Dropping the Eyelids

In this latest collection of nonfiction stories and essays Ernest Dempsey takes readers to the darker corners of human consciousness that make the boundary of our collective vulnerabilities. In these pages readers will walk through episodes of heartbreak and grief memories of childhood peace oblivious to the violence lurking in future and daggers of disillusionment slashing the great expectations out of a naïve heart.While themes of these stories and essays are varied due to multiple accounts weaved around real-life deaths Dropping the Eyelids can be called Dempsey's unofficial sequel to his short fiction book The Blue Fairy and Other Tales of Transcendence (Loving Healing Press 2009). However the narration and mode of the entries in this collection are more critical self-conscious and poignant than reassuring and veiled.Dropping the Eyelids is a book of nonfiction for the soul and at the same time it marks a campsite for the author who ventures into the creative wilderness-unarmed but undeterred.. About the AuthorHailing from the town of Hangu in Pakistan Ernest Dempsey (Karim Khan) grew up in love with reading and writing. He is a writer and editor with multiple American and International publications. He has published five books and numerous articles essays poems stories reviews and interviews. His first screenplay ended as a finalist in the Southeast Regional Film Festival 2020 and he is looking forward to adapting it into a novel while he makes short films for his film company Twin Paws Productions. Dempsey travels between America and Pakistan and maintains a vegetarian lifestyle. Fun Fact: For his pen name Dempsey is frequently confused with TN-based American author Ernest Dempsey who is the author of the bestselling Sean Wyatt series of books.