EXCERPT FROM PIECES
This section contains an excerpt from my novel titled
Pieces.
A group of twelve men and women dressed in loose black robes; chanted
around a makeshift lighted altar, within the middle of the circle.
“Reveal yourself to the sky, our naked bodies close the connection!”
Lilith Moonglow led the coven in the incantation circle. “Intermingle each
other’s energy with the night and our lord Asmodeus.”
The bizarre group was concealed; framed by a cluster of trees, with a
precipitous cliff in the foreground and the Pacific’s frothy waves in the
background.
Each member dropped hoods and robes from their shoulders to reveal nude
forms. A faint silver light from the new moon shimmered off translucent bodies.
“We are all equal animals before you, the father of all things. I call out
your spirit from the deep recesses of the earth!” Lilith Moonglow had a
profusion of curly auburn hair that cascaded along her back. She had alabaster
skin, lifted ribs along with full hips and breasts. A garland of vines wrapped
across her throat and fell down her chest.
“Let no one be present, unless his heart is open.” Lyman Blackmore issued
the incantation that he had prepared earlier that day. The spell was arranged
under Lilith’s guidance, design and supervision.
Lyman passed a gold leaf paper to Lilith, with an incantation inside a
pentagram. The paper went around the coven circle; each member held the spell
for a moment then passed it along.
“Asmodeus, the god of luck and gambling…I beseech thee, arise now in our
midst!”
The picturesque night view of Land’s End overlooked the Marin Headlands,
the Golden Gate Bridge and led out toward the Pacific Ocean.
“This spell is charged with our intent.” Lilith stood between the nude
witches on top of a soft sandy spot. She motioned in the air with a silver
dagger, tracing an imagined star inside a circle, to form a pentagram.
The witches raised their hands to release the power of the new moon.
Lilith placed the paper within a footed pot and lit a fire with a candle.
Whoosh! A spirit rustled leaves with the winds, broke waves, ground rocks
below and uttered eerie audible noises that were near the coven.
“Pure and real, the spell is cast! My touch releases the bounds of your
immortal soul.” Lilith anointed him (never touching his body) with her
hands…from Lyman’s forehead to his toes. When he turned around, she motioned
similarly across his back and calves. “Hail and welcome our master! Our touch
and naked bodies represent the connection between us, the release of the power
of the coven!” Power flowed within the circle! “We assemble in secret!” An
ethereal mist flickered with a soft glow. “Ah!” Lilith writhed and caused her
long red tresses to undulate on her bare shoulders. “Master, you are here!”
Who asked me? The other worldly male voice came out of Lilith’s body.
Human, you will obey me! Her eyes rolled back in her head. Or, face my
retribution! Her body contorted in an unnatural posture.
“Dear master,” Lyman said. “Please bring wealth to my gambling house…I
assure you of your benefit to the coven!”
Be warned and don’t break your promise! Lyman felt a whooshing surge of
energy enter his body. In less than an instant, it was gone. He collapsed, his
body crumpled by overwhelming fatigue. Thud! He hit the dirt in the middle of
the circle.
ABOUT
the author
Why do I write? Having lived a full life, I reached a
tipping point. Right now, I am overflowing. I write because I have no
choice but to write. My growing up years were spent in Northwestern New Mexico.
In a landscape of ancient puebloans, criminal minds, a uranium boom and UFO’s.
Where there were early signposts to a writing life. Now I live in San Francisco,
my adopted hometown, which is the vibrant city that inspires my work.
Where do my characters come from? All of them are shreds of truth borrowed
(joined, dissected, rearranged, etc.) from real people. I have met every
imaginable eccentric along the way. From the meathead bodybuilder, to a wealthy
social climber, afterward a loudmouthed drag queen, then a notorious gang
leader and finally a leggy brunette beauty in a skirt and heels.
What do I write? My books are occult paranormal that mix
and match genre. I love crime, fantasy, horror and science fiction.
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COMMUNITY
I collaborate with the artist Solis for cover images and
involvement in the city’s eclectic arts community.
I organize a weekly creative writer’s critique group that
reads each other’s selections to provide written and verbal critique feedback.
NEXT
I am currently working on a new novel that will be a
paranormal action thriller. With identical twins, identity switches, secret
clues, a haunted hotel and a twist ending.
After that I am working on a serialized set of connected
stories about spiritualism. With an Ouija board, tarot cards, a medium’s séance
and a fortune teller machine.
BLOG
Check out my blog for occult paranormal novels, crime
dramas, art installations and city life. I offer tons of content, updated every
couple of days, with free PDF and MP3 downloads focused on arts and culture. Also find
multi-media mash-ups, art assemblages, video/ audio author interviews and a
tour of noir San Francisco.
REVIEWS
This section contains reviews of each book including the web link.
REVIEW OF PICKER BY EMILY ZIMMERMAN
"I read "Picker" in one sitting, after I was drawn into a
taut, compelling crime story -- first by a sharply detailed, culturally complex
and authentic rendering of place (New Mexico) and then by a skillful
interweaving of well-articulated characters, parallel main plot and subplots,
and events spanning two generations in time. I especially appreciated how the
consequences of crime in this story play out in invisible, complex, and delayed
ways, wherein cause-and-effect defies conventional expectations."
REVIEW OF WALKER BY VICKIE MATTHEWS
Unique and Different. Science Fiction combined with Paranormal. It has an
interesting way of keeping you wanting to know more doubt each character and
the events.
REVIEW OF WEIRDER BY KRISTIN CHAPMAN
It's odd, it's weird, and it gets, you guessed it, even
"Weirder." I loved this book; just like the title suggests, it is a
bit weird to read, but the story is good, and off at times, but a wonderful
addition to my slightly off collection. I would highly recommend it for teen
boys - in that weird moment kind of read. Love it. Keep it up!
REVIEW OF PIECES BY LORI SHEMEK
“Chad Schimke's book 'Pieces' is a masterpiece of intrigue, suspense and
magical spells...and walks you right into the everyday paranormal - and he
shows how silently ubiquitous it can be at every turn. Based in the city I am
from, San Francisco, reading this book took me back to this city rich in
stories and history. The author knows San Francisco inside and out and so,
combined with such well-developed characters, complete with a witch and much
more, made for such compelling reading.. that I couldn't put this book down.”
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BOOKS
Picker is a crime drama that incorporates the creation
myths, mysteries and miracles of New Mexico.
Pieces is paranormal suspense with a series of
inter-connected character driven vignettes, about multi-cultural characters in
San Francisco.
Weirder is a macabre fantasy horror about an apprentice
magician and a bearded lady’s traveling carnival.
Walker is science fiction with an alternative to
vampires, aliens and human hybrids.
Chad Schimke San
Francisco Author on the Web
2 Novels: Picker and
Pieces
2 Novelettes: Walker
and Weirder
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