(Inspired by Evanescence’s My Heart is Broken/ The Yellow Wallpaper) During the pitch-black night,I saw my soul brushing up Desperately against the cavern of my heartIt surreptitiously slipped through the subtle slitOf a heart I never knew seemed irreparably broken I haven’t cried for yearsIf I’d known it had a gash, wouldn’t I have wept?For…
The Heart of a Wolf
(Inspired by Anne Rice’s The Wolf Gift) Can my heart slumber restfully here?In this old house, filled withGreater mysteriesThan cheap parlor tricksRather,The Smoke and mirrorsAdorning this museum of Rich Gothic loreNever fail to take my mortal breath awayReminding me that a beast rests within me-This decorous cage of a house An older women serves as…
Review of DB Jackson’s "Thieftaker"
Amazon(Kindle/Print Copy)Barnes & Nobles (Nook/Print Copy) Complimentary Copy Recieved via Netgalley, With Permission from Tor Fantasy Synopsis: Boston, 1767: In D.B. Jackson’s Thieftaker, revolution is brewing as the British Crown imposes increasingly onerous taxes on the colonies, and intrigue swirls around firebrands like Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. But for Ethan…
Mementos of the Enigmatic Circus
(A Poem Inspired by Erin Morgenstern’s Night Circus) Does my love take root in this carnival of dreams?A delicious aroma of caramel applesWafts through the dark interior of the circusSoon enough, the circus will shine in resplendent lightIn the shadows off to the side, I’ll watchThe circus’ many extravagances with unwavering curiosity Will the high excitement of the circus…
The Delusional Magic of Poetry
Here I am starved, disadvantaged.You elitist-Are you happy now?Telling me to live life to the fullest?With your smug expression, You say that you are undaunted by death I know science-The stars are my guideSometimes, they artfully arrange themselvesAs personages of larger than life heroesGiving me more promise than your verbose theories You disprove of my…
Mechanized Wife
Why the hell are your implying eternity with just one kiss? Marriage is for the tenacious warrior Not for the dreamers who demonize soulful solitude The thought of waking up with you every morning Sickens me to my very core There is nothing more odious than being chained to children I’m the one with…
Review of "The Last Policeman"
Amazon (Kindle/Print Copy)/ Barnes&Nobles (Nook/Print Copy) Complimentary copy attained at Quirk Book’s stand at Book Expo America Synopsis:(Obtained via Random House’s detailed page about the book) What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view….
Existential Dread
Death abounds As abundant corpses Formerly flourishing with cerebral artistry Lie strewn against the cold, menacing streets Whilst blood seeps through the smallest cracks Of these paved, Man-made streets Left behind, We are nothing but individuals distilled To our primal essence Cruelly reduced to strands of Random configurations of DNA Identifying these material cadavers,…
Anima&Animus
Sister… is that you…Staring from the glass membrane of the mirrorWith bated breathStirring, Wishing to reclaim lifeOn the other side of the glass,I scream plaintivelyFor a breakthroughExcept, there’s a puddle of blood…Resting under your feetFrom an unknown sourceIt plummets downDipping despondently into the river underneathAm I imagining this?Beginning to bleed profusely,The stigmata on my armMirrors your own gaping woundsMy…
Medusa: A Love Story Bewitching Book Tours
Blurb: It’s said love can change a person. Medusa wasn’t always a monster… Medusa is ruled by duty, to her Titan father and the Goddess Athena. She’s no room for the tenderness her warrior guard, Ariston, stirs. When Olympus frees her from service, her heart leads her into the arms of the guard she loves……
Heritage Avenged:Bewitching Book Tour
Heritage Avenged by Marsha A. Moore Genre: Fantasy romance Blurb: Lyra McCauley receives an alarming letter from the coroner who evaluated her deceased aunt, originally thought to have died of cancer. The news causes Lyra to take leave from her job and travel from sunny Tampa to the frozen island community in northern Michigan….
Interview with D.B Jackson (Author of the upcoming historical Fantasy Book:Thieftaker)
1.FF:Within the fantasy genre, there seems to be a dearth of historical fantasy books. A fantasy book that is set during the time of the American Revolution is especially difficult to find. There are myriad number of fantasy books that are based off Arthurian legend or completely focused on elements of European History exclusively. Why…
A Bibliophile's Reverie 