Facing the Beast

Facing the Beast is a story of the mind depicting grief mental illness and the effects of child sexual abuse. How does the mind continue to unravel after enduring years of abuse as a child? How does one try to cope with that leftover trauma along with added unresolved grief? Written in a snarky collection of thirty poems some of which are simple illustrations readers have a chance to get inside the authors head and witness a damaged womans struggle to overcome these tragic experiences. This chapbook brings forth difficult and uncomfortable subjects to the table with just the right hint of sarcasm and dark humor.