DARKER

DARKER Zariah Smith never thought much of herself With her loathsomely dark skin unruly kinky hair and naivete about herself and the world around her she has become the subject of ire for many of her diff

Zariah Smith never thought much of herself With her loathsomely dark skin, unruly kinky hair, and naivete about herself and the world around her, she has become the subject of ire for many of her different skinned peers, a punching bag for their own sorrows Thinking she might escape the shame her mother thrust upon her for being so tar baby black, she goes to college, aZariah Smith never thought much of herself With her loathsomely dark skin, unruly kinky hair, and naivete about herself and the world around her, she has become the subject of ire for many of her different skinned peers, a punching bag for their own sorrows Thinking she might escape the shame her mother thrust upon her for being so tar baby black, she goes to college, a place where youths find themselves and futures are discovered But when the disdain for her color continues, she finds comfort within a most unexpected place the darkness Blessed or cursed with an unenviable power, it is within the darkness that she finds strength, and others face their darkest fears.An exploration of modern day race relations, college hazing and coming of age when everyone around you is so unabashedly different, Michael Stephenson welcomes horror fans on a sometimes gruesome path to terror A homage to Stephen King s first professionally published book Carrie, DARKER invites the reader to follow Zariah on her odyssey to assimilate in a world that seems only to fear what is different, fear what is misunderstood, fear the darkness.