Dustin S. Klein

Watercolor Memories Stalking mystery's surrealists paved with boundless dismal hues Watching whirlwinds spin memories through deep eddies smeared with glue Dialing psychedelic numbers buried years ago in stone Lonely years and yellowed papers stashed so far away from home Lifting masks of hidden fancies dragged through mires damp and cold Writing policies as usual with no consequential goals Painting watercolor fantasies where the ladies smile wide Dancing jigs at summer parties knowing fiction never hides

Dustin S. Klein is a former politics and business journalist now making his living in the business world writing at a monthly award-winning business magazine in Cleveland, Ohio, called "Small Business News." He is a 1991 graduate of Kent State University and has been writing poetry and song lyrics since the early 1980s. Many of his songs were recorded in the late 1980s by Brazen Image, a Cleveland-based rock n' roll band. Dustin recently finished his second novel, ''Caribbean Chronicles'' and is in the process of seeking its publication. He currently lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he watches sports and works on his third book.