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Totem
Totem | Darin Bradley
12 posts | 1 read | 3 to read
Once the capital of a global empire, Aer is now only a global protectorate. One of the eight wonders of the ancient world, Aer is a cradle of civilization, preserved by international aid and foreign interest, primarily Worldview, an international media network. Worldview has wired Aer so thoroughly that subscribers around the world can interact with every facet of daily life in the ancient city. Pinhole lenses and mobile cameras and embedded microphones export the challenges, dramas, and simple joys of Aeri life to those whose donations keep it alive. Because, without them, the Aeri will die. Aer has been quarried for millennia from the world's rarest stone deposit, and this prize, the Aeri birthright, is the centerpiece of Aer's ancient religion: the belief in God in the stone itself. In ages past, the inspired dialogs of the saints were the empire's greatest export, carrying the truth that God's presence morphs the faithful into their true form. But the stone, we now know, is radioactive. It always has been, and it has been twisting the Aeri across the generations, reforming their bodies into their final states. The international community now keeps the Aeri alive with radiation abatement, food aid, health care, and the sundries of daily life. Aer is a shared cultural gem, a mitigating presence in an unstable region. It is a link to a past when God walked the Earth, and empires rose on the power of belief. But there is trouble in paradise. Belan and Vesse are in their twenties, as bored and idle as the others their age, struggling to find meaning in a world where they want for nothing. With their lives writ large for Worldview's never-sleeping eyes, the couple find themselves at the epicenter of a cultural awakening, and their efforts to navigate the truths of the new Aer have consequences for everyone. Totem is the final installment in Darin Bradley's thematically linked "Dystopian Cluster." This is voyeuristic terrorism in a world where religion has gone viral and Big Brother works hand in hand with UNESCO.
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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This dapper little prince is wishing @TricksyTails a lovely day! 👑🍦 #LetsMakeTricksySmile

Mariposa_Bookworm So handsome! 7y
TricksyTails 😻🖤 Hello handsome! You‘re coming to live with me soon! K! Love you! Bye bye! 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Spending my day with this sleepy monster 😺

I love when he sleeps with his paw over his eyes. What a babe. ❤️️

#totem #totesamaze #tobytoes #sleepycat #CatsofLitsy

Johanna414 I see the #tobytoes- is his name Toby? I have a black cat named Toby! 7y
TricksyTails 😻♥️ 7y
Clwojick @Johanna414 No, his name is Totem. But he just has a million nicknames, and Toby-toes is one of them. ☺️ 7y
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BookBabe Coale does the same thing—super cute! 😻 7y
BeckyK 😍😍 7y
JazzFeathers My cat does that too 😂 7y
Velvetfur 💜💜💜 7y
ghosthost Aww! 💜 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Totem loved the new chair almost as much as I do. 😂

#totem #totesamaze #catsoflitsy #meowmix

Johanna414 That pillow! That cat! 😍😍😍 7y
AlaMich Of course...they‘re a matched set!! 7y
Cathythoughts A black chair for a black cat 👍😉 7y
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JessClark78 ❤️ 7y
GlassAsDiamonds Ooh that could go horribly wrong... maybe a red throw!! 😂😂😂😂 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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My sleepy Totem was not impressed when he found out that I was going to work today. He pouted in bed while I got ready. ❤️ #totesamaze #Totem #catsoflitsy

SassyBookworm Lookin snug as a bug in a rug 😻 7y
blondie Awwww🖤 7y
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Dragon 😻 7y
Sassy_Steph Poor baby!! 7y
Susannah I love how he's under the covers! 😸 7y
Mdargusch Adorable! 7y
Clwojick @Susannah He wakes me up in the middle of the night from digging to get under the covers. He's a heat fiend 7y
Susannah 😻 7y
Zelma So adorable. 😻 7y
Bookchipmunk 😻😻🐾 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Guys. Totems the cutest. Just so you know. ❤️ good night chin bites. 💕

TricksyTails He seriously is! 😻♥️Sweet dreams! 7y
tricours I get those from my Conan 😀 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Fun fact: Totem is the worst at cuddling. If you stop petting him for a half of a second, he'll start rubbing his teeth on you. 🐱He really thinks this is cuddling 😂 #catsofLitsy #morningsnuggles #beastmode

Robothugs That‘s so cute 😂 7y
Notafraidofwords I‘m so scared of cats. This would terrify me. 7y
Clwojick @Notafraidofwords Oh, Totem is just a big baby, he would never hurt anyone. 💕 (edited) 7y
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Sace Nom! 😂 7y
Tanzy13 😂🐱 7y
Yellowpigeon My Pepe does that too. He's so weird 7y
TricksyTails 😂😂😂😽 Totem! 7y
BookBabe 😸 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Hey everyone! Halloween is almost here, share and tag me in some pictures of your pets in their costumes!

Here's Totem in his Triceratops costume! The eyes light up! 👌

#HalloweenCatsofLitsy #HalloweenDogsOfLitsy

coffeenebula 🤣 7y
mrozzz Haha!! Adorable. 👏🏻😻 7y
BookBabe 😸 7y
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Clwojick
Totem | Darin Bradley
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This is my other boy Totem. Rescued from the shelter at 7months old. He is a Bombay, so basically he thinks he's a dog. Life with him is pretty interesting. 😸 #totem

EvieBee Beautiful!! 7y
Texreader Love! ❤️😻 Black kitties are the best! 7y
emilyhaldi What a cutie!!! I have two black cats 🖤🖤 7y
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DebinHawaii Adorable! 🐱❤️ 7y
batsy Both of them are beautiful! 7y
Jen_Reads He looks like my boy cat Ned!! That face is adorable! 7y
MrBook #Totem!!! 😻😻😻😻 OMG 😁 7y
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StellarDoc
Totem | Darin Bradley
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I've been waiting for this book for quite some time.

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ReadingEnvy
Totem | Darin Bradley
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I'm reading but keep wandering off to pick more music to play. Tiny Desk Concerts are great but they are shorter than my reading! #readerproblems

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ReadingEnvy
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Guys, I keep dreaming inside this book. It is dense so I've been reading it more slowly that other books but then I wander it in my sleep!

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ReadingEnvy
Totem | Darin Bradley
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Review copies I'm hoping to get through this weekend. Two down, two to go! I actually have Totem pre-ordered in print but will sneak a peek anyway.