-Poet, author; literary scholar-
David Grinnell
THE BOOKS
Publications & Other Works
Moonglade
ISBN-13-979-8-9863003-2-0
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Love, longing, heartache, and loneliness are illuminated in this heartfelt collection from David Edgar Grinnell. Building on themes of budding relationships, misunderstood feelings, and innocent first loves, Moonglade creates a narrative that is relatable to everyone looking for love and companionship. Immerse yourself in a world of gothic romantic poetry that shines a soft light on finding and losing love in the twenty-first century.
Ashes
ISBN: 978-1-7368675-9-4
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Alice Reaper departs from her hometown Boydton, Virginia after her father's tragic death. She begins anew in the small town of Bedford, Ohio as nightmares and the memories of the past haunt her. Longing for inner-peace, she struggles against her own darkness, demons, and the ashes of a life she once lived.
Lightwaves
ISBN: 979-8986838939
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Charlie Parker Campel, is a man who fails at most things he attempts to do, and might have the worst luck on the entire planet. He believes he is like a scrawny, helpless squirrel searching for nuts in the frigid winter. Losing his job at a history museum in Washington, D.C., shortly after moving there from Kentucky, he must pull all the stops to find a new job. While on a job search, he randomly stumbles into the Holocaust Museum. During a self-guided tour, things get interesting when he finds a mysterious gold ring belonging to Michael Luke Adelman. He does all he can to find the owner during his visit to the museum, but to no avail. Deciding to keep the ring, he is determined to find the owner, but the question is... What is the story behind this mysterious ring, and who is Michael Adelman? Will Charlie find the owner, and what else or who else will he encounter on this journey? Does Campel finally catch a break, and will this mysterious ring send him on an adventure full of luck, introspective fortune, and love?
Or will it send his entire life into a tailspin?
The Antiquarian
ISBN: 978-1-959860-23-5
The pages of this diary belonged to a young British archeologist, Nicholas Ainsworth, known for his odd curiosity for the morbid and macabre. His expedition for deviant burials and historical artifacts in the Transylvanian Alps abruptly ruined with the approaching Nazi occupation. He finds refuge in a mysterious old castle. As he settles into the abandoned gothic ruins, strange phenomena causes him to question his sanity... and if he is truly alone. ​