title: Snooze: A Story of Awakening
author:  Sol Luckman 
description: <span>"SNOOZE is a book for readers ready to awaken from our mass cultural illusion before we self-destruct." --Merry Hall, Co-Host of ENVISION THIS<br /><br /></span>SNOOZE is "a moving story ... a multi-dimensional, many-faceted gem of a read. From mysteries to metaphysics, entering the dream world, Bigfoot, high magic and daring feats of courage, this book has it all ... I highly recommend [SNOOZE] for all ages. It's an exciting journey within." --Lance White, author of TALES OF A ZANY MYSTIC<br /><br /><span><span><span><span><span><span>"</span></span></span></span></span></span>Luckman's dazzling abilities as a novelist abound with lyrical prose ... Although [SNOOZE] chronicles a boy's transition into manhood, I would not consider it young adult. The provocative subject matter of science and spirituality is very mature ... If you enjoy colorful characters, a fast-paced plot and stories that tug at your heart, this novel in eighty-four chapters is anything but a yawn.<span><span><span><span>"</span></span> <span><span>--</span></span></span></span>Suzanne Cowles for Readers' Favorite<br /><br />"Superlative fiction!" --INDIE SHAMAN Magazine<br /><br />
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   **Kindle Edition, 2020 © Penny Publications**
  
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   **Mixed Marriage**
  
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   **Illustrated by Soo Lee**
  
    
  
  A puff of orange-blossom awakened Soon Jaewon, and a squeaky-sweet female
  voice breathed, “Good morning, master!” The screen centimeters above his eyes
  flashed the date and time: the sixth hour of the morning of the twenty-seventh
  day of Shiwol, in the ninety-first year of the Anjeongyeok Era. Naturally, it
  was a Friday.
  
  A flush of anticipation suffused him, and he smiled in the dark, plush privacy
  of his room: Today he would meet his bride!
  
  Distracted, he forgot to turn off his alarm clock, and a second puff caught
  him by surprise, making him sneeze. The powerful stimulant in the puff made
  his heart race, and he signed his initials on the screen with furious swipes
  of his finger. The alarm winked off, replaced on the screen by his dayplan and
  