Hello, friends. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend. (If you live outside the United States, I hope you’re having a wonderful Morning, afternoon or evening.) I’m writing this to let you all know that the first book of poems I’ve ever published, ‘The Slums of Nightfall’ is on sale for 99 cents. This sale will only last until midnight tonight, Pacific Time. (Link in the book cover below.) If you know someone who enjoys reading poetry, then please share this book with them. I appreciate all of the love and support you’ve all given me these past years. Every bit of feedback I receive from you is as precious as gold. I wish you all a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year.

“The night sweeps herself over us, as she paints the world black. She joins us, hand in hand, with the wrath of anxiety. She shrouds us with deep despair and in her wake comes the onslaught of depression. At this point we are all in need of a little comfort, perhaps companionship, a guide to trudge through the long nights with, to bring home the glory of a fresh sunrise. We cannot see the bountiful stars amidst the burning rays of the sun, they are invisible to desperately seeking eyes. But we do not forget they are there. We cannot witness a rainbow’s majestic arc during a midnight downpour, yet our eyes will never forget the fleeting beauty of prisms hanging in the air. I challenge you to step off your trusted track, leave the sunshine behind and walk the slums of nightfall. I dare you to offer up all your secrets to the effervescent moon, to find a safe haven in sunlight’s demise. Let this book be your hope amongst the hopeless. Allow the stanzas to fill you to the brim with possibility – you can and you will overcome your obstacles, you can and you will know peace and prosperity. You will be inspired, nourished and sustained by each and every verse you find within these pages.” – L. J. Diaz, Author