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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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In Ancient times that have long since passed, worlds are created,
history is rewritten. A darker past is hidden behind the 'fairy
tale' like exterior, locked behind secrets behind speculations.
Truth and lies are blurred in these moments, rules are broken, and
trust is betrayed. Follow the path of these ancient treasures; the
Golden Chair, the Witch in the Mirror, and the Cursed Pen, as they
doom all use them. Magic always comes with a price. Is your wish
really worth it?
The hidden history of a vulnerable gay man whose life and death
were turned into tabloid fodder. In the early 1990s, eight people
living in a small conservative Florida town alleged that Dr. David
Acer, their dentist, infected them with HIV. David's gayness, along
with his sickly appearance from his own AIDS-related illness, made
him the perfect scapegoat and victim of mob mentality. In these
early years of the AIDS epidemic, when transmission was little
understood, and homophobia rampant, people like David were
villainized. Accuser Kimberly Bergalis landed a People magazine
cover story, while others went on talk shows and made front page
news. With a poet's eulogistic and psychological intensity, Steven
Reigns recovers the life and death of this man who also stands in
for so many lives destroyed not only by HIV, but a diseased society
that used stigma against the most vulnerable. It's impossible not
to make connections between this story and how the twenty-first
century pandemic has also been defined by medical misinformation
and cultural bias. Inspired by years of investigative research into
the lives of David and those who denounced him, Reigns has stitched
together a hauntingly poetic narrative that retraces an American
history, questioning the fervor of his accusers, and recuperating a
gay life previously shrouded in secrecy and shame. "Much too long,
suffering has been part of our collective queer legacy. We weather
the storm of insult to character and seemingly irreconcilable
injustice in tandem with the hope that the arc of time will bend
towards justice; our time is now. A Quilt for David is a posthumous
journal of vindication."-Brontez Purnell, author of 100 Boyfriends
"A stunning homage to people with AIDS."-Sarah Schulman, author of
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York,
1987-1993 "I found this an incredibly moving book. Reigns deals in
hard truths, revisioning one man's life and death, and our
collective queer history."-Justin Torres, author of We the Animals
"A Quilt for David is amazing and so powerful, filled with anger
and frustration . . . It's an unforgettable book."-Marie Cloutier,
Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY "Told in short, occasionally
haiku-like entries, Reigns has done what literature should: put the
reader into the mind, the suffering, of another human
being."-Andrew Holleran, author of Chronicle of a Plague, Revisited
"Steven Reigns lifts David Acer thirty years after his death to
show the naked cost of violent, unexamined public opinion around
the catastrophe of AIDS. This poetry masterfully documents the
tangle of hatred and lies haunting a generation of survivors. I am
often grateful for what poems give to me, most especially the ones
in this book."-CAConrad, author of AMANDA PARADISE: Resurrect
Extinct Vibration "This writing is energetic, alive, and
uncensored. Through poetry and prose we glean a deep understanding
of a life misunderstood and mischaracterized. Reigns goes to the
mat to find out what really happened, and with his expert pacing
we're right there with him."-Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing
Down the Bones "One of the most important roles a poet can assume
is that of emotional historian. Reigns certainly understands that
notion in this necessary and genre-bending book."-Richard Blanco,
2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, author of How to Love a Country
What happens when the devil s daughter visits Sin City? Drama
occurs of biblical proportions. Yao has given Yvonna specific
orders for Urban Greggs, the heavyweight champion of the world. And
because she has a temper, he warns her to never allow emotions to
get the best of her. But when she comes out of hiding to fulfill
her assignment, her enemies converge on the Las Vegas hotel in an
effort to draw first blood. In the beginning Yvonna is clueless
about their plight, believing no one could possibly know her
whereabouts. Soon she discovers she s dead wrong. Shyt List 4
promises to grab, hold and keep you page after page. Enjoy Crazed
Shyt List fans everywhere!!!
Based in Southeast D.C., Shyt List, is an explicit street tale
about what occurs the moment Revelation and Revenge meet. When
Yvonna s ghetto fabulous world is rocked after the brutal murder of
her high school sweetheart Bilal Santana, at the hands of her
father, she learns a lot about the people around her. Behind her
back they conceal a sultry secret involving her best friend and
deceased boyfriend. Unable to move past her anger, which eventually
causes her to get into a major car accident; she leaves D.C.,
fleeing only to Baltimore. There she remains nourishing the hate
she feels inside. Four years later, angrier and crazier than ever,
she decides to return home to one by one exact revenge on those who
made what she affectionately refers to as her Shyt List . From
defecating on a gravesite, to murder, she reigns supreme at
completing her mission of destroying their lives. That is until she
reaches the last name on the list. With him her plans are difficult
to carry out. Will the love she feels for him prevent her from
following through with her plan? Or will old memories push her to
go even further? In the end all will be revealed, and you ll be
blown away
Once again, Yvonna Harris, D.C. s favorite villainess has returned
But is she cured or still the same girl that has been causing
destruction and reeking havoc on all those who cross her list.
Recently being released from the mental institution which held her
captive for years, Yvonna returns home with one goal in mind. To
take care of her precious daughter, Delilah, and be the mother she
herself never had. But the moment she touches down, she comes face
to face with old skeletons. Skeletons who want their own revenge
and nothing short of Yvonna s life will suffice. Realizing she s
done too much to hide, she seeks out the help of an old friend,
Bricks. She quickly finds out that there s no escape when
everywhere you look, death stares you down. Shyt List 3 is sure to
satisfy your every twisted need. It has the same humor, intensity,
violence, sex and anticipation that you have grown to love. As
always, read at your own risk
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