dream. Everything felt unreal.

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Media: Photography and Digital Art

Artist: Madalina Cristea

Creative Commons license for this graphic as follows: Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA

Credits:

Madalina Cristea
http://dmonss-mady.deviantart.com

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P.S. Success to Madalina who is flying to London today for her audition to be be an acting student at The London School of Arts.

Mihai Eminescu: Rotunda of the Writers: Cismigiu #fanart #apocalypse

George and Dana. Died doing God's work. October 2023.

A scene from Chapter 1.8 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the end times. READ it here http://wp.me/pbg0R-b2

Notes: The statue of Mihai Eminescu, Romanian Writer is in the Rotunda of Writers in Cismigui Park, Bucharest.

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Sa-i fie tarana usoara!

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Media: Photography and Digital Art

Artist: Madalina Cristea

Creative Commons license for this graphic as follows: Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA

Credits:

Madalina Cristea
http://dmonss-mady.deviantart.com

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Revelation Chapter 5 Verse 1 #fanart #apocalypse #bible #K-9

Revelation 5:1

An undescribed scene from Chapter 1.6 in Book of Carrot, my novel about the endtimes. READ it here http://wp.me/pbg0R-an

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Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood, men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Rev. 5:10

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Media: Photography and Digital Art

Artist: Madalina Cristea

Creative Commons license for this graphic as follows: Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA

Credits:

Madalina Cristea
http://dmonss-mady.deviantart.com

Note: You can submit fan art to stan(dot)faryna(at)gmail.com. Please provide contact information (FB, website, etc. so I can include it like I’ve done above). Unless otherwise specified, all works submitted will be considered as released by the author under the Creative Common’s Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA.