Been bashing my brain for days to figure out how to do the launch trailer for my upcoming novel "Diomedes of the War Cry" Was driving home, when I got it ⚡️ One of the most heartbreaking moments in the Trojan War is the "arming scene" of Priam, the aged king of Troy. Arming Scenes are a whole thing in the Iliad: the Achilles arming scene, the Agamemnon arming scene etc. are epic and powerful moments. But the arming scene of Priam..is painful. He sees his city burning, and he knows the Greeks will burst through his door at any moment. He starts to don his breastplate, but the straps hang loose upon his old bones, bereft of vigor. His sword belt sits askew on his aged hips. He used to a fighter once.. but those days are only a memory now. This is the perfect scene for my "Reveal Trailer" The following monologue is from Priam to his daughter Cassandra (the prophetess) === Scene: Priam weeping as he puts on his armor for the last time, and speaking he says: "Would that I heeded your warning, dear child. I should never have let that cursed horse into our city. Now, Troy burns because of me. In my final moments, I have but one consolation.. That the men who did this to us, will know only suffering! Shining Achilles, who killed my son Hector and dragged his body by his heels three times round the walls of Troy - he lays dead, never to return to his beloved father, Peleus. The far ruling king, Agamemnon will return to his home in Mycenae only to be butchered like a pig by his own dear wife and her lover. Mighty Ajax, who slaughtered so many of my men - died by his own hand, falling upon his own sword in shame for what he had done. His body a feast for dogs, crows and the flies. Odysseus, cunning Odysseus - who is surely the architect of this foul trickery - thinks that he will return home after the conclusion of this war. Little does he know that ten years will pass as his ships and men are battered this way and that by the will of Poseidon. And what of Diomedes - the man who raised his hand to strike at the immortal Gods!

Wait what? I think we all know about the dangers of BPA and how receipts have unbound BPA on their surface to help with thermal printing. We all learned to decline cashiers when they hit you with the 'ol "here's the receipt!" The problem is that when there are so many little dangers and toxins out there, and constant social media warnings - it becomes exhausting! At what point do you just need to stay home in an insulated bubble? In my view, the stress of staying healthy can become a source of pain. But being healthy was never supposed to be a burden: it was supposed to be a self-reinforcing life-long habit All this to say, if you feel stressed by your "health responsibilities", let it go Here's a funny quote: Your body isn't a temple, it is an amusement park: you're just here for the ride! At the end of the day, I just want to work on cool projects that help and delight people. That's it. Easy Peasy. And I hope you can do the same. Regards, KR PS: Don't actually touch receipts just for the sake of it 😂