"In The Shadow of Souls" is a non-profit book project sponsored by Phoenix Community Works Foundation, a non-profit, charitable Foundation which is dedicated to building healthy, sustainable communities and the arts and creativity.

Currently, we are raising funds to complete writing, editing, illustration and publishing of the book. Every little bit helps and all donations are appreciated. A percentage of sales of the book will be donated to The Red Door, a woman’s shelter in Toronto. As well, free copies of the book will be given out to women using The Red Door.

In the Shadow of Souls

"Every pitiless piston of necessity in my universe was firing it seemed, each after the other, increasing my momentum towards some breaking point I anticipated, and even longed for—but could never quite reach—the point where I could finally crack up in this strange machine and be thrown clear and free of it."

In the Shadow of Souls is the true story of Droxy, a young mother, and her spiritual emergence from a long period of substance abuse and her marriage into a family of unsuccessful fraud artists and bank robbers. Droxy’s story is about the majority of the middle class who found in the overturning of their parents’ hypocrisies more spiritual darkness than personal enlightenment. Her struggle to raise three children in an unstable world of drugs, alcohol, prison, virtual homelessness, mental illness and domestic violence is harrowing, and yet it is wonderfully balanced by memories of childhood, of singing at her preacher-grandfather’s church and of being taught by her grandmother how to sew like a seamstress, a skill she would carry through life and use like a meditation in her worst moments.

Under Writers Group has been inspired to assist in the co-writing, editing and artwork in order to enable the author to self publish this work. I am working on this project under the umbrella of Phoenix Community Works Foundation.

Your donation will help see this dream realized.

Every little bit helps and donations of $35 or more will receive a tax receipt for income tax purposes.

By cheque mail to:

Phoenix Community Works Foundation

344 Bloor Street West, #505

Toronto, ON M5F 1V9

416 964-7919/416 964-8516

Please earmark your donation for In The Shadow of Souls.

We also accept VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTERCARD via telephone. Call Natalie at 416 – 964-3380.

If you prefer to use Paypal, donations can be sent to dlroxb@hotmail.com, however tax receipts cannot be provided when using this method. Please make sure to put IN THE SHADOW OF SOULS in the message area.

Thank you in advance for your support, it is much appreciated!