Conceptually, Medicine for a Nightmare: Part One is a collection of thoughts and expressions to be part of a larger conversation. It contains essays, poetry, short stories, photography, and other visual art from a unique selection of 43 characters from many walks of life, age groups, and cultural backgrounds. It's presented in a perfect-bound paperback book that comes with a 2-hour long audio companion compilation consisting of mostly exclusive instrumental music from 23 different artists. The core of this project is to embrace emotions and impermanence.
The book was made from FSC and Rainforest Alliance certified sustainably forested paper. It’s perfect bound and the cover has a matte finish. First edition of 400 copies. It was made in Michigan by the good people at the woman-owned print house, McNaughton & Gunn.
Book Contributors:
7Hz Sorcery
Eric Alan
Tom Asselin
Zeke Baker
Kyle Bates
Benoît Pioulard
Dan Black
Jeremy Blakeslee
Uriah Brown
Paul Burke
Clamber
CVSPE
Jerry David DeCicca
Eric de Jesus
Janys-Iren Faughn
Gillian Frances
David Fylstra
Sean Hamling
Insect Factory
Levi Jiorle
Shaina Kapeluck
Matt Korvette
Chris Leo
Danny Leo
Ross Lipton
Megan McNulty
Michael Metivier
Oakseeder
Lane Shi Otayonii
Caitlin Scofield
Jet Shea
Dylan Garrett Smith
special foil
Josh Steinbauer
Daniel Talton
Randall Taylor
Tom Titus
Crystal Tuliszewski
R. Vena
Vulture
Thom Wasluck
Andrew Weathers
Jeff Zeigler
Part One Audio Compilation:
This arranged audio compilation consists of previously unreleased instrumental music intended to serve as a soundtrack for your reading experience. Some audio pieces are meant to coincide with their respective literary and/or visual pieces.
A download code is included with every copy of the book.
Canadensis - Ocotillo
special foil - Corrupt Tint Cycles
drowse - Screen (Hyperreal)
otay:onii - Who’s Not Broken?
The Stargazer Lilies - Symphonic 2
Amulets - The Pathos of All Things
Zvi - KypyPyPy
Tadzio - The Fireflies at High School Park
Folian - The Gravity of Home
Snail Killer - Velvet Off
Ian Paige - READ THE ROOM
Daniel Knox - pg 252 of 9000
Jeff Zeigler - Alps
xpoemsx - Triumphant Eyes to See Through
Oweihops - Eastern Setts
Mako Sica/Hamid Drake - Shell (featuring Tatsu Aoki & Thymme Jones)
Insect Factory - The Sound of Shedding Skin
Dao - Wind in Our Fire
Woke-Ass Messiah - En Plein Air
Shifting Harbor - The River Temarc in Winter
Columboid - Baba O’Smiley
Death Ceiling - The Bearable Heaviness of Being
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