I am a happily married mother, writer, painter, poet, and native of Atlanta, Georgia, who earned my B.A. in English at Clark Atlanta University and a Masters of Divinity at Interdenominational Theological Center. Writing since my preteen years, I've written over 1,200 poems and 25 short stories. My novels, 'The First Chronicle of Zayashariya: Out of Night', 'Angel Crush', 'Tales of a Numinous Nature: A Short Story Collection' and my poetry collections, 'Violette Ardor: A Volume of Poetry' and 'This Sickness We Call Love: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lamentation, ' have all received rave reviews. I...