Vroege RecensentenA.F. Stewart

In her latest book of poetry, A. F. Stewart delves into the societal issues women face, giving a stark look at the gender divide between the sexes. A personal view of being a female in today’s world, dealing with toxic stereotypes, and how women are viewed in a certain light.

The poems are individual observations of societal influence and outmoded attitudes and how they have molded the thinking of all genders in the wrong direction. They deal with such topics as domestic violence, sexual assault, and toxic relationships, as well as emotional damage and female expression.

Open the pages and explore the world of Roses and Ashes.

Trigger warnings: sexual harassment and sexual assault, domestic violence, depression, and abuse.

In the Outer Islands, gods and magic rule the ocean. Under the command of Captain Rafe Morrow, the crew of the Celestial Jewel ferry souls to the After World and defend the seas from monsters. Rafe has dedicated his life to protecting the lost, but the tides have shifted and times have changed. His sister, the Goddess of the Moon, is on a rampage and her creatures are terrorizing the islands. The survival of the living and dead hinge on the courage and cunning of a beleaguered captain and his motley crew of men and ghosts. What he doesn’t know is that her threat is part of a larger game. That an ancient, black-winged malevolence is using them all as pawns… Come set sail with ghosts, gods and sea monsters.

A curse has fallen over the magnificent city of Elowen. Uncover the secrets that haunt the streets of Elowen as twelve tales unfold the story of this blighted city. See the saga of horror, despair and hope unravel as the people of city learn to survive their tragedy. Can Elowen endure to break the curse or will to succumb to its doom?

Snippets, sonnets and stories to make you shiver. A morbid and morose collection of tales designed to scare, dismay and leave you wondering. Open the pages into worlds of horror, dark fantasy, and satire, where things creep in shadowy corners, where they like to hear you scream. Once Upon a Dark and Eerie... will show you it isn’t safe in space, why fairy tales, clowns and rubber duckies are more than what they seem and why you should lock your doors in the dark.

Bites of fiction, nibbles of imagination and feasts of invention. Flitter through fantasy, mystery and space. Passing Fancies is a book of collected short fiction, written mostly in the fantasy genre with a smattering of crime and sci-fi dropping by as well. You will find tales short to long, amusing to chilling, wandering about the pages waiting just for you.

Worlds, whims, life and death. From tiny tales to gripping stories, come frolic in the land of unexpected short fiction. Take delight in the saga of werewolves, vengeful gods, and virtual reality. Thrill to accounts of murder most strange, quiver as mummies, ghosts, and demons walk. See the end of the world and the beginning of space. Stroll the pages of imagination.

Wanted: Readers of the grim, the sorrowful, and unhappy endings. Poetry written for the blackness in your soul. Wrenching, dismal, bleak verse for those who want to walk on the dark side. No sappy, cheerful love poems allowed.

Chronicles of the Undead is a vampire horror novella. Family Secrets. Three generations of one family share their intimacies with the world of the vampire. Narrated as the personal journals of Samuel, Edmund, and Charlotte Harrington, this book tells three stories of temptation, vengeance, and redemption. Their fears, private confidences, and weaknesses are revealed on the pages as one selfish act ends in horrific tragedy, with far-reaching consequences. Find out who succumbs to the seduction and danger of the vampire, and who grapples to combat the evil influence that permeates their lives.