Humans claim sentience, but our actions say otherwise. How else do we explain the ever-tightening spiral into destruction that the species embraces? For a species that prides itself on thinking, neither foresight nor hindsight-or even insight-seem possible now.
A work of absurdity and grunge philosophy, The Game (War) of Illusions offers some understanding of humanity's significance as a role model to the universe. On a planet not unlike our own, a species of ant displays distinctly humanlike behavior, while back on Earth, humans insist on acting like ants. In both worlds, heavenly creatures in sequined gowns capture the hearts and minds of all-when they're not actively competing with one another.
Bridging the two worlds is Chad Dust-a philosopher and narrator struggling to create and discover the Universe within a dot of Presence. His story is one with no beginning, no climax, and no denouement; except as chapters within the passage of a single moment, outrunning Time across the Multiverse. A moment, which we nurture and share through culture and game.
A modern cave painting, written straight in crooked lines, this book is a word bag, filled with whatever meaning the reader can create and discover.
About the Author: Daniel J. O'Connor once dumped five pounds of dry tea on the head of a San Francisco mayor to protest yet another attempt by humanity to shorten our time in the universe. Then, it was the Iran/Iraq War. Now it's Syria, Yemen, Ukraine, the Oil Gulf, the Red Sea, the South China Sea. Then it was a Tea Party; now, The Game (War) of Illusions by Chad Dust. He holds a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Stonehill College and a master of science in broadcast journalism from Boston University.
