The Chiaroscuro (ePub)

A blank canvas - original, primitive, and rough - upon it, I sketch Endurance in light and shade

Jerome's edification is seeded in two basic principles.

The first of these is an undeniable reality: just as yin's concentrated dot manifests within yang's spirit, yang's fiery spark animates yin's arcane darkness. The one is contained within the other. Their imperative duality is both actual and impossible, which is the sublime key.

The second tenet is truth; one must face one's own, and affirm it - or destiny becomes appallingly disfigured.

The Chiaroscuro chronicles a flawed hero's quest for enlightenment via the raw romp that is his heart, as he discovers illumination often lurks hidden in the very shadows it casts.

"I'm not of two minds about this work as I normally would be about other works I've read or seen. This work is very smart. Strongly literary."

- John Dimes, Artist/Author of "Intracations" and "The Rites of Pretending Tribe"

"...a very appealing character"

- Cheryl Fair, Author of "Joe Quigley, Alaska Pioneer"

"A masterpiece, excellent...absolutely riveting!! Not only a superb piece of poetic prose but an astounding work of Active Imagination!"

- Loralee Scaife, Jungian Astrologer

"Jerome is a mess but I like him"

- Patricia Myles, Animalitarian; Co-Founder of Kenilles's Pet Pantry & Rescue, Inc.