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A Distance from Avalon: When the Dying and the Dead Reunite by [Mike Messier]

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Avalon is a place you don’t want to find yourself in. Or maybe you do.

Joe Humble, a middle school history teacher and a father of three, is in the middle of a painful divorce. Joe's Halloween night becomes an adventure when his co-worker Shadow, a newly hired music teacher, invites him out for a night on the town.

Shadow leads them to a Castle with the door opened by the alluring Heartbreak, who in turn takes us to the master of the house, the mysterious, charming, and gothic Jean La Croix Distance.

While the ladies seem to find a common ground, the two gentlemen can't help but challenge each other's wit, intelligence, and world knowledge. Eventually, wine and conversation cool their tempers.

After a marvelous meal, an indecent proposal of a "no guarantees, no strings attached" partner swap for the rest of the evening leads the two mix-matched couples to share feelings of profound empathy and even spoils of the flesh that are later revealed to be mere tools for manipulation and indoctrination.

Would it be too much to share that there is more to our hosts than what at first seems?

Ultimately, Joe must choose whether to make this odd yet fascinating place his new home or to somehow find a Distance from Avalon.

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To enjoy a short video performance of a monologue adapted from this novel performed by the author, follow this link: https://mikemessier.com/2022/04/28/mike-messier-wins-best-actor/

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Because Joe Humble appears as just another average Joe with a chip on his shoulder,
if we even notice the chip,
we may not choose to notice Joe himself.

And that would be our mistake.

Because this Joe, our very average Joe, has tapped into something, a crinkle in our understanding of time, the nature of time, and the possibilities of how we think and how we make choices that affect ourselves, others, and all of humanity.

Joe average is a very important person after all.
Joe Humble is our hero in crises.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08SQ6SQ48
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 11, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2580 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 123 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09V3Z8T4S

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- #145,860 in Horror Literature & Fiction

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Mike Messier has won 49 awards in the entertainment industry.

As an Actor, Messier has shared scenes with Meryl Streep & Elisabeth Shue (in Hope Springs), Wesley Snipes, Cybill Shepherd & Mario Van Peebles (in Hard Luck), and Richard Jenkins & Frances McDormand (in Olive Kitteridge). Mike contributed as a screenwriter to the horror film The Manor (2018) and as a script consultant to Lennox Lewis - The Untold Story (2020).

The screenplay version of Fight or Play Basketball and Disregard the Vampire - A Mike Messier Documentary are two of Mike's more popular projects.

Mike's passion for writing has led him to write stage plays, screenplays, poetry, and novels.

Mike is also the creator of the Avalonia Festival of Short Films etc and the Avalonia Photography Competition.

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This book was quite the diversion from my normal fare of nonfiction wrestling and baseball...but what a diversion it was!...Mr. Messier's book gave my brain a much needed escape from daily life and all its accompanying stressors...An easy read yet quite profound...I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to the sequel.

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"A Distance From Avalon" by MIke Messier - AWordofDreams/ Andrew Buckner Review

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2021

A DISTANCE FROM AVALON (2021), the debut novella from fellow filmmaker and critic Mike Messier, is a refreshingly subtle and philosophical take on the vampire saga. In a compact and complex ninety-seven pages, Messier weaves the tale of two educators, Joe Humble and a young music instructor by the name of Shadow. Pairing up to enjoy a late October Friday Night, the duo arrives at an ominous mansion entitled Avalon. From herein, the hosts seduce and separate the guests. Immediately afterward, the visitors willingly follow the mysterious figures to separate rooms. At a point near the central mark, the narrative crafts a superb balance of introspection and intrigue. It is one which lasts the remainder of the volume. This is as the leads and their partners for the night gradually unveil secret and sentimental elements of themselves.

What is immediately striking about the tome is that Messier’s screenwriting roots are much intact. For example, the whole book is composed of brief chapters. These sections range mainly from one to two pages. They are so vividly written, yet efficient, that they could easily be scenes in a film. Additionally, every scrap of dialogue reads like a line of poetry: Beautiful, thoughtful, and as economical as the segments in which they are unified.

Messier’s characters, all of whom are terrifically formed and whose monikers greatly enhance the figurative essence of the effort, are equally captivating. They are all distinct, yet intelligent and credible. The individuals who dominate A DISTANCE FROM AVALON are also enigmatic and insightful. They are well-established components that constantly elucidate the classic, sophisticated atmosphere of the project in spellbinding fashion. Messier uses them to discourse on religion, love, time, mankind, art, and a myriad of related subjects. This is in a way that is intellectually stimulating without appearing unnatural. It is also executed via a method that does not take away from the propulsion of the smoothly paced narrative.

I admired the manner with which Messier frequently avoids the tropes often attributed to such tales of bloodthirsty creatures. What is utilized of these bits is enough to establish a knowledge of the lore of these nocturnal entities. Instead of relying on this heavily, as an easy act of recognition hinging on events the audience has perused in other such exercises, Messier uses this foundation to forge his own path. In turn, this helps build a far more surprising and satisfying story.

In the work, Messier showcases a deft command of tying together all the fine details he has dispersed throughout the enterprise. This is most notable in the finale. In this climactic bit, Messier brings all the cumulative mystery, symbolism, and restraint that he exhibited throughout the endeavor to a compelling and appropriate punctuation point. It is one of the various signs ceaselessly at play of his knack for spinning an exemplary account.

There are also many sly references to the cinema of Messier expertly woven into the volume. The most obvious of these is his phenomenal forty-minute short documentary on the creative process, “Disregard the Vampire” (2017). His brief, and equally good, Fantasy tale, “The Nature of the Flame” (2014), are just as cleverly addressed. These winks at the reader are incredible. This is especially when considering how they organically derive from the attempt. They also operate just as significantly as world-building in the collective universe of Messier’s artistic ventures.

Graced by eye-popping and gorgeous cover art from Nazar Germanov, A DISTANCE FROM AVALON is an all-around brilliant publication; a literary four-course meal. It is driven by a fantastic plot. Such is one that is given depth and dimension by Messier’s cerebral and refined writing abilities. The piece is intimate, open, ambitious, smartly structured, and perfectly told. Messier has constructed a sensational world of nuance and underlying fear. Masterful in all arenas, the power of this dignified beast is impossible to ignore.

*The Following review, which was penned by Andrew Buckner, was originally posted at AWordofDreams.com.

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