About this ebook
In a realm where power is gilded and watchful, where uniforms of blue, green, and pale yellow determine fate, and where the color of your cloth decides whether you rise or fall—the line between self and survival blurs into nightmare.
This is not a story of a single world, but of the fracture between them. Told in dual languages—English and German—this haunting narrative lives in the gap between the word and its echo, the rule and its grotesque enforcement, the self you are and the self you must become to survive.
Within these pages, you will enter an arena where:
Memory clings like a ghost, and forgetting becomes terrifying courage
Selections happen in silence, and monsters are rarely the ones we're taught to fear
Cages are ornate, and the scripts of power are invisible yet absolute
Ten years can measure a reign, a ritual, or a ruin
The text moves restlessly between languages and states of being—between the stark clarity of instruction and the chaotic nightmare of its execution. It is a mirrored labyrinth where you may feel the chill of recognition.
Thank you for stepping into this arena. May you find your way back out.
About the author
Mark Howell is a writer fascinated by the spaces between languages, the fractures between worlds, and the invisible architectures of power that shape human existence. Drawing from the stark traditions of folktale and gothic bureaucracy, Howell crafts narratives that challenge readers to question the rules they've been taught to accept.
Everyday English and German WordEmpire represents Howell's exploration of duality—not merely as a literary device, but as a genuine breath within the story. The author's deep engagement with linguistic rhythm and cultural atmosphere ensures that every word carries weight, every silence speaks, and every page invites disorientation as a path to understanding.
When not mentally worlds away, trapped in palaces of his own making, Howell resides with family and friends, whose grounding love serves as the tether that always leads him home.
Everyday English and German WordEmpire is Howell's testament to the courage required to persist, to question, and to pass silent, unseen tests.
