Available & Upcoming Books
Sacrosanct Stories is just fledging; novels punctiliously and joyously written over years, are burgeoning onto physical pages. Many of the books below are in their final stages: cover design, edits, and formatting. Direct support or requests to maddox.lightning@gmail.com.
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A Shrine of Words
A year learning from haiku
This poetic collection unfurled over the course of four seasons. Studying the deep history of Haiku, beyond 5-7-5, Lightning endeavored to weave sanctuary through poetic, earth-centric mindfulness. Inspired by, A Net of Fireflies. (Book available November 2024)
Words as Medicine
Free mini-essay
Words as Medicine is a short disquisition on story as a means for healing. From ancient times until now, storytelling has been a lifeblood of humankind. This treatise looks at how story can therapeutic, instead of poison. (Essay available November 2024)
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Rainbows in the Mist
Mesolithic sci-fi
This sweeping tome carries immense power—a tapestry of nonviolent cross-cultural diplomacy, hard science, philosophies of nature, human ecology, and ancestral lifeways. Follow a musician, and a strategist, in their epic sojourn. (Novel available 2025)
A Tapestry of Snakes
Medousa: story, symbol, power
Written for countless people who have suffered sexual abuse, A Tapestry of Snakes visits the story of Medousa, and weaves stupendous healing. A gem as mysterious and lush as Sarpedon, the islet Medousa was banished to... (Novella available in 2025)
Other Unfurling Novels
On the Subject of Dreams:
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A sneak peek from the author...
Two poetic collections, among a plethora of other novellas and tomes, are unfolding.​
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My Mother Dreamed of the Nile: is a textural oasis, sojourn inspired by my mother's childhood dream of becoming an Egyptologist, and wish for us to learn again the language of the heart. Examples of past and present, centered around the women of my family, buoy readers with prodigious hope.
Mbya Dreams: is a poetic saga spanning over 500 years—from my thirteenth great grandfather (the first known Native South American to go to what is now France), to 'returning him' to his home bay in Brazil. I seek medicine for a global "Identity Crisis", and meet a man who holds the position of my ancestor's father.
