for my a(muse)ment Lauren McCombe Author

once upon a time, a boy was born with thrills in his blood and rode every attraction in existence the summer he turned tall. once he completed his conquest he designed his own rides on torn graph paper and dreamt of one day crediting himself for such... Read more

once upon a time, a boy was born with thrills in his blood and rode every attraction in existence the summer he turned tall. once he completed his conquest he designed his own rides on torn graph paper and dreamt of one day crediting himself for such heart-dropping and gut-wrenching shrieks from around the world. and when such visions did not commence he set out to twist his wishes in any poetic and symbolic and figurative way possible...then he met me. and it was (we were) the greatest show of all time.-----------------------------------------------------for my a{muse}ment is a collective of poetic prose that tells the story of a girl entrapped by the magic of the word maybe. using anecdotes, references, symbolism, and influence of the legendary ray bradbury, mccombe presents her boy-meets-girl version of the iconic something wicked this way comes with its own twists and turns and ups and downs. it is laughter. it is wonder. but it is also ominous. it is also dark. after all, the carnival season doesn't wait for anyone. not even love...trigger warnings for depression, health anxiety, and sexual themes.published/book launch on 8/16/22 -- National Rollercoaster Day.all author profits will go to charity. Less