A Dark Quill is the beauty of the poetic and the reality of the grim in a collection of twenty-three tales and fifty-three poems. Somber, tragic, and macabre tales take the reader into a dark realm. There are tales of obsession and lust turn grave, of a bereaved widower who contemplates the unthinkable, of a woman who pays a high price for her arrogance, and more. Along the shadowy paths of fiction dark humor can be found, as well as the bizarre. Once the reader has traveled through the dark realm of fiction, the poetry awaits. The poetic mood is pensive, yet at times fierce and unforgiving....

Hushing the Voices is a collection that reaches into the heart and mind while tearing at the soul. From poetry that is introspective, tempestuous, and somber, to poetic prose that weaves stories with emotion and brevity, the words are often drug-like in their quality-filling a need, yet leaving a craving. Adding to the blend are pieces that are journal-like in their style, bearing witness to the musings, melancholy, and madness of their author. An assortment of dark writing crafted with words that are idiosyncratic, haunting, and soul-baring-words written in the never-ending attempt to hush...