Perils of Free Thought, a metaphysical joke book, will be free May 8-10.

“Perils of Free Thought” is a short book filled with aphorisms, jokes, anti-jokes, philosophy, and bears.
Jokes are compact lies. But they are splendid, beautiful lies. Short stories are simple lies, and you can tell them in one sitting. Novels are long form lies. Complicated. Got to hold that lie together. Reality is just a bunch of lies in real time.

David Raffin is a Metaphysicist, Writer, & Performer. His work has been featured in the national newspaper Funny Times and praised by MaximumRock’n'Roll, among others.
Find him at http://DavidRaffin.com

This is the lost episode. This was a pilot for a radio show from last year. It was taped a few weeks before the deaths of bin Laden and Gaddafi, who are figures in the episode, along with Henry Rollins. (The later half, with Rollins*, was previously released on the internet.)

http://davidraffin.com/podcast/WS/1WSLostEpisode.mp3

*Henry Rollins was not harmed in the production of this episode.

1. New Anthology 2. New Rhyme or Treason

I have a story in the new anthology by Evil Jester Press, Attic Toys.
The book is a collection of dark fantasy and horror edited by Jeremy Shipp and features new work by authors such as Piers Anthony, Lisa Morton, Gary McMahon, Joe McKinney, Jeff Strand, and more.
This is Attic Toys. (Linked is the kindle edition, there will be a paperback edition soon.)

There is a new edition of my book of shorts, Rhyme or Treason.
This one is “The Revised Standard Edition.” It has a new cover, a variation of the older picture. It is available in paperback and for the kindle (or kindle application).
This new version for the kindle has better formatting and a new, working, table of contents. Both versions have new formatting, a new cover, and a handful of longstanding typographical errors have been corrected.
For those who purchased the older kindle version, Amazon is currently deciding whether to send email to previous purchasers to alert them to the change. Either way, the new version should be available to past purchasers for updating on the “manage my kindle” page within a few weeks.

Rhyme or Treason is a collection of shorts that originally ran in Vision? Nary! magazine. Some of the pieces also ran in the national newspaper Funny Times and were reprinted in other on and offline publications.
It features short stories and essays.
You should buy five copies, because that is lucky.

This is a newsletter in pdf form. It includes an essay about the Wright Brothers and some music reviews and links. You may print it and hand it out to friends and enemies alike.

Until some point in the apocalyptic future, we will always have http://vision-nary.com and http://davidraffin.com . After the apocalypse, I will meet you over by the smoke and the fire.

Small crowd. I talk of love in the night.

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A small crowd, ensconced in darkness.

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