Gehenna

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Deep in the desert there is a fire that never goes out. There lives a small family of outcasted people. These people have dedicated their lives to keeping the pyre ever burning. The reason for this, before I arrived, I didn’t know. But there was something alluring about it. I connected to this notion of alienation from the pains of the modern day, of finding peace in simple living. Far away from cars, pollution, and noise. Far away from nine to fives and microwave meals. Far from all the struggles of existence, there was potential peace. A life free of debt, free of worry and sadness. Free of faked orgasms and relationships that exist only so there’s another unfulfilled carcass to hold close when the end is drawing near. When the fear of death begins to swallow you whole.

Gehenna follows the story of an orphan looking for a place to belong. Inspired by the Manson murders, the story takes the reader through themes of societal rejection and the meaning of morality.

This book also features a selection of short stories from the author.