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After God created the Prison of the World, he threw away the key. In this collection of uncanny and disconcerting stories, a few unfortunate but charismatic innocents seek to find it. Any luck? Read Divine In Essence to find out!

You will encounter:

—a young boy captive in his stepmother’s glass eye,

—the engrossing diary of a sassy and intrepid girl-ghost,

—an “impudent” woman consigned to a passive life in a mirror,

—a mutilated Fury ransacking the dream world,

—Icarus mired in Brigitte Bardot,

—ten tales of the Strange to unchain you from the Real.

The stories of Divine In Essence exemplify a sui generis slipstream style that deftly weaves a psychedelic literary fabric from elements of Fabulism, Occult Horror, Oneiric Fiction, Irrealism, and the Weird. Attune your mind and be transformed. Escape!

“Yarrow Paisley dictates dreams onto paper. His work is like nothing else I’ve read—enchanting, touching, terrifying, absurd.” —E. Catherine Tobler, author of The Necessity of Stars

“With his trademark sly humor, Paisley has created a world in a glass eye, a tour de force guaranteed to give readers delightful nightmares.” —Mickey J. Corrigan, author of What I Did for Love

What the World is Saying

“This collection is unlike anything I’ve read before. […] For fans of surreal horror, it’s a rewarding challenge. Each story stands out in its own right, and there’s not a weak one in the bunch. It’s best enjoyed story by story, allowing time to digest each one’s unique oddities. Divine in Essence is perfect for readers who crave something deeply strange and entirely original.” —Literary Titan (4 Stars)

“Yarrow Paisley has a gift for finding unusual metaphors, drawing connections between the most seemingly unrelated things, and diving deep into the psyches of characters living through incomprehensible experiences.” —Gabriel Santos, Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)

“Divine In Essence is a captivating collection that explores the complex relationships between parents and their children, obsession, and selfhood, and the haunting legacies left by both love and loss.” —Doreen Chombu, Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)

“Paisley’s exploration of human curiosity and the universal longing for freedom from life’s constraints adds a powerful resonance that continued to haunt me long after I had set the stories down.” —K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)

“Yarrow Paisley’s writing is poetic and scary, brilliantly capturing the otherworldly nature of each story with a pace that keeps the reader on edge, never knowing what bizarre twist may emerge next.” Chad Richins, Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)

“I loved the sarcasm and the subtleness, which made the book effective in passing on the intended message without alienating anyone.” —Frank Mutuma, Readers’ Favorite (5 stars)