{"id":13491,"date":"2022-03-16T22:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/?p=13491"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:24:57","slug":"sneak-peak-chambers-of-the-heart-speculative-stories-by-b-morris-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/sneak-peak-chambers-of-the-heart-speculative-stories-by-b-morris-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"SNEAK PEAK: Chambers of the Heart: Speculative Stories by B. Morris Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;min-height:246px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-background-dim-0 wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/New-Release-Header.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Chambers of the Heart: Speculative Stories by B. Morris Allen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60131451-chambers-of-the-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chambers of the Heart book cover. Author: B. Morris Allen\" class=\"wp-image-13486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-367x550.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chambers_2021-12-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cover art by Bonnie Leeman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">About the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chambers of the Heart<\/em> is a speculative short story collection of love, loss, and movement from author and<em> <\/em>editor B. Morris Allen. Poignant, heartfelt, and carefully crafted &#8211; this book offers a variety of diverse topics and magical realism elements perfect for science fiction and fantasy fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/chambers-of-the-heart\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a look at our full review here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_089491-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_089491-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_089491-84\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_089491-84 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_089491-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_089491-84\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_089491-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_089491-84\">Get a sneak-peak look at the 16 stories included in the book, and an introductory excerpt of the first story, &#8220;Chambers of the Heart&#8221; below. <br>The book is scheduled to release April 16, 2022 and will be available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle e-book. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chambers-Heart-speculative-Morris-Allen-ebook\/dp\/B09PX9CGWZ\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order your copy on Amazon<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/chambers-of-the-heart-speculative-stories-9781640765191\/9781640765191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Included Story Titles<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 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ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-12 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-13 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-14 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-15 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:14px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:14px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items_2ac802-01 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-0\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Chambers of the Heart<\/strong><\/em> (see introductory excerpt below)<br>\u2013 it&#8217;s hard, living in someone&#8217;s heart.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-1\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Building on Sand<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 how to choose between children.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Blush<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 when everyone else wears a mask, what&#8217;s it like to bare your face?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-3\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Minstrel Boy Howling at the Moon<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 magic, music, and &#8230; buffalo?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-4\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Fetch<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 she may be a simulation, but out on the edge, she\u2019s one man\u2019s best friend.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-5\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>The Humblebract Expedition<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 even dying children like to play.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>When Dooryards First in the Lilac Bloomed<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 a doorway to opportunity and change, if only humans can understand it.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-7\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Some Sun and Delilah<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 a sunny island, an abandoned temple, and \u2026 truth.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-8\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Crying in the Salt House<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 the house is built from tears, or so they say.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-9\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Full of Stars<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 jar half empty, jar half full.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-10\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Memory and Faded Ink<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 the aliens are perfectly human &#8230; and just as flawed.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-11\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Fountainhead<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 arranged meetings never work, especially with different species.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-12\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Adaptations to Coastal Erosion<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 when your spouse is literally falling away from you.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-13\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Outburst<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 Earth is dead, and the one remaining orbital can\u2019t be saved, can it?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-14\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>The Irrigation Ditch<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 they came to hide, but didn\u2019t realize it was from each other.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-style-default kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-15\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single kt-svg-icon-list-single-fe_bookmark\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><em><strong>Dragons I Have Slain<\/strong><\/em> <br>\u2013 take hope where you find it.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Introductory excerpt from the first short story, &#8220;Chambers of the Heart&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despair and Ecstasy are the simplest. Ecstasy is the small and cozy room of a cottage that looks out on a broad meadow in the forest. In the spring, elk come to posture and to mate, and the wildflowers bloom on every side. In the fall, mist dances in silver swirls framed by gold and bronze and copper trees. It is always spring or fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despair is a vast, dark hall of low ceilings and small windows. In winter, snowdrifts sometimes cover the windows so that they are only squares of gray against black stone. In the summer, shafts of hot, bright light do nothing to warm the room, and only blind us to the room&#8217;s darkness, so that we must carry candles to the Master&#8217;s hard throne. It is always winter or summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecstasy and Despair are the simplest chambers, and the worst, and they are where the Master spends his time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About B. Morris Allen<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/B-Morris-Allen-185x185.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>B. Morris Allen is a biochemist turned activist turned lawyer turned foreign aid consultant, and frequently wonders whether it's time for a new career. He's been traveling since birth, and has lived on five of seven continents, but the best place he's found is the Oregon coast. When he can, he makes his home there. In between journeys, he edits\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.metaphorosis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metaphorosis<\/a>\u00a0magazine and works on his own speculative stories of love and disaster. 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