Rena Aliston's Blog
May 21, 2025
Now Available: The Green Hour
The Green Hour: The Hourglass Collection Book 2 is now available in both ebook and paperback formats. This is the second book in the five-book poetry collection. Please visit the official website for a complete list of stores where the book is available.
Blurb
The waters receded
as I entered the green
hour. No longer
feeling the weight
of past transgressions,
I divulge secrets.
My soul rejoices.
Freedom taunts.
In the dark recesses of your mind lies a clock. Once the clock strikes midnight, it begins.
What happens at 1 a.m.?
Journey through The Green Hour with this second book in The Hourglass Collection.
Blurb
The waters receded
as I entered the green
hour. No longer
feeling the weight
of past transgressions,
I divulge secrets.
My soul rejoices.
Freedom taunts.
In the dark recesses of your mind lies a clock. Once the clock strikes midnight, it begins.
What happens at 1 a.m.?
Journey through The Green Hour with this second book in The Hourglass Collection.
May 4, 2025
Echoes
Echoes is a poem from my forthcoming poetry collection, Conjure Volume 2: Dark Poetry. The book is currently available for pre-order and will be released on June 16, 2025.
My shadow lingers
in the darkest places
where skeletons dance
with corpses while
serenading souls gathered
around time’s cauldron.
I brew storms, awaken death’s
desires while reciting sacred
hymns of those who’ve
come before - healers
long gone, but their echoes
shatter my bones, unveiling
illusions my tomb harbors,
unraveling binds wrapped
around my third eye.
My mind opens to truths
buried in time’s soil.
My ancestors stampede
across my soul as I answer
the crow’s call.
My shadow lingers
in the darkest places
where skeletons dance
with corpses while
serenading souls gathered
around time’s cauldron.
I brew storms, awaken death’s
desires while reciting sacred
hymns of those who’ve
come before - healers
long gone, but their echoes
shatter my bones, unveiling
illusions my tomb harbors,
unraveling binds wrapped
around my third eye.
My mind opens to truths
buried in time’s soil.
My ancestors stampede
across my soul as I answer
the crow’s call.
July 11, 2024
The Red Hour - Coming Soon
I’m happy to announce the title and cover reveal for my forthcoming poetry collection - The Red Hour. This is the first book in a five book poetry collection.
Blurb
Midnight - the hour
of new beginnings.
I enter renewed
welcoming time’s
transition, unaware
of what I’m ushering in.
In the dark recesses of your mind lies a clock. Once the clock strikes midnight, it begins.
What happens at 12 a.m.?
Journey through The Red Hour with this first book in The Hourglass Collection.
The Red Hour will be released in September. For more information, please visit the Official Site.
Blurb
Midnight - the hour
of new beginnings.
I enter renewed
welcoming time’s
transition, unaware
of what I’m ushering in.
In the dark recesses of your mind lies a clock. Once the clock strikes midnight, it begins.
What happens at 12 a.m.?
Journey through The Red Hour with this first book in The Hourglass Collection.
The Red Hour will be released in September. For more information, please visit the Official Site.
April 18, 2024
The Devil's Grave: Out Now
I am happy to announce the release of my new short story collection. The Devil’s Grave: A Collection of Short Crime & Horror Stories is now available in paperback and ebook. This is the first book in The Devil’s Reign series.
The Devil’s Grave
My eyes marveled at the sight of decaying flesh, rotting souls. We lingered in a cold world. Shadows stalked us as we traveled across the Devil’s grave.
Deception walks among us, clinging to our shadows as we fight to survive life, overcome death, relieve pain, and escape envy’s grasp. If you trod upon the earth long enough, you’ll feel death’s angel hovering over your carcass, pleading for you to let her in. Will you?
The Devil’s Grave, the first book in The Devil’s Reign Series, is a collection of short crime and horror stories. The collection includes 74 stories (drabble, flash fiction, short stories) spilled across time’s map, asking you one important question.
How far would you go to get what you want?
Where To Purchase
The Devil’s Grave is available through most major book retailers. You can also purchase both formats of the book directly through my Official Store and Etsy Store. The Devil’s Grave paperback books purchased directly through my stores are autographed and shipped with swag.
For those of you who prefer to purchase from your favorite retailer, you can order a copy of The Devil’s Grave from the following sites: Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Everand, Fable, Google Play, Kobo, Smashwords, Thalia, Vivlio.The Devil's Grave: A Collection of Short Crime & Horror Stories
