The Spitting Post

Vincent Carpenter is a man at the end of his rope. He has abandoned the dreams he once held, lost his job in the wake of a financial collapse, and watches his marriage of a decade fall apart. Then he finds himself in a warped realm that feels disturbingly real, filled with trees made of skulls, luminous forests, predatory creatures, and a host of unsettling trials that prey on the mind. Crossing this twisted landscape, he glimpses a woman in green who vanishes before he can speak to her. Driven to find her, Vincent sets out for a strange destination called the Spitting Post, but he must first endure a series of grim setbacks and nightmares that test his grip on reality.

The novel follows Vincent's struggle as he pushes toward the Spitting Post, wondering whether he will reach the woman, what the place holds, and whether further loss awaits him or he can finally find some measure of calm.