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    Gone To Hell: Divine Intermission, #3.5
    Gone To Hell: Divine Intermission, #3.5
    Gone To Hell: Divine Intermission, #3.5
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    Gone To Hell: Divine Intermission, #3.5

    By L. David Hesler

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    This is a short story set in the Divine Intermission universe and serves as a link between books 3 and 4.

    Professional demonic mischief-maker Nathaniel Babystomper wants nothing more than to be human. He's tired of the demon's life - there's simply too much unfettered chaos and squishy violence.

    Luckily for him, the fluctuating Cosmic Swing of Things has provided an opportunity to obtain what he's always dreamt of having: humanity.

    Nathaniel has decided to tell his best friends from Hell about this monumental decision.With their support, the transition to humanity might be less intimidating. There's just one problem.

    His friends think it's a terrible idea.

    What exactly is humanity? Is hell such a bad place? And why exactly don't demons like fresh fruit?

    This is the story of a demon who discovered what it meant to be human, and the friends who tried to drag him back to hell.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. David Hesler
    Release dateAug 6, 2017
    ISBN9781386730590
    Gone To Hell: Divine Intermission, #3.5
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    L. David Hesler

    L. David Hesler is an author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction for teen and adult readers. He currently produces the horror fiction podcast Bad Notes; he also co-produces the Be Mega Podcast, where he spends a few hours every week creating absurd super heroes with his friend Adam Martens. When he isn’t crafting weird tales, he is either pounding away on a Schecter guitar in his home studio or he’s trying to catch up on a reading list that’s been growing since 1995. L. David Hesler’s work includes the short story collection “Prismatica,”the ongoing novella series “Divine Intermission,” and the YA fantasy novel, “Children of Aerthwheel.” His poetry and short fiction have appeared in the literary magazines “New Wine,” “The Ivy Review,” and “State of Imagination.” His original play “Public Domain” was produced in 2012. He has also published the YA fantasy adventure “Roswell Newton,” a re-imagining of his own independently produced web comic “The Adventures of Roswell Newton.” Hesler has also written and performed music for several alternative rock albums with the bands DeepSkyTraveler and The Pale Hypnotic. In 2011, he released an album of music inspired by his novel “Children of Aerthwheel.” Occasionally, he performs live music in the virtual world of Second Life. For approximately seven years, Hesler was heavily involved in local theater to the point that he co-founded a production company that ran performances of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” from 2000 to 2003. As you read this text, he’s probably thinking of ways to simultaneously give you goosebumps and make you giggle. Be warned.

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      Gone To Hell - L. David Hesler

      Langston Pimplegripper’s rotten stomach turned.

      He couldn’t stand the smell of fresh food.

      He coughed into a handkerchief which he'd soaked in stale beer and viscous fluids squeezed from a smashed squirrel that had been lying beside the road outside of his apartment. With his nose pressed firmly into the damp cloth, he inhaled deeply and for a moment, almost felt comfortable in his sagging, dead human skin.

      For an instant, he was reminded of home.

      Lane’s business partner Bart was outside the restaurant finishing a cigar. Lane envied Bart's affinity for smoking tobacco. As hard as Lane tried, he could never bring himself to inhale that smoke. He loved the smell because it also reminded him of home, but its flavor was tainted by human contact. It was like sucking down the fumes of burnt daisies.

      He watched as Bart took a few final drags from the cigar, extinguished it with his fingers and inserted it into his coat pocket before entering the restaurant. Bart's semi-pleased expression twisted into disgust as the aroma of baked goods assaulted his senses.

      He sat down across the table from Lane. Was it your idea to meet here? It smells too fresh. Too lively.

      I know. It’s terrible, Lane moaned. He rolled his eyes in disgust. Had I made the plans, we would be meeting in a slaughterhouse or a morgue. It was his idea, as always.

      You think he's finished?

      No, Lane said with a humorless grunt. As a matter of fact, I think he's just beginning. I think we're going to be here for quite some time if he has his way.

      Bart began coughing and Lane handed him the rancid handkerchief. He pressed it to his face and took a deep breath.

      This is utterly disgusting, Bart sighed. He inhaled a few more times and sighed again. Almost smells like the Bog of Entrails back home.

      I made a special soaking solution. If you want, I can put some of your clothes in it after we’re done here.

      I have a pair of pajamas that stink of human sweat, Bart growled, but there’s no use. We’ll be home soon, anyway.

      Lane had quit paying attention to his colleague. His eyes were wide, bulging from their sockets

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