Instruments of Torture

Descend into the deepest | darkest torture chambers of the soul | where rapacious dreams dwell and nightmares are forged. In these pages | the mind's darkness lies revealed. These stories are each named after a medieval torture device | and the true meaning - and impact - of every title bubbles up to the surface as the connection between the various instruments and their psychological counterparts are laid bare: whether it is an anguished man being drugged with hormones to 'cure' his dwarfism or a forbidden love affair that takes root in a place of worship.Torn asunder | marginalized | existing at the edges of our peripheral vision | the people in these tales hold up to the reader the greatest instrument of torture yet: a mirror that looks directly into the subconscious.