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Post-Release Author

I have a book! It’s on the site and has a price! Now I can relax For a minute at the most Submit to sites Spread the word like fire To strike with a bang Burst onto those lists Make … Continue reading

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The Debut

That scary button Pressed the night before Publish Dream is now reality No turning back from fate In the morning Your book will be on stage

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Pre-Release Author

All the ducks in a row While the author feels headless Are all edits in? Is cover art pristine? Blog tours and grand reveals Dancing for help Like a spastic monkey Exhaustion comes and goes All the pieces are in … Continue reading

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Worn to a Nub?

Pushed too hard Body acting odd Screaming of the cold Shivers and chatters Under layers Passing overnight Leaving me fatigued Worn to a tiny nub By late nights And unnecessary stress To get the big work done Impatience growing high … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Four Season Moons

Bloody Vir brings summer blaze Before the wind of amber Ult Who is driven off by Tavon’s ice Until emerald Canst frees the land Then Vir retakes his throne                       … Continue reading

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From the Vault: The Pandora’s Box Prescription

As I sit here coughing I contemplate this pill A harsh Pandora’s Box Holding hope And an army of horrors I am forced to swallow With a bathtub’s worth of water My shredded throat Whimpering against the pill Until it … Continue reading

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From the Vault: The Trickster War

  They plague us With their fatal tricks Destroying lives And ruining families Some have buried cities All for their obsession To laugh until the end There are many tricksters Wandering our world Each one is unique In form and … Continue reading

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Why Hate a Stranger?

You see it on the screen Vile venom spewed by a faceless serpent Condemning a target to death Or a fate that’s even worse Yet the two have never met You assume the target a murderer Or a crippler of … Continue reading

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Another Dark Day

Did I rise too high Glowed too brightly Voicing the positive dreams While you focused on the horrors Preaching mediocrity Because my goals are beyond you Reminding me of failings As if they should shatter all I want As if … Continue reading

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Fear of Life

No risk Every shaking step Along the narrow path Full of comfort Where you feel you survive Yet something dies The inner heat A desire to reach high Smothered As time marches on And not a chance is taken

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