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In January 2020, the world lost not only one of the greatest drummers, but also one of the most insightful lyricists. And a brilliant writer.

Though Neil Peart was universally lauded as drummer for legendary rock band Rush, few studies have been devoted to his writings. Yet, Peart was very much a man of his words. He wrote lyrics, travelogues, essays, cultural criticism, short stories, and fantasy novels.

The themes in his writings are timeless: personal journeys, exploration, excellence, growth, philosophy, art, satisfaction and happiness, religion, politics, individualism, natural history, life, love, loss, redemption, and beauty.

Peart wanted every person to persevere through individual trials, find unique gifts and abilities and, ultimately, true happiness. He did not just profess such things; he lived them.

Never satisfied with second best or any form of defeat, Peart challenged himself to live up to his own philosophy. And he always succeeded with grace, which earned him even more fervent admirers.

Since his death in 2020, Neil Peart has continued to inspire thousands through his music, his words, and his example.

This book—revised and expanded to incorporate Peart’s final years—carefully examines the influence that his life, his witness, and his words have had on others. Neil Peart lived life to the fullest, and he made us each better for it.

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-299-5

eBook ISBN: 978-1-68057-300-8

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-399-2

Revised for release on June 14, 2022

Author: Bradley J. Birzer

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A very special collection of poems and song lyrics that explore ‘darkness’ in all its many forms— the supernatural, grief, PTSD, loss, the unknown, death, and even joy.

Darkness itself is not always bad or negative. This volume collects poems about darkness by some of the greatest writers of all time –including Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, William Butler Yeats, John Donne, and many others.

Each poem was selected by one of today’s top creators who also provided insightful commentary. Contributors include writers (RL Stine, Alma Katsu, Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and many others), actors (Amber Benson, Harold Perrineau, etc), filmmakers (Shane Black, John Russo, etc), and more.

There are also short essays from health care professionals who explore and explain the nature of darkness.

Shadows & Verse is a charity anthology intended to fund scholarships and other resources for emerging writers. There is no other poetry collection like this. It is deeply personal and also a resource for teaching, learning, healing, and understanding.

Shadows & Verse was released on October 15, 2024, in eBook, trade paperback, and hardcover formats.

eBook ISBN: 978-1-68057-701-3

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-702-0

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-703-7

Library of Congress Control Number: 2024937323

306 pages

Editor: Jonathan Maberry

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Ava thought love would find her when the timing was right.

So she waited.

She waited through conversations that went nowhere.

Through almost-connections that felt promising but never aligned.

Through effort that came too fast, too little, or disappeared entirely.

And somewhere in all of it—

she started to question if she was asking for too much.

Until she realized… she wasn’t asking for enough of the right things.

This is not a story about chasing love.

It’s about what happens when you stop.

Through honest, quietly powerful moments—first dates that almost fit, connections that feel good but not right, and a shift that changes everything—Ava begins to see that the answer was never in finding someone else.

It was in no longer abandoning herself.

She stops overexplaining.

Stops adjusting.

Stops choosing potential over peace.

And in the silence that follows—

she becomes someone who no longer needs to be chosen.

Because she already chose herself.

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