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A Book of Poems by A.L. Nightshade

Poems that explain the structural labor of building a home and surviving the storm—where scars become rafters and resilience is built one line at a time.

In these quiet, powerful poems, the everyday work of holding a life together after the tempest is laid bare: the beams we raise from old wounds, the shelter we craft from silence and strength, the home that sti

Unbroken Skin
A.L. Nightshade

The internal boundaries.
The release of heavy armor.
Learning to inhabit your own body.

For anyone who has ever felt frayed at the edges yet determined to remain whole.

You are not defined by what tried to break you.

Today's show as all about book covers and why we create them the way we do.

In the grinding heart of the Market of Gears, where time itself bends under brass and blood…
Elira was once a shadow. A scavenger born of stars, forced to hide in the cracks of a machine-ruled world.
No more. Elira is no longer hiding. She is standing her ground to free the people.
She is coming with a vengeance. The gears will shatter. The tyrants will fall. The people will rise.
STAR-BORN SCAVENGER
The Resistance is here. Join her.

He hid from the fire that should have killed him. She brought the truth that will set the world ablaze.
Alpha. Witch. Bigfoot. One girl. One dying mountain. The Ashen Circle wants the magic gone.
Dion has to decide: stay in the shadows… or become the anchor.

We are not soft things made for quiet rooms.
We belong to the dusk, the tide, and the thunder.
Shadow & Sun is an immersive, 39-poem journey through the elemental landscapes of the human spirit.
Moving from the fierce, isolating tempests of the dark into the quiet illumination of the morning after, this collection explores what it means to survive the storm and what happens when we refuse to leave either half of ourselves behind.
In three striking acts , Shadow, Sun, and Eclipse.
A.L. Nightshade crafts a raw, atmospheric sanctuary for the unseen, the untamed, and the wildly devoted.
You do not have to choose between the night and the day.
You were built to hold both.

We live in a world that moves fast, speaks loudly, and often asks us to fit into shapes we were never built to hold.
Quiet Anchors is a soft place to land — poems for the hyper-focused minds, the tender hearts that feel too deeply, and the gentle souls who quiet their own storms so they can be a light for someone else.
You do not have to conquer the mountain tonight. You only have to breathe. You are seen.

One woman's powerful poetic journey from the shadows of domestic violence into the light of freedom, resilience, and new beginnings. Experience the raw honesty and hope in verses that inspire us all to step out of eternal night.

• Thadeus is coming. The House will fall.
• He comes with the Hollows. She carries the Remembering.
• The House falls. The Remembering remains.
• One family. One last chance. The Raven’s Crown.

More than just an immersive, captivating, metaphorical story for grief recovery for ALL ages, The Healing Real Life Adventures of Emily Rose Garten: My Seahorse Muse is the first enchanting installment in a transformative children’s series by Darlene Williams, PhD - a seasoned, licensed clinical psychologist. Told through the brave, ten-year-old voice of Emily Rose, this heartfelt story guides young readers through the ripples of grief, when a beloved grandmother passes away. But this isn’t just a tale of loss; it’s a magical pathway to healing. Inspired by the author’s own mystical encounter with a seahorse on a sun-kissed sandbar, the narrative blends fiction and reality to spark imagination and hope. Beyond the covers, the adventure continues: a handcrafted, lapis lazuli bracelet with seahorse charm is included with every book; a symbolic gift to carry the story’s peace into the real world. (email [email protected] with your address for your bracelet-) Scan QR codes and YouTube links on the book’s pages to witness the author’s actual seahorse encounters, making the magic tangible. Also included inside this book are tips for parents in helping their child understand, & move thru loss, as well as information on seahorses & pigmy seahorses to spark young minds’ interest in conservation/sustainability & environmentalism. BEST of all, this book series was crafted specifically as a FUNDRAISER for the nonprofit Equusolutions, Inc (equusolutions.com), which utilizes rescue horses at nonprofit barns to treat severe, complex, and chronic psychological trauma. Feel good about each purchase; you are helping both equines AND humans heal from traumatic emotional/psychological experiences! At its core, each book + bracelet bundle isnt simply a childrens book; rather, these are gentle toolkits for navigating sensitive psychological or emotional issues that children are faced with in todays’ world. Crafted for curious hearts as young as age 4, Emily Rose whispers at this story’s close: "Stay tuned for more of my Healing Real Life Adventures, coming soon! “