Pleasure Prints Blog Tour: Guest Adonis Mann

Hello Awesome Visitors!

I am very happy that the Pleasure Prints Blog Tour is underway. The party is getting started with special guest, fellow author, and member of the All Authors Family, Adonis Mann. He is here to give us a "Behind the Scenes" glimpse of "Odyssey of Rhapsody", his contribution to the anthology.

Odyssey of Rhapsody: Behind the Scenes

There are method actors and, believe it or not, there are also method writers. The similarities between the two are the tools they use to portray the story. They both use their emotions as an emotional catalyst to give firmament and profundity to the tales they are attempting to tell.

Such was the process when telling “Odyssey of Rhapsody”.

Originating from a place of darkness and emanating the same, “Odyssey of Rhapsody” is a place where the potential ramifications of mental-illness become clear. Furthermore, it is a probable nirvana for the mentally ill pleading for solace.

I, to be clear, am not saying that it is right; I am saying it is unfortunately likely.

With the theme question being “Where is paradise?” coupled with my mind-state at the time, “Odyssey of Rhapsody” became the obscure yet complex retellings of a troubled mind.

When in my darkest moments, my mind feels trapped; captured and cornered by the rampant whirling of vertiginous ruminations.

And so, the story commenced.

I envisioned a person being held captive in a rubber room, hands tied behind his/her back with a strait-jacket. He/she sat on the bed, legs crossed, rocking back and forth—uneasy, afraid, believing that everyone is against him/her. Also, this person would be beguiled by the idea that a savior would come to set him/her free from captivity. Therefore, he/she becomes so enthralled and obsessed by the idea of salvation to the point where the lines between reality and figment become blurred.

It would stand to reason that a person in this situation would seek salvation, seek paradise as it would offer the only real condolence to their current and perpetual hell.

From this idea, “Odyssey of Rhapsody” was born.

“Odyssey of Rhapsody” is a short story telling us about the long and arduous journey of S, the Doctor and D.

As some of you may already know about me, I don’t always give my characters names. Many a time, my characters names/initials are a space holder for human emotion and fantastic ideations. The theology being that the reader can, through these means, step into the body and mind of the character and live the narrative from the character’s perspective.

Now, S is convinced that the world is plotting against his/her person, starting with the Doctor. The Doctor truly and deeply wants to help his clients, but he is at a standstill with S. D is another situation altogether. But, I will not ruin it for the reader. I will let you read the story for yourself and make up your own minds.

Simply put, my answer to the theme question via “Odyssey of Rhapsody” is that Paradise is in the mind.

Very fascinating indeed, Adonis! Make sure to check out "Odyssey of Rhapsody" and all of the other stories in Pleasure Prints.

Until next time,