Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton – A Presentation

Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton – A Presentation

My dear readers and subscribers,

I want to take a moment to present my upcoming novel: Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller. The book will be released by Literary Revelations in late June or early July.

Step onto Jezebel’s Island, a shadowy realm where reality twists and nothing is as it appears. In this world cloaked in secrets and deception, truth flickers just out of reach, while unseen danger stalks your every move. Who was Jezebel—a ruthless murderer, or a misunderstood victim? The stories whispered across the island contradict themselves, leaving chilling gaps and unanswered questions.

Unravel the tangled web of intrigue: Was Steven truly the son of the former governor, or merely a pawn in someone else’s sinister game? Does Anastasia carry the fate of the island, or is she doomed to repeat its darkest legends? Each answer uncovers deeper enigmas, as betrayals and hidden motives emerge from the shadows.

Prepare for a haunting journey, where every clue uncovers another secret and every revelation brings fresh uncertainty. Coming late June at Literary Revelations—stay tuned for the truth behind the crimes, the endless deceptions, and the mysterious inhabitants of Jezebel’s Island. Who are these enigmatic figures populating a dystopian world, and what destinies entwine their fates? The answers may be more disturbing than you ever imagined.

From the Foreword

….But what is it? We see only glimpses of it, here and there. Our characters never grasp it permanently or totally. It is always a dawning, impartial, and intermittent recognition, symptoms that point imprecisely behind themselves to some hidden origin. It concerns the City’s ultimate sickness, rooted first in the great crime through which it was founded, second in its effort to neutralize, if not forget, this history, and third, in the fresh crimes it commits in Anastasia’s day.

The latter are the softer crimes of established and abundant societies, those crimes of the spirit, freedom, and truth which occur when citizens no longer push for the society that could be, and instead accept the one in which they find themselves or fantasize about a return to an older status quo.

The question lingers: How will Anastasia live up to her name?

Brian Geiger, former Editor, vita Brevis Press

Announcement

Literary Revelations is still reviewing submissions to Haiku for Soulmates. Once the selection is ready, we will send an email to everyone who submitted. We appreciate your patience.

Gabriela Marie Miton,
Author, Editor, Founder of Literary Revelations

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My books (Only English)

#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)|
#1 Amazon bestseller, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art – co-authored with Hikari (Literary Revelation)

Thank you to all my followers who reviewed my books.
Please read other reviews here:

Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Portland Book Review
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton in Manhattan Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings in San Francisco by Gabriela Marie Milton in San Francisco Book Review
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings by Gabriela Marie Milton In Manhattan B

Poetic Prose by Gabriela Marie Milton and an Update on Haiku for Soulmates

Poetic prose by Gabriela Marie Milton

I remember the call from Brussels like a wound that never quite closed. Your voice trembled.

“Jacques ignored us the entire evening,” you said.

“The only thing he talked about was you. He seemed… obsessed. With everything about you.”

The line went dead.

I stood there, breath caught somewhere between my chest and my throat, and then I walked—no, I fled—to the closet.

My fingers found the white dress before my eyes did. I pulled it out like it had been waiting for me, like it knew. The fabric slipped through my hands, soft and familiar, still carrying that scent—Hypnotic Poison. His perfume. His gift. His presence.

Something inside me snapped.

I grabbed the scissors.

The first cut was hesitant.

The sound—sharp, final—echoed louder than it should have. Then came another. And another. Faster now. The blades tore through silk and memory alike, each slice a refusal, a protest, a scream I couldn’t voice.

Gabriela Marie Milton

Updates on Haiku for Soulmates

To those of you who submitted to Haiku for Soulmates:

Please be patient. Due to the overwhelming response we have received, we are diligently navigating through the selection process. Rest assured, we will notify everyone via email regarding your acceptance status. To ensure you don’t miss a moment of this exhilarating journey, please follow Literary Revelations for timely updates!

Thank you

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, Editor in Chief, Founder.

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Dawn Pisturino – Poetry Book Review: “Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art” by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton

My dear followers and subscribers,

I want to thank my beloved poet and author, Dawn Pisturino, for her review of Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese art, a poetry-and-art album co-authored by Japanese painter Hikari and me.

Dawn has posted numerous reviews on her blog, spreading love and bringing people together.

Poetry Book Review: “Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art” by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton

by Dawn Pisturino on March 11, 2026

(Graphic created on Canva by Dawn Pisturino)

Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art by Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton (2025). Available on Amazon.

My Review

This book is so exquisitely beautiful! Every page has been carefully crafted to deliver an elevated experience. Hikari’s colorful artwork transports the viewer deep into the heart of Japanese culture. Masterfully composed poetry stuns the reader with its divine perfection. This literary masterpiece deserves all the accolades it has received.

If you’re looking for peace and serenity in a turbulent world, you will find it in this book. I give it 5 stars plus!

Learn more about the publisher, Literary Revelations, which has earned international recognition for its aesthetic melding of Western and Eastern cultures.

Gabriela Marie Milton, a Pushcart nominee, can be found on her blog, Short Prose.

Hikari is an internationally acclaimed Japanese artist who grew up in France. Her deep understanding of Western and Eastern cultures has markedly influenced her creative efforts. She can be found on Instagram.

Please visit Down’s blog here

Dawn is an extremely accomplished author. Her books are gorgeous, and she deserves all the accolades she has been given and much more.

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, editor in chief of Literary Revelations

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A poem by Gabriela Marie Milton, and a beautiful acknowledgment of my blog

A Poem by Gabriela Marie Milton

In the summer’s lethargic haze, waves cry on my skin,
burying our slow afternoons where roses bloom between humid lips.

Tides pull us under their sensual drift,
reviving your thorned kisses in liquid memory.

A Beautiful Acknowledgment of my Blog

Best Poetry blog to read in 2026

Blog To Read

•March 2, 2026•3 min read

The top poetry blogs to read, follow, and share in 2026 are listed here. — *Best Poetry blog to read in 2026*

The blog that you find worth reading poetry in 2026. We have come up with the best poetry individual category blog to read and share across the web in 2026

Best Poetry blog to read in 2026

1. I Don’t Have My glasses on

I don’t have my glasses on: Beth, a cupcake maker, an enthusiastic dater, a lover of the arts, and a teacher, is the main voice behind this beautiful blog where she talks about everything but poetry.

2. Short Prose

Short Prose: Gabriela Marie Milton, a 3-time Amazon bestselling poet, award-winning poet, and internationally published author. Her poems are brief but profound.

Thank you to Lukesh for selecting my blog, and congratulations to Beth!

Best Poetry blog to read in 2026

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, editor in chief of Literary Revelations

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Submissions to Haiku for Soulmates are now closed

Submissions to Haiku for Soulmates are now closed. Heartfelt thanks to each of you for sharing your beautiful haiku and your creative spirit with us. Literary Revelations is deeply grateful for your participation. In mid-March, we will send out letters of acceptance or gentle rejections. We will do our best to honor as many voices as possible. Our tentative publication date is the end of March or the beginning of April, and we can’t wait to share this collection with you.

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, editor in chief

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HAIKU FOR SOULMATES – LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

I am therefore I write

Gabriela Marie Milton

HAIKU FOR SOULMATES – LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

My dearest subscribers and followers,

Thank you to everyone who submitted to Haiku for Soulmates. I am deeply grateful for the beautiful haiku I received.

This is the last call for submissions. The submission period closes on February 26.

Guidelines for submission:

We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums, as any collection of haiku we have published.

To participate, please submit five haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me with the email subject clearly labeled as “Haiku for Soulmates.” Please be aware that unlabeled submissions may be misplaced and not read. The deadline for submissions is February 26. Kindly note that your five haiku will be reviewed as a set and accepted or rejected as a whole.

Thank you for your continued support and inspiration. 🙏

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, founder, and Editor in Chief, Literary Revelations

My books (Only English)

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Petals of Haiku, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art; Full Moon Confessions – books published by Literary Revelations, officially accepted in the Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku (Japan)

I am therefore I write

Gabriela Marie Milton

Petals of Haiku, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony and Power in Japanese Art; Full Moon Confessions – books published by Literary Revelations, officially accepted in the Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku (Japan)

My Dearest Subscribers and Followers,

I am thrilled to share some exciting news: Literary Revelations Anthologies of Haiku and Tanka have officially been included in the prestigious Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku, which boasts one of the world’s most remarkable poetry collections.

The following are now part of this prestigious museum.

Petals of Haiku: An Anthology
Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku

Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art By Hikari and Gabriela Marie Milton
Full Moon Confessions by Tracey Anne

We are honored that these volumes, including the moving Full Moon Confessions by Tracey Anne, will be showcased among such prestigious literary treasures.

Hikari, our fabulous Artist in Residence send us from Japan the following message:

“I am absolutely thrilled to share that I had the honor of meeting Director of the museum Mr. Mutsuo Takano (高野ムツオ氏) in person today.

Meeting such a master of the Haiku world was an unforgettable and deeply moving experience for me.

Regarding your publisher’s poetry books, the museum has officially accepted them into their permanent collection.

Mr. Takano and Deputy Director Toyoizumi shared some very profound words with me that I would like to pass on to you:

”Since poetry books are often published in limited numbers, they are at high risk of being forgotten over time if not properly preserved. However, by being housed here in this museum, your books will be preserved and will remain for generations to come.

Please give our best regards to Ms Gabriela Marie Milton and haiku poets from around the world”.

Mr. Takano said, “It is especially gratifying to see haiku spreading overseas.

I sincerely hope all of you will continue to share haiku with the world.”

As he leafed through “Petals of Haiku: An Anthology” and “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku”—both collections featuring contributions from more than two hundred writers—he seemed genuinely moved by the growing presence of haiku abroad.

He was also surprised to learn that “Full Moon Confessions”(by Tracey Anne) had become a bestseller in Japan.

In particular, he showed a strong interest in “Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese Art.”

“It is truly fascinating,” he remarked, “to see an attempt to create a collaboration between tanka and haiku inspired by a single painting. I very much hope that, through such cooperative efforts, more haiku, tanka, and poetry will be created. I wholeheartedly support all those overseas who are dedicated to this kind of work.”

Knowing that the books we created together will now live on forever in the “holy place” of Japanese poetry is the greatest reward I could imagine.

Thank you so much for giving me this wonderful opportunity.

Hikari

※Introduction of Mr Takano Mutsuo-高野ムツオ氏-

Takano Mutsuo (born 1947 in Miyagi Prefecture) is one of the leading voices in contemporary Japanese haiku.

Today, Mr.Takano serves as President of the Modern Haiku Association and Director of “the Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku”.

His work is widely regarded for its emotional depth, imagistic intensity, and its ability to transform personal and regional experience into universal poetic expression.

After experiencing the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake firsthand, Mr Takano composed a series of powerful “disaster haiku” that confronted loss, trauma, and resilience with unflinching clarity.

These poems were collected in his acclaimed volume “Yorozu no Hane -萬の翅-“(Ten Thousand Wings), which received major literary honors including the Yomiuri Prize for Literature and the Dakotsu Prize-蛇笏賞-.

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All the photographs I am sending have been approved for posting on your website by the museum director.

Hikari

Mr. Takano is looking through our books.

Mr. Takano and Hikari.

Please remember that Petals of Haiku and Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku are also included in the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo.

Literary Revelations promised you that we would create legacies. We are doing it.

Thank you to our fabulous Artist in Residence Hikari!

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Please continue to submit to Haiku for Soulmates

We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums.

Thank you for your continued support and inspiration. 🙏

Gabriela Marie Milton
Author, Founder, and Editor-in -Chief at Literary Revelations

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A short poem (poetic prose) by Gabriela Marie Milton and news about Literary Revelations’ anthologies

I am therefore I write

Gabriela Marie Milton

A short poem (poetic prose) by Gabriela Marie Milton

In the rose’s tender clasp or jasmine’s whispered breath,

femininity and desire weave,

beckoning us to a passion refined—

vulnerable in its bloom,

triumphant in its essence,

resonating with the timeless spirit over fleeting flesh.

For more poetry, please follow me on IG at gabriela_marie_milton

News about Literary Revelations‘ anthologies

I am genuinely moved by the beauty of your haiku submitted to Haiku for Soulmates. Your creativity and passion shine through your words, and I encourage you to continue sharing your work. 🙏

Both Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku and Petals of Haiku, published by Literary Revelations (@lr_publisher), are now part of the Museum of Haiku Literature in Japan, thanks to our talented artist in residence, Hikari (@hikari2162554).

The Museum of Haiku Literature is distinguished as the world’s only library solely dedicated to collecting and preserving haiku works for the enrichment of future generations. Literary Revelations promised to create legacies. We are doing it.

We invite you to keep submitting to Literary Revelations’ upcoming anthology, Haiku for Soulmates. We hope this collection will also find its place in esteemed museums.

Thank you for your continued support and inspiration. 🙏

Gabriela Marie Milton

My books (Only English)

Thank you to all my followers who reviewed my books.
Please read other reviews here:

Haiku for Soulmates – Front Cover Reveal from Literary Revelations & New Info

I am therefore I write

Gabriela Marie Milton

Dear Followers and Subscribers,

Happy February from Literary Revelations. May this month bring you happiness and success. Stay safe!

Haiku for Soulmates – Front Cover Reveal

Literary Revelations is thrilled to reveal the front cover of Haiku for Soulmates. I hope you like it. Please let us know.

The art on the cover belongs to our Artist-in-Residence, the Japanese painter Hikari.
Cover design: Iuliana Irimia.

In the meantime, please continue to submit. The deadline for Submission is February 25. Send 5 haiku to literaryrevelations@pm.me. Please make sure to label your submission “Haiku for Soulmates”. We will have an answer for you around March 1. If you have any questions, please let us know. One question I want to clarify: Literary Revelations accepts traditional as well as non-traditional haiku.

Hainka – Just for you – Please do not submit Hainka, but you can try your pen after submitting to Haiku for Soulmates.

Hainka is a modern poetic form created by Pravat Kumar Padhy that merges the objective, nature-focused imagery of a 5-7-5 syllable haiku with the subjective, emotional depth of a 5-7-5-7-7 tanka. It is typically structured as a 48-syllable piece (5-7-5, 5-7-5-7-7) that uses the haiku as a pivotal, bridging image for the following tanka.

Key Aspects of Hainka:

Structure: Follows a 5-7-5 (haiku) and 5-7-5-7-7 (tanka) structure, totaling 48 syllables.
Pivot/Linking: The first part (haiku) acts as a pivot, and the second part (tanka) develops the imagery, with a necessary thematic, or sometimes, lyrical link between them.
Themes: Often explores nature, emotions, love, and humor.
Origin: Created by Pravat Kumar Padhy to fuse the two Japanese forms, notes Tanka Tuesday and All Poetry.
Presentation: A small, distinct gap is recommended between the haiku and the tanka for the reader to absorb the imagery.

It is an exciting form of poetry that has taken off, and it’s discussed in various outlets, such as Writer’s Digest. On ALL POETRY, the largest platform for poetry writers, HAINKA is highly appreciated. We do not yet have non-traditional forms of hainka, as we do for haiku.

Pravat Kumar Padhy: widely published and anthologized including “Contemporary Indian English Love Poetry”. Literary work referred in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry etc. Short Poems, Haiku and Tanka appeared in number of literary journals (both print and web) in India, USA, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Africa including Poetry Time, Poet, Creative Forum, Poetcrit, Kritya, World Haiku Review, LYNX, Akita International Haiku Network, Poetry Pages, The Notes From the Gean, The Four Seasons of Haiku, Poetbay, Anglo-Japanese Society (Tanka Online), Ambrosia, Sketchbook , Atlas Poetica, Kokako, Berry Blue Haiku, Simply Haiku, The Houston Literary Review and others.

Please read more about haiku below.

New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners–Pravat Kumar Padhy

Gabriela Marie Milton

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Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton – Coming in June at Literary Revelation

I am therefore I write

Gabriela Marie Milton

Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton – Coming in June at Literary Revelation

Meet one of the main characters of the novel: Jezebel

My dear followers and subscribers,

I am absolutely elated to share the exhilarating news that my novel, Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller, will be published by Literary Revelations this June!

A short Excerpt from Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller

…….thirty years ago.

We were in the main square of the town when he appeared among us. It was hot; I was sweaty, dusty, and very thirsty. I carried a wicker basket full of tomatoes, potatoes, and cauliflowers. The braided strap had cut into my skin; it was heavy, very heavy. The bright silks hanging from the merchants’ stalls trembled in the dry, burning wind. The afternoon sun seemed to melt over people and things like a boiling river.

I felt its rough touch; my back and hands ached. A moment earlier, he had given a coin to a begging child, who had thanked him, closed his fist around the coin, pressed it to his heart, and then bent down to kiss my dusty feet. I parted from him with a strange sadness. I don’t know why, but that day I wished the sky were purple. Yet the sky was never purple there. I was looking for an ice cream vendor when I noticed his blue eyes, expressionless, the eyes of a winner…

-Yes, he had the eyes of a winner. Winner’s eyes exist, just as there are bricklayer’s hands, three-eyed frogs or prostitutes. He turned to me and said: I feel lost in this City, Miss. Could you help me? He wore a wrinkled, dirty suit of a cut I had never seen before. Later, I was to learn that it was a military uniform. I asked him: Where did it come from? He didn’t answer me. He laughed, and the skin around his eyes gathered into deep wrinkles. I told him: To this place no one comes and from here no one leaves. Then he burst into even louder laughter. I felt myself being watched and looked around, but everything was the same…

From the Foreword

In Milton’s novel Jezebel’s Island, somewhere between the motif of quest and goal, thereare several gnoseological, political, even moral obstacles. That is why this novel is structured as an investigation over which, as we come to know half-truths, other layers of ambiguity are superimposed. This fact results first of all from the gnoseological interdependence, maintained by the author, between the characters in the book. In the constellation of the plot-investigation, Jezebel and Lady Swarthy represent the points of emission of some fundamental information that the reader needs to pay attention to.

At the other end of the circulation on the Island is Anastasia. She is the witness, the recipient, and the actor of events destined to place her between necessity and chance. As the first characters appear on the stage (Anastasia, Jezebel, David), readers are not yet aware of any biographical details of their existence. The narration begins like a cinematic tape that is suddenly set in motion….

Wishing everyone a great rest of the week

Gabriela Marie Milton