{"id":7237,"date":"2023-02-09T10:49:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=7237"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:52:21","slug":"the-lament-of-san-miguel","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-lament-of-san-miguel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lament of San Miguel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1711\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"7234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/08\/cover-reveal-collage-macabre\/collagemacabre-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1711,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CollageMacabre cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7234\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled.jpg 1711w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-scaled-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-1369x2048.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/CollageMacabre-cover-200x299.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1711px) 100vw, 1711px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>FEATURED IN:\u00a0<strong>Collage Macabre: An Exhibition of Art Horror<\/strong> published by Future Dead Collective<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0April 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cover Art:<\/strong> Christi Nogle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interior Art<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/schism.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schism.Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Foreword:<\/strong>\u00a0Gemma Amor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>THE LAMENT OF SAN MIGUEL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramon Acosta stands alone between the people of San Miguel and a deity whose wrath was once feared by all. But as tradition fades, so does the fragile barrier that separates the villagers from the ancient god\u2019s vengeful rage.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7237_d2b130-55{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7237_d2b130-55 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7237_d2b130-55\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7237_7a632e-2a.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7237_7a632e-2a kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/collagemacabre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your work will betray your secrets. Obsessions, hidden desires, and desperate wishes all woven into the fabric of what we make. A sculpture crafted with longing, a painting of a dream just barely articulated, the craving that cannot speak its name buried in a short film\u2019s score. Old want only spoken aloud through someone else\u2019s voice. Need etched on someone else\u2019s lips for all the world to see. A false self created for the audience to claim as its own, still hiding what it knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through these&nbsp;<strong>eighteen stories<\/strong>, dread is the medium of choice, winding its way through each unsettling and terrifying tale about human creation, the artistic follies and triumphs we imbue with so much meaning. You will find artists and audiences alike grappling with confrontations beyond their comprehension, works that require more than careful consideration\u2014sometimes a little bit of blood is necessary. Art is alive if you are. Inside these pages you will be asked to open yourself up like a wound and expose your mind to the darker side of our oeuvre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Wolfgang, Demi-Louise Blackburn, Ai Jiang, Ryan Marie Ketterer, Timothy Lanz, Nikki R. Leigh, Matthew Maichen, Erik McHatton, Mob, Jessica Peter, Christi Nogle, TJ Price, Mary Rajotte, Rachel Searcey, Julie Sevens, Nina Shepardson, Andrew F. Sullivan, Joseph Andre Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>The first warning comes when the sun refuses to rise over San Miguel. Instead of blazing blue, the noontime sky over the tiny village is the bruised purple-grey of dusk.<\/em><br><em><br>The second warning appears in Ramon Acosta\u2019s workshop where dust motes float like lazy moths in the half-light, and the heavy smell of paint lingers in the shadows where whispers of old gods lurk. On Ramon\u2019s worktable, an army of miniature statuettes stands in formation\u2014each five inches tall and fashioned only yesterday. Ramon\u2019s stomach lurches when he raises one and sees the features have already faded. He swipes his thumb across the surface. Lost faith, not the passing of time, has buffed the grooves and creases of the figure\u2019s face smooth, almost as if he never carved it at all.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READER REVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>An amazing display of what the body horror genre can be! These were remarkable stories which alI more than enjoyed Collage Macabre: An Exhibition of Art Horror. The stories within are surreal representations of what it feels like to make, view, and experience art. A well-written story is its own form of art. These stories were masterpieces. Two of my absolute favorite stories in the collection pack a wealth of character development, tradition, and emotion into a few short pages and end on a haunting note &#8211; The Lament of San Miguel by Mary Rajotte, and Breath, Blow, Burn by Ai Jiang. <\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/5456047933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 Theresa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-rating-star\" style=\"text-align:left\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"><p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><\/p><span style=\"display: none;\" itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.5\"><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"5\"><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span itemprop=\"ratingValue\" class=\"screen-reader-text\" content=\"5\">Rating: 5 out of 5.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Stunning collection of art themed horror. 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