Death Cultivator
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“If I run from this, how will I ever know if that’s true?” My hand slipped out of my mother’s nerveless grasp and I left her there, alone, to face my fate.
Continue reading Hollow Core here.
Acknowledgements
LIKE HAKE, I THINK it’s important to give credits where credits are due. Every mistake in this book was my doing, but every good thing that went into this book came courtesy of friends, frenemies, and Hungry Ghosts from across the universe who deserve all the imaginary space currency for helping get this story into fighting shape. What are we waiting for? Let’s make it rain thanks!
God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit—There’s nothing quite like having a legit Deity watching your back.
The Op Boys & Girl—Will, Ronny, and Kensey. I wrote a joke about Dolly Parton to put here, but then I deleted it because it was too racy. Shoulda gone with Elvis.
A whole slew of unbelievably cool Warrior Artists and Demon Beasts from Patreon—Joseph Ottinger, Ryan Owens, Loren Valliant, J.D. Astra, Will McKeon, julius, Eugene, Gabriel Boudreau, Davvy Chappie, Austin Gibbs, Joachim Janssen, MagicWafflez, and evan peat.
Tim McBain and LT Vargus, who write the best thrillz and killz so I can chillz with awesome books completely unlike the ones I write. And yet, not so very different...
Shadow Alley’s Shadowiest, who make publishing feel less like a prison planet and more like a prison partaaay! They also pretend like they don’t mind when I question the gender of a font choice or send them whole new pages to insert into a book, so that’s kind of them.
And my Joshua, whose galaxy-sized brain I curl up inside of like my own personal casket ring whenever I need to hide from the rest of the universe.
Dedication
FOR BRITTNEY AND VINNIE, who helped me laugh all the way through high school.
All for one, one for etc, etc...
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Death Cultivator is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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About the Author
I am invincible. I am a mutant. I have 3 hearts and was born with no eyes. I had eyes implanted later. I didn't have hands, either, just stumps. When my eyes were implanted they asked if I would like hands as well and I said, "Yes, I'll take those," and pointed with my stump. But sometimes I'm a hellbender peeking out from under a rock. When it rains, I live in a music box. But I'm also a tattoo addict, coffee junkie, drummer, and aspiring skateboarder. Jesus actually is my homeboy.
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