So I’m writing a book about a unicorn, some humans, and zombies. Anyone who has a problem with this can suck it, because unicorns are equally unbelievable as zombies, and zombies are pretty unbelievable. So why not combine the two mythologies? No reason not to, my friends. Also, because they say ‘write what you know’, one of my main characters is bipolar. Right now she’s not doing so hot. And it stresses me out because I’ve been there before. She has a long weary road ahead of her…unless I kill her off, which could totally happen. No one is safe in the apocalypse. No one. 

So I’ve been looking up Greek and roman mythology, and unicorn lore, and zombie culture. Zombies are, as they say, so hot right now. They have movies and tv shows and so many many terrible books. Hell, I’ve got Plants Vs. Zombies, the video game, on my iPad right now. (Not to brag or anything). I think zombies are so very popular because my generation is beginning to see that our lifestyle, our very culture, is not sustainable the way it’s going. We’re the generation that craves a purging of the unwashed masses, so we can pickle our own veggies, live on a farm in the middle of nowhere, and yet inexplicably have access to Facebook. The ugly truth is that if there was a zombie apocalypse, you, me, and your favorite people ever probably wouldn’t be on the non-groaning side. I would be dead as a doorknob within 12 hours….for gods sake I work at a closed-door facility filled with chemically-dependent and not altogether healthy people. I doubt we’d be the few to survive. Not to mention the fact that my machete is at home, packed and stored in the garage, and hasn’t been sharpened in ages. I am NOT prepared. 

Anyway….the research is going well, and I get to ask people questions on Reddit such as ‘how long can you live with untreated blood poisoning?’ And ‘how does it feel to get stitches without painkillers’ and freak out the general viewer. I’ve gotten a lot of helpful answers, to be honest. 

Well, almost time to go home. Good morning, loyal reader.