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The cover reveal is here! I saw the illustration and fell in luuuuuhhh(ve). (Laughs)

The new cover art for my latest book series, The Arts, was designed by the incredibly talented―and cute―Ukrainian line artist Victoria Rusyn, and my publisher and I have agreed that the illustration will serve as the cover image for the entire series. I love it! And I thank Victoria for such an original offering.

Series: The Arts
Book One: The Arts of Literary Criticism: Thrillers in Tanka, Book 1
Cover Hue: Lilac Shimmer
Publisher: Quill Pen Ink Publishing

 

"Evil Company"

The crows are preening,
while darkness plumes, veiling light;
the hosts are born of error,
and their deeds corrupt—
even the morally sound.

(Chuckling) I'm having too much fun making up Tanka poems for the promotions leading up to the release date of The Arts of Literary Criticism: Thrillers in Tanka, Book 1 – the first issue in my latest series, The Arts.

March 27, 2025, is on the horizon and will be here before we know it, baby. So I'ma keep it goin', you know, by making up Tanka poems that are not included in the book as a bridge gap until the release date.

And we're walking ... And we walkin' ...

 

"The Arts Exhibit"

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵
𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦:
𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴;
𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴—
𝘭𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺.

Ha ha... I'm still making up works of Tanka (poetry) as I go along and having fun doing it, I tell ya. It's all in preparation for the March 2025 release of my latest series, The Arts.
Woo-hoo! 😃