Beware The Ides – June 2022 Update
Catch up on the latest Roses from Bones news
What’s Blooming at Roses from Bones?
Hey, it’s Chris at Roses from Bones 👋
It’s been a crazy month for me, between keeping up with my job, fulfilling orders for Roses from Bones and Infollyble Ink, launching the Genesis Project, and keeping up with life in general.
I won’t lie, my desk is a mess, my car is a mess, and I’ve slacked on my workouts for the last two weeks. Sometimes it’s just impossible to finish everything on the to-do list!
Today, I’m rolling out a new monthly series: Beware the Ides.” This will be a monthly update about what’s new at Roses from Bones, what’s coming up, what’s happening in my world outside of Roses from Bones, and — most importantly — what I’ve been listening to lately.
I’m calling it “Beware the Ides” because I’m a huge nerd for Shakespeare and Ancient Rome, plus it just sounds cool.
June Ides Sale
First things first — from June 13 (today!) through June 15, I’ll be running a sale at the Roses from Bones official store. Visit the shop to take 15% off $15 or more.
The Genesis Project
So, this is a pretty exciting announcement. I’m co-authoring a novel with one of my good friends Spoon (AKA Ryan)!
Genesis: Until The Stars Burn Cold is an upcoming fantasy-fiction novel featuring black protagonists in a unique psychedelic steampunk setting.
It explores mental health through allegory along with an array of deeper themes: war and peace, love and loss, anger and forgiveness.
We're fundraising on Kickstarter to cover production costs for a deluxe print edition of the book, including full-color illustrations and even a full-length music album.
Here’s where it gets really awesome: we’re only 10 days into the campaign, and we’re already over 50% funded! Plus, Kickstarter has highlighted our project as a “brilliant example of creativity” and started promoting it on their platform!
Benefits for supporters include:
Members-Only Discord Chatrooms 📢
Private Live-Streams 🎥
eBook and Digital Music Download 📕🎧
Signed Physical Books & CDs 🎶📗
Exclusive Shirts, Stickers, & Art 👕🖼
Add your name to the story! 🤯
Claim one of the instruments used to record the album 🎸 🎹
Get a unique song written JUST FOR YOU
More unique benefits 💎
If you want to learn more about the project, visit the Kickstarter and subscribe to the email list!
Even if you can't donate, you can still make a huge difference by joining the email list and Discord and sharing the project with your friends and family.
Live Like A Corpse
My most popular blog post of the last 30 days was also the one I most enjoyed writing (funny how that works). It’s a discussion on life and death, and the unpredictability of both.
You can read it here:
Synthwave For Deep Space
I’ve been on a synthwave kick for a little while, and I decided to bring the best songs I find together into a Spotify playlist. Late Night Space Flight features 100 synthwave tracks to vibe to while you work, study, or chill. I’ll update it periodically with fresh discoveries:
Wrap Up
That’s it for this month’s Ides update! Thanks for reading, and check back later this week for the next edition of the Roses from Bones newsletter!
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