Shalom, fellow traveler. Welcome to Dunebat Country, the official website and online gallery of works for the freelance artist/writer J.C. Bat, better known online as Dunebat (that’s me). Content will be updated whenever possible, typically on weekends. Pull up a chair. The morning wind’s coming in off the caliche plains and the coffee’s still hot.
If you’ve been here before, you’ll notice things look a little different. I’ve relaunched this website, having gone back through everything I’ve written before, keeping what was true to my voice, and cutting out what was just noise.
Who Am I?
I’m a Messianic anchorite and a scribe, scholar, and scribbler from West Texas, a follower of Yeshua (Jesus to the layperson) walking a long road back toward the Hebrew roots of the faith. I’m a son, a griever, a traveler, and a watcher of strange skies.
What is Dunebat Country?
My online journal and gallery of past and future works in writing, artwork, and photography. It’s a front porch, though, not a pulpit. I’m not here to preach; I’m here to inform and entertain.
Where Do I Start?
You can start with some of my personal favorite posts (not to sound narcissistic):
Wonder What’s Next?
New posts, usually essays or short stories, come regularly but not constantly. I’d rather write one honest, well-written thing a month than an empty “content” blurb per week.
Dunebat Country explores the darker, stranger hues of life: the shadowy alleys and nocturnal vistas of human existence, and the brilliant light that casts such deep shadows. If something I write meets you where you are, write me in the Comments section. Here at Dunebat Country, nobody flies the dark desert skies alone.
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