Marcus J. Mastin, author of such novels as Don't Pay the Ferryman and Don't Fear the Reaper, delivers his first compilation of poetry. Reading this collection of light-hearted poems (mixed with several thought-provoking topics), not only from chapter to chapter, but also differentiating them by the timeline in years, you get to see the progression of Mr. Mastin’s work & the evolution of his talent.

The poetry in Weathering the Storm: The Journey of my Life was inspired by friends, family, and many events that transpired in his life with several of his poems being written solely to help people relate to similar events which occur in their lives. Mr. Mastin’s poetry is a variety of soul searching, broken promises, broken hearts, and light-hearted anecdotes. Some of his work is about love lost, love found, and love eternal.

Living in a rural community, Mr. Mastin drew much of his work from personal experiences; however, there are other instances where his poems were inspired by the works of other great authors—such as Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven,’ of which, Mr. Mastin included his version of a sequel to that timeless masterpiece entitled ‘The Raven: The Second Coming.’

The various themes of the book are separated into five chapters, each with its own distinctive subject matter. The verse found in this work touches on various topics such as the Columbia spacecraft disaster, the loss of a child, frightening nightmares/creatures, and poems about the changing of seasons.