I'm an American writer living in northern France. My novella Tattooing Violet was published by Scrybe Press in February.
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Needled.com says: "Tattooing Violet is a story about Craig and Violet, abused siblings in Tennessee, whose world changes once Mataora, a young Maori tattoo artist, enters their lives as their step-brother. Once Mataora's mother leaves, the father's tyranny becomes worse and the three suffer in silence, that is, until Mat begins to tattoo their stories on their backs. As the images come to life, their horrors are no longer kept secret.
I read the 50-page novella in one sitting. The Maori concepts of mana and utu, honor and revenge, fuel the story and propel readers towards its soulful ending.
Tattooing Violet is free from the usual tattoo cliches found in popular lit and remarkably paints a vivid and realistic picture of tattooing despite the author's art-free corpus. A recommended read."
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Tattooing Violet's back cover reads:
A riveting story about a boy and his reclusive sister, too damaged or terrified of their abusive father to tell anyone -- until their new step-brother tattoos their stories on their backs. As those pictures take on lives of their own, the events behind them can no longer be denied... RT Mitchell's language flows like a rollercoaster on greased tracks heading for a brick wall. It will hit you over the head with a sledgehammer and you'll say thank you and ask for more...
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