Alexis Child

What is it with the Hoosier state that inspires authors from all over the world to dredge up their darkest visions to make readers tremble and shudder? Could it be the ghost towns that dot the landscape? Or do we fear the living ghosts that walk its cities, large and small, that breed and fester on dashed hope and creeping dread? Or do their dark writings mirror the thoughts we thought we had buried deep beneath layers of civility, exposing them for what they are, reflections of the darkness all around us, propagated through us and our offspring, who emulate and improve on our own wickedness? Contributors to this edition: Dona Fox, Alexis Child, H. R. Boldwood, Thomas M. Malafarina, Sheldon Woodbury, Dale Hollin, Wendell Cooper, RJ Meldrum, Joy Ruijmgaar, Justin Hunter, J. N. Cameron, Mark Brandon Allen, Justin F. Robinette, Alistair Rey, Jan-Andrew Henderson, Ross Baxter, Mike Jansen, R. G. Evans, and Randy Attwood. Cover by Mike Jansen Dedicated to Albert Gengler.

This is the author's second collection of poems and a long-awaited wish come true. "Singing the Bones" is a searing collection of 65 poems of dark-hearted poetry that reaches out and grabs you by the throat with its tainted blend of truth. Alexis Child hails from Toronto, Canada; home to dreams and nightmares. She worked at a Call Crisis Center befriending demons of the mind that roam freely amongst her writings. Alexis once lived with a Calico-cat child sleuthing all that went bump in the night and is haunted by the memory of her cat. She also had a small measure of underground success with her gothic rock and darkwave bands in the past. Besides having rare mystical experiences she hopes are not just short circuits in the brain, she continues to write dark poetry starving in the garret with her muse. A starving child is a frightful sight. A starving vampire is even worse. Please donate non-perishable food items and B-negative blood (and make it a double ). Alexis' fiction has been featured in Danse Macabre, Schlock, Screams of Terror, and U. K.'s Dark of Night Magazine. Her poetry has been featured in numerous online and print publications, including Aphelion, Black Petals, Blood Moon Rising Magazine, The Horror Zine, ParABnormal Magazine, The Sirens Call and elsewhere. Her first collection of poetry, DEVIL IN THE CLOCK, a dark and sinister slice of macabre is available on Amazon.

In the recesses of every man and woman's mind lurks a darkness. Within this darkness dwells both fear and imagination. Journey with us through this darkness and embark on an adventure through the creative and poetic mind of Alexis Child. Presenting her first collection of poetry, Alexis Child welcomes you to Devil in the Clock.