A few weeks ago I made the decision to remove my back catalog of published books from Amazon. This is in protest of Jeff Bezos and Amazon's horrific treatment of its workers. I do not want to give Bezos another penny of my money. And the sad fact of having your work sold through Amazon is that for every $15 book that is sold I maybe saw between 50 cents and a dollar. That's it. The rest, right into the billionaire's pocket. Now, you're probably wondering why I don't just print them myself and...

“The Execution”Gabrielle Faust ©2026 It was an execution. And the world bore witness As the gunmen clapped and counted bullet holes As if an innocent man were nothing more Than a hunting trophy and not an American citizen. There is a brutal white noise, Bristling, bristling in the bitter cold reckoning Of another vicious bloodthirsty execution, On a sidewalk heavy with fresh snow, Imprinted by their jackboots, And his handprints, Where he had knelt, For the last time and now never more. I...

"Cold Morning" By Gabrielle Faust There's blood in the snow, A young mother's not coming home, She said, "I'm not mad at you dude." He chose to shoot, Point blank. Inhumane. Brutal. His poisoned words piercing, The shattered glass slick with crimnson In the morning sun. Traitorous orcs in cheap military fatigues, Boots crushing what's left of the American dream, The one you have to be asleep to believe. And what will be left if we cannot dream Of a world in which we thrive Rather than die...