Pitched in 2020, written in 2021, and edited for publishing between 2023-2024, These Wounds Bleed Black is a heart-pounding tale told in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

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I wrote this book with great intentions... and a great amount of fear. I understood that I was writing about a sensitive event in our time, and, in knowing that, I would anger the vast majority who had it worse than I had. Then there is my lack of knowledge; I wasn't born before that life. I'm forever part of the first generation that came after, the ones both the public and adults of our era frown down upon. And, above all else, there were already heroes that day; firefighters, police officers, doctors, pilots, military, even civilians like you and me. None of us went through what they did. None of us felt that kind of pain before, hence why creating something like this was so unnatural.

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But I wouldn't let that stop me.

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I want These Wounds Bleed Black to be a story for us all, a tale about the good and the bad, our rise and our fall. I aim to rewrite the current script many superhero films and books continue to follow, and leave a trace deep enough to remind us all of why we're here, and what we've sacrificed.

 

This isn't a book about supervillains and superheroes, this isn't about time travel, nor a reenactment to what has come and gone. This book is much more than that; it is a blessing, a curse, a journey, a lesson, and a memory altogether. It has changed me for the better, and I cannot wait for it to fall into your hands in the coming years.