Blog Update My reading list is literally a smorgasbord of fascinating reads. For example, I’m reading an unconventional zombie romance that is a surprising departure from the  literal “brainless” zombie stories. Its called Warm Bodies, and I hope to have a detailed review sometime during the first week of March. With college depriving me of…

Jacob’s Shadow Was it my brother seeking to Wrestle me into oblivion?Or was this me?Holding this formidable figure- A shadow of myself Trying to do me in With a powerful punch, The figure’s boulder-like fist Impacted my hip-bone Leaving with with a deep impression Of unassailable imbalance My sight felt dizzying While the enigmatic figureFell…

Alchemical Love My self, a sizable metal Of great densityCannot be transmuted Into gleaming gold For the pleasure of others Outside this metal,Lies my symbolic dream Storming through the small vial Where they are kept,Later to be admixed with my melted metalInto an intoxicating concoctionWhich hardly resembles gold Is it your hands grasping my vial,…

Who am I?My reflective skin Mirrors your perception of me Four or five people perceptions Fuse together,Muddling that clear sense of self Whomever I encounter,my voice becomes modulated That self,The one wearing the guise of my “self”Becomes indistinguishableFrom the other persona thatOthers perceiveAm I a man, a woman, or just human?Why does my self become…

“The Wolf Gift” Poetry Contest Winner announcement.       After much thought and consideration, the poem that I felt was the winning poem happens to be Tom Arnone’s “Ode to a Weary Wolf.” It took a lot of careful thought to ultimately choose this as a winner because each of the poems I received contained…

Anne Rice’s “The Wolf Gift” Releases In Two More Days!! Quick Reminders Before the Dawning of that Day..      The seemingly long wait for Anne Rice’s much anticipated werewolf is coming to a close. While I would love to depict this momentous moment as “reaching the precipice.” I don’t think any of us find the…

Anne Rice Philadelphia Signing/”Wolf Gift” Release     Its astonishing to see these two single events occurring simultaneously. When Philly has long been overlooked by a number of publishers, it has become the first signing, and the site of the unofficial “Wolf Gift” release party in a sense. To help Anne Rice feel welcome to Philly, I’ve…

The Wolf Gift Countdown: Poetry Contest Details       The release date for Anne Rice’s “Wolf Gift,” is getting closer every day. By February 14th, you’ll no longer have to wait with bated breath for the release of the novel.      Within this last week or so, you might be in need of…