A. L. Kaplan

Tag: illness

  • SHROUDED UPDATE 9-20-20

    Back on June 27th, I unveiled my sculpture, SHROUDED, which is dedicated to all those who lost their battle with Covid-19.

    The plan is for the plants to, over time, envelope the sculpture, enrobing in in a natural shroud. This is what it looked like then.

    Shrouded 6-27-2020

    Here is a picture from this afternoon. The plants have already begun their entwinement

    Shrouded 9-20-2020

    Sadly, the death toll in the US has risen above 199,000+.

    SHROUDED

    But Not Forgotten

    View the video of SHROUDED here.

    STAR TOUCHED

    STAR TOUCHED

    Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.

    Especially when your powers can get you killed.

    Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.

    Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.

    Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.

    WOLF DAWN

    WOLF DAWN

    A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret

    Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.

    But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.

  • Forever Hold Your Peace

    Blaine eyed the neatly displayed refreshments just outside the chapel and clenched his fists. Fruit punch and tea weren’t what he wanted, unless they were spiked with bourbon. His stomach twisted. This had to be done. It was his duty, just like serving in Iraq. He pushed open the doors just as the preacher asked if anyone had any objections.

    “I sure as heck object,” Blaine’s voice boomed across the chapel.

    Whispers grew as he marched up to the pulpit. Not surprising considering Roy McCoy stood next to his old fiancé. That snake oil salesman swept her off her feet while Blaine was off on tour. The man had the gall to smirk at him as he approached.

    Tiffany looked fantastic, the picture of health. There was no trace of the mysterious illness that only Roy could cure. Barely contained anger coursed through Blaine’s veins. He still loved her.

    “Blaine,” she whispered. “Don’t do this. Please.”

    Bombs and enemy gunfire were easier to face than the pleading in her eyes. Courage prevailed.

    “If you don’t want me, that’s fine, but I can’t let you marry this worm.” He pulled an evidence bag with a bottle of ipecac syrup from his pocket and held it up.

    “Officer Baker found this in Roy’s apartment along with a mess of other drugs. He’s the reason you were so sick, Tiffany. There’s a warrant for his arrest. His last wife disappeared. Officer Baker is waiting outside. The choice is yours.”