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Ashley Dioses

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Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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Ashley began writing at the age of 12. Upon discovering the macabre work of Edgar Allan Poe, she took a borderline obsessive interest in writing horror and dark fantasy poetry and even a few fantasy novels. Her favorite authors of horror and fantasy at that time were Stephen King, Dean Koontz, J.R.R. Tolkien, Piers Anthony, and Brian Jacques who also influenced her work.

She wrote up until her senior year of high school and then took a break before starting up again after college in 2011. With a nudge from a new friend, she discovered a new kind of horror, dark fantasy, and weird work from authors such as Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, George Sterling, Donald Sidney-Fryer, and David Park Barnitz.

With this new treasure trove of horror an ...more

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	Vastarien: Vol. 1, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jill Hand (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yves Tourigny (Editor) 4.24 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Wings VI: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror by S.T. Joshi (Editor), Ann K. Schwader (Goodreads Author), Darrell Schweitzer 3.79 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weirdbook Annual #2: The Third Cthulhu Mythos MEGAPACK® by Douglas Draa (Editor), Robert M. Price (Contributor), Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.65 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Walk in a Darker Wood by Duane Pesice (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Walker, A.P. Sessler (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Under the Big Top by Brian James Freeman (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Jade by David Park Barnitz, David E. Schultz (Editor), Michael J. Abolafia (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1901 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Sorceress by Ashley Dioses (Goodreads Author), Donald Sidney-Fryer (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Withering: Poems of Supernatural Horror 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkest Days and Haunted Ways it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Celebration of Dreams 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Spectral Realms No. 21 by Hippocampus Press

I have received my copy of Spectral Realms No. 21. My poem, Rabbit Led, appears in this along with a review of my latest poetry collection, Darkest Days and Haunted Ways, reviewed by Leigh Blackmore.

"The latest issue of Spectral Realms contains an abundance of scintillating verse from the leading weird poets of today, including Ann K. Schwader, Frank Coffman, Scott J. Couturier, Wade Read more of this blog post »

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Entering Hekate's Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness

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Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 Unofficial Recipes Inspired By The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and Other Fantasy Favorites

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Vampires, Wine, and Roses

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