Short Stories Life lessons Emotions Truth Honesty Poetry. CQ Magazine said, "Dark Words is the literary equivalent of listening to Leonard Cohen, wonderfully soothing for the soul." Dark days come to us all at some time in our lives but they are not the place for us to dwell for too long. They are not our home. Heartbreak, grief, fear, loss, pain and anxiety collide and conspire, individually and collectively to bring us down. We feel the battles rage within ourselves as they fight and scream in a tortured anguish of emotional turmoil. Solace is often found alone, in dimly lit rooms, with mellow songs playing over and again. Reading these words, sharing the pain within these tales help to dry your tears, to drive away the clouds of uncertainty and crush the demons which haunt your soul. To accept and acknowledge the blackest days of our lives often reveals the pathway from the shadow maze of obscure reflection, into the sunlight of possible future.