~Heretofore~

"For it was seen in the eyes of the Soul of the Man, that within was once held a roaring fire,
a crackle of life that shone a blaze of salvation and spoke a thousand damnations.

Now it was witnessed that his eyes were dark and black and faded to nothing but memory,
the fire carried off by a gale of Sin,
and that all that was left was Ember."

A Trilogy of Embers; Heretofore

Writer of all fictions short and long and dark

Heretofore is an anonymously named writer of short fiction and poetry of the darker type. Heretofore is a die-hard fantasy writer and reader, and yet enjoys the eerie feel of books writers the like of Neil Gaiman achieve. Heretofore is fond of many things as reflected in the penman's writing, including yet certainly not limited to:

Writing
Fantasy Steeped in Dark Mystery
Referring to Himself in Third-Person
Poetry of a Dual-Meaning Nature
Guitar
Lists
Author Neil Gaiman
All Matters Lord of the Rings

Heretofore draws inspiration from all species of fantastical fictions, including the likes of The Lord of the Rings, American Gods, Magician Kings and Harry Potter (Heretofore doesn't read enough.)