I asked fellow Midnight Garden anthology contributors to share some things about themselves prior to publication and those generous enough to do appeared in previous Midnight Garden posts for the past week or so.
Each entry gives a taste of their contribution, a little about them, how to contact them, how their story came about, and definitely a link to Midnight Garden (which you should purchase because it would make each and every one of us happy.
you do want to make us happy, don’t you?
i mean, considering what we wrote, you want us to know you’re a good person, right?).
Anywho, having run out of authors to post about, I now turn my posting eye on myself.
We’ll round out Midnight Garden posts with my five contributions to the anthology, starting with…
“The Last Drop” as shared in video:
About me (and from a professional biography writer, this):
Joseph Carrabis is a master storyteller with a sharp sense of humor and linguistic expertise. Hailing from New Hampshire, USA, his passion for writing began at the tender age of seven while washing dishes with his older sister, Sandra. She’d read ‘Mission to the Heart Stars’ for a book report and shared her fascination and excitement over the story. Joseph, a plate in one hand and a dish towel in the other, decided “I want to give that to people.” With a career deeply embedded in evolving technologies, Joseph served as Chief Research Officer, Chief Neuroscience Officer and Senior Research Fellow at several institutions and agencies while earning numerous awards for his journalism and trade technical writing.
Joseph refers to himself as boring – something loudly debunked by his readers and peers – and weaves wildly imaginative stories that dance on the boundary of the known and unknown science where natural, preternatural, and supernatural intersect. Fans’ comments regularly mention Carrabis’ ability to bring together advanced mathematics, quantum physics, cybernetics, and neuroscience with believable multi-dimensional characters and spellbinding future technology. Joseph’s work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, recommended for a Nebular Award, and received an honorable mention in ‘Writers of the Future’.
Outside of writing, Joseph spends his time with his wife Susan, reading, walking his dog, talking around campfires, flying kites, and befriending wildlife. He thinks of music as a language of sound and movement, and enjoys listening and playing the piano, clarinet, saxophone and guitar. A facilitator to open-minded conversations, Joseph runs a monthly forum, Round Table 360º, with creatives from a range of fields, where they discuss what drives their souls to create.
Reach out to me via Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Goodreads, Pinterest, Instagram, BookBub, YouTube, Substack, down the street, to the grocery store, …
My books in chronological order:
That Th!nk You Do V1 – Jan 2023
The Augmented Man – Feb 2023
Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires V1– Mar 2023
Empty Sky – May 2023
The Inheritors – July 2023
The Shaman – Oct 2023 (#1 New release)
Search – Jan 2024
Tag – Aug 2024
See all Midnight Garden stories here.
And for our finale, a Hallowe’en-themed teaser to the anthology:
“The Last Drop” is a story that leaves much to the imagination. Many questions are left unanswered, such as, why is gas so important to this civilization? Why is it so toxic that spilling it causes much harm and ostracization? And, why is pouring gas a skill and trade to be learned and passed down?
This story is one that provokes imagination to draw one’s own conclusions and allows the reader to participate in the story process and unknown conclusion. The social structure having imminent death those who cannot adhere to the standards of the law is terrifying. The unknown is always the scariest!