Free Verse Revolution’s Kristiana Reed Reviews Darker Objects

Since discovering Christine E. Ray’s work in 2016, it has been clear that Ray’s objective within the writing community goes beyond simply sharing her work with others. Ray is a brilliant fosterer of talent as shown in her contributions and dedications to several collectives and in the establishment of Indie Blu(e) Publishing. There is aContinue reading “Free Verse Revolution’s Kristiana Reed Reviews Darker Objects”

Now Available from Indie Blu(e) Publishing: Darker Objects by Christine E. Ray and Friends

“In this ambitious multi-genre, multi-vocal project, Christine E. Ray and Friends weave together poems, essays and visual artwork that speak of grief, rage, memories, hauntings and dreamscapes. These works, as both singular poems and extended collaborations, tell compelling stories, almost like sharing secrets, all with deftly drawn imagery. Each piece can stand on its own,Continue reading “Now Available from Indie Blu(e) Publishing: Darker Objects by Christine E. Ray and Friends”

Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Devereaux Frazier

Even though I shouldBecause I am ashamedAt the bullets that rainAt the bullet point painEtched in their faces, rivulets in their eyesThey were just children, stolen from their timeNot forgotten in these linesBut to their parents and loved onesIt’s a void they’ll never fill, and it shouldn’tLives shredded and ruined17 times we’ve gotten the chanceContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Devereaux Frazier”

Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Eric Syrdal

In a room so still I hear echoes of a former life I hear the twisting and creaking of this thread I hang from Knotted and frayed it binds my heart in pieces that have shattered So many times they no longer fit together and their edges are so razor sharp They cut me toContinue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Eric Syrdal”

Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Rachael Z. Ikins

I’m the child you locked in.Every afternoon and every Saturday morning. The child you said was fat, whose food you took away, who served you dessert but wasn’t allowed to lick the spoon.I was that too-blonde, too-good, girl who was too afraid to touch Down There. Using allowance on 10 candy bars at a time,Continue reading “Meet Darker Objects Collaborator Rachael Z. Ikins”