Excerpt: Prelude to Sanity Interrupted
Prelude…
There’s a fine line between fantasy and reality; it’s a time and place where sanity is interrupted and rationality is abandoned, these vignettes chronicle one woman’s journey to that place. These graphic snapshots document raw emotions and erotic fantasies that few dare to share with even their closest girlfriends. These images aren’t glamorous but they’re an accurate representation of just what a midlife crisis looks like from inside the prison walls one erects over years of mindless complacency.
As a little girl, she was force-fed elaborate fairytales about love, marriage and happily-ever-after. Realizing, after turning forty, that she possess a powerful allure to younger men is a wake-up call. This unexpected discovery fuels her quest for liberation. Feeling trapped in a stagnant marriage, with time running out, getting what she desires becomes an expedition into the great unknown. Lost without a compass an encounter with a beautiful, mysterious muse is the ignition source for her sexual self-awakening.
When tempted, carnal urges overthrow every commitment she’s ever held dear to her heart. The heroine starts justifying actions by saying there are no mistakes, just lessons learned and abandoned opportunities. Thriving on the transformation that the muse evokes, with this newfound energy, she charges ahead like never before. Selfishness becomes her mode of operation and for the first time she thinks only of her needs.
Without the restraints of morality, like gasoline on a bonfire, forbidden pleasures flame every new choice she makes. Intoxicated by actions that border on the fringe of what is honorable behavior, she doesn’t see the dangers ahead. Spiraling out of control there is suddenly no right or wrong…there is only an insatiable hunger that must be fed.
When scorned by the muse and left to fend for herself she runs right into the arms of a stranger. Understanding her like no other man before, he becomes the catalyst that triggers her final metamorphosis. Blindly, she follows her newest obsession over the edge of insanity. Her body reaps the benefits but her soul will undoubtedly pay the price for her sins of the flesh. Torn between the picture perfect life she has and one she can only dream of, these are her ramblings as she dives deeper into an unfathomable abyss…
