Blackened White

Brian W. Foster makes his entrance into the literary world with "Blackened White", a first person account of life, love, faith, and pain. In this collection of poems, essays, and short stories, Foster offers a series of brutally honest, often humorous, and profoundly ironic writings chronicling a journey into his own human condition. Using his unique style of prose and storytelling, we observe a young man wrestling with his faith in the midst of relationships, addictions, sexuality and the unending, relentless desire to be whole. Author and Grammy award winning singer Kevin Max says Blackened White "Prods the flesh with electrodes of hyper emotion, dangerous subtlety and purposefully mannered archaism". Likening it to an "Open House flier", Foster invites the reader along the journey with him through this thought-provoking collection, which is sure to leave an indelible mark on the soul.

Brian Wayne Foster is an American writer, poet, singer, and storyteller. Brian was born in Long Beach and raised in Southern California and the Central Valley. He began writing poetry and short stories at 12 years old, and began playing music at age 15. He performed in various theatrical productions and bands throughout high school and his early twenties, before returning to Los Angeles in 2008. He has been a student of theology and the human condition for the past decade, and his writings reflect the inner conflict of these two sets of ideas. Brian's first collection of writings, "Blackened White," released in April of 2012, and was on the Amazon Best Seller list within 2 days. His first EP of original songs "Odessa" is available now on iTunes and Amazon. Brian currently lives in Hollywood, CA.