The Drum

by Raven Starr

Troy woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He’s a bit under the weather but to his demanding wife none of that matters. Forced to go visit his wife’s friend after returning from vacation in Africa, Troy wishes for the single life. Tonight will be full of photos, stories and possibly death. See what becomes of bumbling Troy in ‘The Drum.’

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First published November 10, 2010

About the author

Born in rural Tennessee Raven Starr has been writing since she could hold a pencil. This ex-model for M.A.A.I.D.S (Model Against AIDS) starting focusing on writing poetry, she honed her skills to include two plays, “The Wrong Choice” and “Running Scared but Free” The Wrong Choice showed twice in New London, Connecticut earning Ms. Starr an appointed seat as the first African-American teenager on the Thames Valley Council at the tender age of 15. During the summer, she volunteered at the acclaimed Eugene O'Neil Theater.

After her one year serving on the board Ms. Starr moved on to greener pastures. She stopped writing to pursue her nursing education which took her away from her first love for 5 years. After the death of her mother Raven wrote the poem, The Otherside" which was published in the UK in an anthology called When The Light Comes. Since she started the flow never ebbed earning her a nomination for Poet of the Year for three years running by The International Poet Society.

Striving for her dreams Raven turned her sight towards her second love, writing short stories. Last year she graced us with her first interracial short romantic story, Fan-tasy with Red Rose Publishing. Raven continues to delight readers with three other stories Her Smile, Going Home Again and One Night at the Office are now available from Red Rose Publishing, Mobipocket.com and Fictionwise.com. Raven has now finished an intriguing vampire/ shape-shifter story called Vampire's Embrace. Her first historical an Egyptian inspired e-book called Thieves in the Night will be released soon. All of her books will be available in print through Amazon before Christmas of this year.

Besides being a passionate writer, poet, nurse and ex-model Raven Starr is a mother of three beautiful kids. They all reside in Connecticut.