per·i·pa·tet·ic
ˌperēpəˈtedik/
adjective
  1. 1.
    traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
    "the peripatetic nature of military life"
    synonyms:nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant,migratory, unsettled
    "I could never get used to her peripatetic lifestyle"
  2. 2.
    Aristotelian.
noun
  1. 1.
    a person who travels from place to place.
  2. 2.
    an Aristotelian philosopher.

Friday, October 11, 2013

It's Almost Halloween: Reach For 'The Long Hand of Twilight'


Remember when fantasy and science fiction books were fun to read? Silly instead of sinister, they didn't leave you with an uncomfortable chill in your spine or a brow-knitting blight on your spirit. Instead, they brightened your outlook on life as well as your face by turning the tables on things that go bump in the night. Laugh them away, those monsters that keep you awake when you should be sleeping. Send them to their eternal rest so you can enjoy a temporary version of it. Hmm. Maybe that's why so many people these days have trouble sleeping. Watching and reading too much horror, fictional or real, their minds can't relax. They are stuck in perpetual "fight or flight" mode. The autonomic nervous system's sympathetic response to the horror stimulus is unsympathetic to the body's need to rest.

If laughter is the best medicine, then The Long Hand of Twilight, a novel by Justin Bayne, will be an easy pill to swallow. It's a delightful book written by a native Floridian, someone who doesn't care for social media or self-promotion. He prefers to hide in the shadows so he can work on dispelling them. A prolific writer, he will, I know, forever dispel those shadows, those awful fears and doubts that haunt our thoughts and dampen our spirits. His book (someday soon to be plural!) will lead them by the hand and send them flying back to wherever it is they belong.



Fearlessly and shamelessly, I proudly promote Mr. Bayne's work for good reason. A recent addition to our family, he works hard at his day job and writes when he can find the time, something we all know doesn't grow on trees. If only it did.

13 comments:

  1. I love the title of the book "The long hand of twilight". As I wanted to know more about the book, I found a preview on google books with several pages available and after reading the beginning of the book, I felt amused and eager to read more. I'll surely add the book on my books-to-be-read list. I usually don't have trouble sleeping but definitely need more laughter. :)

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  2. Dear Walk2write,
    of course I'll choose the hilarious one. Just being back from my second holiday this month (and having some short trips before me), I am looking for autumn, November, with long evenings to read (got a good tip from Suze too). Thank you for recommending!

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  3. Excellent teaser. Now I've got to go to my mystery solver... google

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  4. Congratulations on the new addition to your family! I've never been much of a fantasy or science fiction reader, but I do enjoy a book that makes me laugh. Wishing Jason much success with his new book!

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  5. If it is on the humorous side, then I will pick it up.

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  6. Always good to hear about a great new author! Thanks!

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  7. Thanks, everyone, for your encouraging comments about our SIL's novel. He is not a new author, the book having been published several years ago, but will perhaps have a new surge in book sales since being introduced here to y'all. Hope so, anyway!

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  8. I think I have to read this! Thanks for the heads up! :-)

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  9. Hope you like it, Christi. I'm going to read it again now that I have a little extra time. When I really like a book I do enjoy reading it more than once.

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  10. Oh!! An author in the family. How delightful. I'll look for his book for sure! Am writing it down in my trusty little notebook right now!!

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  11. Thanks, Karen. We are very proud of him and glad to have him in the family.

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  12. Great your son in law published the seemingly interesting book!
    I wish the book has a Japanese translation! Anyway I keep the book title and its author's name in mind.

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