"It's too dark to see the landmarks..."

26 Years ago I was living in Auckland living out the worst days of my life. Clinical depression had destroyed every sense of self and made me a victim to all that I believed life had inflicted upon me. Proving myself a failure at life, I even proved myself a failure at trying to commit suicide, and sunk into a void of what felt like endless repetitions of depression, going to work, coming home again, rinse and repeat. 

I had nothing to cheer me up, but I had this album to keep me company through it all.

Thank you Mark Sandman for your beautiful visions, words and music.

And thank you always to the wonderful musicians who helped create the Morphine sound with Mark: Dana Colley, Billy Conway, and Jerome Deupree.

"You're a bedtime story,
the one that keeps the curtains close.
And I hope you're waiting for me,
'cause I can't make it on my own." 

Simple!
Just visit your local library and fill out a REQUEST FOR PURCHASE form available at the desk, or click the link online.

With inflation rising faster than wages and salaries, it's no surprise less books are being bought. And with the rise in cheap(er) audiobooks and ebooks, it's even less surprising that these would be an alternative purchase method.

But libraries still love you. And bookshops still love you.
And both want you to come in browse, buy, or take out on loan.
And authors still love you when you support both libraries and bookshops.

But if you do find that supporting an author with money that is better spent on groceries and house bills isn't possible, one of the best ways of being supportive is through library loans.

Library loans give a clear indication that there are readers available for this book, and this author is worth paying attention to. Even more so than reviews, since reviews can either bolster or weaken, and in some cases destroy, an author's reputation. Reviews are definitely helpful, even when they're negative they still bring attention. But if a review is time and thought beyond your cup of tea, then the next best thing, if not the best thing overall, is to just walk on into your local library and get their book out on loan. Even if you don't read it. No one's going to know, and it really doesn't matter; just the act of getting the book out shows that it's a book worth having in the library.

But what if the book isn't already in the library?
Simple!!
Just ask at the counter if they can order one of the author's books in. If you can't get into your local library, visit the website and click the online REQUEST FOR PURCHASE link.

No author expects you to put money where you can't afford to put money. It is a great privilege just to be read. And having one of our books in the library available for enthusiastic readers to have the choice to read, is the next best thing, and just as helpful!

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Kia kaha