The Lady Of The Night accompanies you on a journey. She opens the vastness of all that is, and allows you to indulge in emotions, experiences and adventures that you’ve yet come to know. Her poetry seeks to explore the treasures of The Universe that have not yet been caressed. She allows you to open up your imagination, to induce a state of trance and/or meditation. Layers upon layers, her poetry holds. Hidden messages beneath each word that has passionately been formed to create a particular … [Read more...] about The Lady Of The Night: Enlightened Wisdom Comes From Pain, Emotions… And All Sorts Of Sane Devotions by PEARL.
A Life Worth Dying For by Michele Collins
A TRANS WOMAN'S SECRET. AN ABUSED LOVER. AN ABDUCTION RIDDLED WITH TORTURE. WILL SHE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SET THINGS RIGHT? WILL SHE SURVIVE?... Val Mian is a trans woman who has lived her life in the shadows. Too afraid to be the person she is, trapped in the body of someone she does not recognize and torn by loyalty to a strict Catholic upbringing to reveal her true self because no one has ever truly accepted her. No one has ever loved her for being exactly who she is. Haunted by the shame, … [Read more...] about A Life Worth Dying For by Michele Collins
Conflagration by Marie Fields
Become engulfed in the flames of this cri du coeur. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I wrote this book when I was in high school. It was a terrible time for me and I got through it by writing the poems that now make up this book. … [Read more...] about Conflagration by Marie Fields
Dappled by Lisa Brown
“During Colleen’s absences, Jane would write stories to try to fill the time... and there was a feeling like she was carrying heavy shopping bags, but somehow on the inside...’’ Colleen is not like other mothers, and Jane knows she’s not like other teenagers. Finding out she has a skin condition that will gradually give her the appearance of a Dalmatian is only further confirmation she’ll never fit in. At least she’s well on her way to creating the perfect camouflage... until she meets … [Read more...] about Dappled by Lisa Brown
Swinging Sanity by N.F.Mirza
When the author was struggling with loss, illness, oppression and a perpetual cycle of anxiety attacks and phases of depression, she spent day and night stabbing keys. And out poured poetry. When the abyss spat her out she strung together those mutilated verses and compiled this book for the world to read what it feels like when you are swinging between sanity and insanity. Targeted Age Group:: 13 - 80 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I had some unfortunate events in my life … [Read more...] about Swinging Sanity by N.F.Mirza
My Dear Melancholia by Jackie Bluu
This small book is comprised of fifteen sensational poems and vivid illustrations that tickle your most somber thoughts and awaken your deepest emotions. My Dear Melancholia focuses on the long-term healing process of mental illness, while also fighting to figure out one's identity and personality without it. Targeted Age Group:: 18-40 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? This book is really more of a follow-up to my previous chapbook, Facing the Beast. While Facing the Beast … [Read more...] about My Dear Melancholia by Jackie Bluu
Facing the Beast by Jackie Bluu
Facing the Beast is a story of the mind depicting grief, mental illness, and the effects of child sexual abuse. How does the mind continue to unravel after enduring years of abuse as a child? How does one try to cope with that leftover trauma along with added unresolved grief? Written in a snarky collection of thirty poems, some of which are simple illustrations, readers have a chance to get inside the author's head and witness a damaged woman's struggle to overcome these tragic … [Read more...] about Facing the Beast by Jackie Bluu
Rise in Love: A Poetry Chapbook by Selys Rivera
Love is a mess and while some choose to clean and organize it, others choose to run around and play in it. There are different ways to love, ones to love, and kinds of love. So, let’s fall in, rise out of, and be in love together. With five sections (i.e. You, Them, Life, God, Me), "Rise in Love: A Poetry Chapbook" is a collection of poems celebrating the many nuances love has, reminding readers that just because love is complicated doesn’t mean it can’t also be wonderful. In a society where … [Read more...] about Rise in Love: A Poetry Chapbook by Selys Rivera
Not yours, Truly by Giselle Chan
Not yours, Truly is a contemporary collection of women's short stories. Through uncensored and haunting prose, the reader follows ten different women on their journey to defeat the inner and outer demons in their lives. While some women emerge triumphant, some women do not. Not yours, Truly explores issues surrounding abuse, sexism, and mental health. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I am constantly inspired by those around me, especially the women in my … [Read more...] about Not yours, Truly by Giselle Chan
Prophecy of Dreams by Christian Lowe
Prophecy of Dreams is a collection of poetry and prose occupied with issues of identity, spirituality and love. Christian Lowe’s first foray into poetry brings a sense of universality and insightful honesty and leads the reader with its quest to find out life’s truths. Opening with the poem, Night-a striking dialogue with his alter ego emerges. It is at once, an insomniac's quest for truth about himself and a timeless question of whether to fall prey to society’s influence or forge a newer, … [Read more...] about Prophecy of Dreams by Christian Lowe
Social Work by Thomas Duffy
Social Work by Thomas Duffy Social Work is Thomas Duffy's seventh book. It is a moving story about a young man named Marc who meets a social worker named Lauren after his attempt at suicide. This story is an exploration of the bond between Marc and Lauren and the problems they face in trying to overcome the obstacles both of them experience trying to achieve their own personal happiness. It is set in New York City. … [Read more...] about Social Work by Thomas Duffy
Hard Wired: A Practical Guide To Training Your Mind by Brandon Gustafson
Introduction - The Race That Rewired My Mind “What color is grass?” “Green...” “What kind of animal is Disney's Mickey?” “A mouse...” Whew, passed! It was 3 a.m. in the desert on the outskirts of Las Vegas and medics were checking on me to make sure I was okay to keep going. I could barely answer over my chattering teeth. I swore that hypothermia had to be setting in. After what felt like an eternity, the medics took one more look at my disheveled body and waved me through. I had just … [Read more...] about Hard Wired: A Practical Guide To Training Your Mind by Brandon Gustafson
