Forthcoming Autumn 2020: The Withering

"...poetry from a night-blooming blossom... throbbing with incantatory power..."

--John Shirley, author of Cellars, Wetbones and A Song Called Youth

Last year held a major disappointment for me when Septemeber came and went without The Withering being released when it was scheduled to.  Now, a year later, I am excited to announce that my second poetry collection, The Withering, has found a new home with Jackanapes Press!  Jackanapes Press is a new press run by Dan Sauer, who is well known for his amazing artistic talent.  The Withering is forthcoming this autumn.

Here's a recap about The Withering.  It originally consisted of the 50 best poems from my preteen and teenage years.  I've added 5 more.  It features cover and interior art by Mutartis Boswell and an introduction by John Shirley.  I've added a notes page with fun facts about certain poems and a list of the poems written chronologically.  The four sections are broken down to Nature-Based Horror, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Horror, and Body Horror.  

(Cover Art by Mutartis Boswell)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Siren of Shadows by John Shirley

I. A Luminous Darkness

A Luminous Darkness

Cobwebs

Light Fades in Her Dark Embrace

Plague’s Wake

Life Decayed

Obliterate 

Unveiled Star 

II. Pale Radiance 

A Lust for Blood

Quest for the Flesh

Into the Dark I Came

Dead Kings Rise

Karmic Repercussion

Like a Fixed Star

Djinn Deceiver

Hollow King

Xyre

The Sorceress’s Lament

The Prideful Scribe

Crimson Swirls

All Hallows' Awakening

Pale Radiance

Paper Doll Displays

A Soul of Filth

An Angel's Fall from Grace

Tears of Eternity

Behind Dead Eyes Part 1

Behind Dead Eyes Part 2

I Am the Most Beautiful Angel

The Entrance

III. Night Cries 

Twisted Saying

Whispers

Night Cries

Dreams Forever Will Remain

The Sight

The Darker Side of Me

Believe Me

The Picture

Created

Chartreuse

The Porcelain Garden

A Haunting Sensation Part 1

A Haunting Sensation Part 2

The Creator

The Monster

The Guillotine

Splinters in My Skin

Death Upon Me

IV. A is for Axe Murderer  

Ashley 

A is for Axe Murderer

The Surgical Suite

Body Parts

The Body Shop

Cannibal

Strung By a Noose

Skinless

Afterword

Endnotes

Chronological Order

Acknowledgments