Salon Talk 3 - Kismet is the story of a lady named Rochelle aka Cognac. She's a hair stylist from Detroit who only wanted the typical good life; husband; children, but found herself involved in a violent love triangle. With the intent to change her life and move forward she learns that some things in your past are inescapable. When you don't completely bury the skeletons of your past...they come back to haunt you more wicked than ever...and your only hope...is not to die like this.....Salon Talk 3 - Kismet.

Perhaps I'm paying for the sins of my past life . . . with every step I take towards peace and prosperity the wicked always seems to show itself . . . I remember that night--vaguely. I remember him sitting there. I remember the bright lights. I remember that loud engine roaring! I remember the traumatizing cracking sound of gunfire.

A Lil Cognac Ta Get Ya Mind Right Alright, for the time being I'm the Topic of Discussion. Who am I you ask? I'm Rachelle, but my friends call me Cognac or Coney for short because whenever we're having a discussion or I have an opinion about something I give it to you straight with no ice, and no cola. So if you can't handle the truth then I suggest that you keep your mouth shut and your thoughts to yourself. However, I'm sort of messed up in the head right now because I'm sitting here in my GORGEOUS kitchen staring at the glass from my BEAUTIFUL kitchen table shattered all over the floor and a trail of blood leading out the front door. Now I'm sure you would like to know what the hell is going on here, but look...I need yall to give me a moment to clean this mess up, take me a good hot bath, and get dressed. Its ladies night over at Lacey's Bar and Grill so just meet me over there and I'll explain to you what just happened... Blood is too hard to get off the floor if you leave it on there for too long...Damn I need a drink. Sincerely Cognac

SPIT is an urban drama that will take the reader into the life of a young man named Croxx who grew up on the streets of Detroit Michigan. The events that transpired in his life would dramatically change his life forever, and become the reason he recites the lyrics he speaks on the mic. One of my many reasons for writing SPIT is to highlight an aspect of spoken word that is hardly noticed. The events that take place in a poet's life that inspire him/her to write the things that he/she writes and spit the lyrics that they spit, inspired by all the love, hate, sex, relationships, drama, cheating, jealousy, violence, drugs, stress, spirituality, domestic violence, etc.

Silent Screams is a collection of poetry containing original art by the poet and artist Men-Tal. From the Editor: Mental, the poet is a modern bard who speaks fluently the language of a thinker. Men-Tal's musings on life range from the raw and gritty, to the hot and sensuous. He even reflects on the history of a great people. Silent Screams is a timely read for poetry lovers.