Intelligent Happiness
About this ebook
“I couldn’t. I would go crazy if I didn’t focus on the present moment…”
“I can name an eternal truth. You.”
Intelligent Happiness is a dark, first-person poetic novella which places you in the shoes of a rigidly principled narrator. His principles smash into the world around him, especially the target of his affection, until he unwinds into an obsession which brings down the walls of reality. This work may serve as a case study on the hypocrisy of both the lover and the beloved.
The lover in this story is uncompromising, while the beloved is apathetic, spiraling into a chaos state of ideals versus flexibility.
The original work was written in 2010. Over the past 16 years, Feliciano has carefully and deliberately refined every element of the text, from the plot to the dialogue, so that everything sings to the same, disjointed rhythm.
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About the author
Thomas Feliciano (also known as Mustafa Feliciano) is a New Jersey-based writer, editor, and educator with two decades of industry experience who has lived, worked, and studied around the world. Most recently, he lived in Istanbul for the better part of a decade, where he studied under masters, chaired English departments, and led numerous publishing projects. As a trained journalist, historian, and theologian, his broad range of interests is complemented by his constant hunt for new skills.
He is currently the Founder and Creative Director of Ihsan Imprint, a publishing house built on self-actualization through fiction, poetry, philosophy, educational content, and art.
He is passionate about language, logic, humor, equity, and professional wrestling. Beyond sharpening his craft, his two wonderful children motivate his pen to never let the ink settle.