These are samples of my writing. The first is from 'Spencer and the Tankbuster'. This short story is an unlikely buddy tale: about how an apocalyptic sparring match impacts three fighters, an idealistic wanna-be, a cynical contender, and a wrathful, seemingly invincible prodigy. This training session enables them to face their repressed humanity in a futuristic fascist world ( dominated by militarism and violence). This is especially tricky considering that these fighters aren't quite human( one is an effeminate, fairy-like creature, the other 2 are cyborgs.
Tankbuster, an mma cyborg, is on the verge of giving in to the pressure of his mighty opponent, Fullmer. As you see, he finds the proper motivation for his counterattack - a motivation beyond machismo, hatred, and other draining emotion. During his struggle, he finds one of the the sources of humankind's suffering - and a cure - that source being society's dismissal of those deemed unworthy by the dehumanizing system ( those who've perished in war and disaster, 'losers', the 'weak' etc), and the cure being a deeper empathy that fixes and resurrects their shattered spirits. He is thus blessed and empowered by the newly-integrated, vindicated spirit of the cosmos.
This piece is from 'Boxing Sugary Nina' This is a description of the lion-tiger, a contender in a surreal boxing world. Since people haven't found peace and stability, their spirits are assimilated into the bodies of giant monstrous mma fighters, 'drafted' to fight life-and-death matches in a reality turned upside down by the unresolved extremes and contradictions.
You can see more of my work by either scrolling up to the right side of the screen, right-click on any title, or scroll down to the bottom right and click on older posts.
There are also more samples of my writing at http://www.unalterable-mass.blogpot.com/ and Ken Perez graphic novels on facebook.all works copyright(C) Ken Perez
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