Linda M. Crate

A collection of short stories and poems, all about dragons.Dragons, dragons, and even more dragons. Get your fix of dreamy, dragon-based fiction and enjoy a tantalising mix of humour, emotion and intrigue.Contributing authors: Heather C Page, Linda M Crate, Jessica Turnbull, Stephen S Power, Sean E Britten, Andrew Murphy, Jason P Burnham, Matias F Travieso, Alex Souza, Mark Mills, Alex Evans, Jibril Stevenson, Joachim Heijndermans, Ismail Ahmad, Dibyasree Nandy, Ben Sawyer, J D Byrne, Mary Jo Rabe, Kathryn Reilly, Rohan Magerman, Oliver Smith, L N Hunter, Marisca Pichette.

The poems are remarkable due to beautiful images and graceful expression. These poems composed in simple and attractive style are quite spontaneous and it appears that they have been composed on the spur of the moment.

This collection of poems speaks of rebirth, reincarnation, and lessons from the past as a means to a better future. For the author, this is through a past life discovered in a very vivid dream that had both awed and confused her.Within this dream, the author was visited by a strong, courageous woman-a samurai-who showed her how to listen to her past, learn from her mistakes, and inherit the future she deserves. The Onna-bugeisha (female martial artist) were female samurai. They were a type of female warrior who mostly belonged to the Japanese nobility. This collection was titled "the samurai" because this is what the woman in the dream wished to be known as. She was a fighter and a survivor, as is the author.Linda M. Crate is a Pennsylvanian born in Pittsburgh but raised in Conneautville. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, both online and in print. She is the author of six poetry chapbooks, the latest of which is More Than Bone Music (March 2019). She also is the author of the novel Phoenix Tears (June 2018) and two micropoetry collections. Recently, she has published two full-length poetry collections, Vampire Daughter (February 2020) and The Sweetest Blood (February 2020). Linda is also a two-time Pushcart nominee. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram (@authorlindamcrate), or Twitter (@thysilverdoe).

"Splintered With Terror" is a 2018 Scars Publications poetry book by Linda M. Crate. This was originally a 2017 chapbook release through Scars Publications, and this chapbook by Linda M. Crate was later turned into the 6" x 9" ISBN# book.

We live in a society whereby there is an astounding increase in what is known as 'the invisible disorders.' We may be living with one or more of them ourselves, or perhaps it could be our parent, our child, our grandchild or the person working at the desk beside us. These hidden, or not so hidden disorders are a part of our modern-day life, symptoms of hereditary, dietary, metabolic or chemical unbalances in the body - yet they exist and are very real for the person who lives daily with any of them.There are many people silently suffering as a result. They are walking through life feeling lost, unsupported, misunderstood and alone; yet there is hope in acceptance and inclusion. There is hope when we give these disorders a voice, a name, a face and a place in society. The collection within these pages are voices, names and faces; the accounts of real people by real people. They either live with a disorder or have been deeply touched by knowing someone who does.It is with my profound thanks to all the contributors, for opening themselves up, with the willingness to share these experiences with the world. "You Have a Name."Brenda-Lee Ranta