New books coming in 2019

New books coming in 2019… I will be writing and publishing two non-fiction stories, a collection of poems and the second book to my “Only If” series…Perhaps you will be adding them to your bookshelf at some point next year… I am currently working on “A Normal Kind of Love” A Chapbook Presentation which will

Happy New Year – 2019

2018 …It was an interesting year…I know for many it was a rough one and I hope that for those, there will be hope and a bright light shining for them in the coming year…. I have a few goals I’d like to accomplish in 2019 and will work hard to make sure some or

Writing Group Accepting new members and submissions for new anthology

Local writing group accepting new members Taking submissions for upcoming anthology, “Ticks and Quirks: Human Oddball Stories.” Are you interested in science fiction? Fantasy? How about Horror? …. Then perhaps you might find your seat in the new writing group that is meeting once a month at Bob’s Bookstore in Charleston.  While the group is

Appearance Schedule for July – Dec 2018

I was updating my schedule of events for my appearances for the rest of the year… If you’d like to catch me, my poetry or buy my books, there’s a few more places that I’ll be “on the road” this year… 1. Spook Show at the Cross County Mall: August 3 and 4th. I’ll be

Cherry-House Press Taking Submissions

New publishing company, Cherry-House Press taking submissions A new local publishing company, Cherry-House Press, is seeking both new and seasoned authors. Author, Ariana R Cherry (“Only If,” & “Between Light and Darkness”) of Arthur is the founder of the new publishing house. Her other team-member, author J.W. Wright (“Bestial Transformation and Other Horrors”) is the

Ariana R Cherry: Special Guest speaker at Art in Equality Convention

Local author, Ariana R Cherry will be speaking at the first annual Art in Equality Convention on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Savoy Recreation Center in Savoy, Illinois. It is a convention and film festival focusing on Equality for all: LGBTQ, all races, all religions, all sexes. “We are ALL human, let’s stop the hate.

I am starting a new publishing press

I have been wanting to start my own small publishing press for quite some time – although, I knew that I needed to gain some experience creating and publishing my own books first. I’ve been self-publishing since about 2004. I released my first book, “The Real Me-Xtended” in 2004… It definitely was quite simple and

Author/Artist Goals & Plans for 2018

  2017 has gone by – and it was a pretty good year for the most part… But there are still projects that I would like to finish – and ideas that I would like to get started for 2018… I really would like to focus on hopefully getting more of my books noticed or

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Normal Love

Originally posted on Ariana R. Cherry: Poet & Artist:
Normal Love I thought my life was normal. Caught up in my own farce, I thought it was what all the other couples did. I knew no other way. I let you let me cry. I thought it was okay, to feel like you wanted to…

Ariana sharing her story & poetry on the RIFT PODCAST (Recorded episode)

If you missed Ariana on the RIFT, here is the recorded episode from April 30th…. Listen to Ariana discuss her story, how she gets her ideas and hear her read her poetry… //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=189713&episodeId=9984229