Renee Robinson's Blog, page 9
March 22, 2014
Enchanted
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Enchanted
Beautiful Nymph of the Sea, such a glorious voice
Bestowed upon thee.
She plays the lyre to enchant her prey
She sings and seduces. Her hips she sway.
The poor sailor is unaware.
Enchanted by beauty he can only stare.
He follows her as she dances away.
Taking off veils while she sways.
She leads him, and sings the Song of Death.
Enticing him off his ship.
He will soon regret.
She’s a Spirit of Nature.
She can Shape-Shift.
She has a magical voice.
One of many gifts.
She has a body that lures. No man is safe;
She will have him in her claws;
Make no mistake;
Vixen, she is. Leading him to the sea.
To make love underwater. Total ecstasy
While making love she watches him die
He looks at her, in pleasure he cries.
Not knowing he just took his last breath.
His lips sealed to hers. She loved him to death
Renee Robinson
March 18, 2014
Top Seller!
Amazon Top Children’s book seller! me!!!! Right Away, Orimae…..can you believe it? whoohoo
Originally posted on The Bunny Tale:
I officially made it to Amazon’s Top 100 in children’s books sales!
Right Away Orimae
Check it out! Get the entire holiday series. The Bunny Tale and Right Away, Orimae! are the newest releases for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Both are written in Dr. Seuss style rhyme, easy to read, fully illustrated and very entertaining.
The next edition to the holiday series will be for Mother’s Day. What better way for child and mother to spend the day than to be snuggle up together reading about a mother’s love in fully illustrated, rhyming lyrics with unique bonus coloring pages included in the back of every printed copy? Your child can share the book with Mom and color the characters as an added “gift” for Mom too.
So Dads, keep an eye out for this newest release. Coming Soon~!
March 10, 2014
Amazon’s top 100 Best Seller’s list!
Amazon’s Best Sellers List! I made it! Get your copy of “Right Away, Orimae!” today. A child’s books of rhyme about a cow searching for a four leaf clover on St. Patrick’s Day.
Originally posted on The Bunny Tale:
My latest children’s book,
Right Away, Orimae!
“, made Amazon’s top 100 Best Seller’s list! It happens to be a holiday edition for St. Paddy’s Day, perhaps this is why the big sales boost! Whatever the reason, I am happy, happy, happy! I will actually get my fist royalty pymt. I sold 178 copies of Orimae! What a cow, what a gal she’s turned out to be.
Link to purchase“Right Away, Orimae”
March 5, 2014
Introducing My New Holiday Series
I am excited to let everyone know about my new children’s book Holiday Series. The first in the series is just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and is called:
Right Away, Orimae!: Orimae is a milking cow. One morning Farmer went to milk her but her milk had dried up. The babies are hungry and unhappy. The farmer is mad. Orimae didn’t know what to do so she decides to ask her friend Arbuckle Owl.
“All you need is a little bit ‘o luck. Today is St. Patrick’s Day, there must be some luck around here somewhere” replies Arbuckle. They gather up some friends and the search begins.
The story is creatively told in Dr. Seuss style rhyming lyrics. All print copies include coloring pages of the delightful characters. This is a quick, funny and adorable book perfect for the beginning reader.
Right Away, Orimae is due to be launched at Create Space, B&N, Kobo, Apple and Amazon tomorrow. A post with links will be provided. Additional links will be posted as the book is placed in other stores.
February 22, 2014
Dear Diary “Cancer is My Name”,
Dear Diary,
What is wrong with denial? I have come to disagree with counselors and doctors who feel one must except reality. Can’t my reality actually be different from theirs? Why am I in denial because I disagree? If my reality is false and yours is true, I believe I am much better off being in my world, the world of denial.
Confusing? Let me better explain.
My future gets more bleak everyday. I have lived longer than expected. According to my doctors, most “victims” with advanced metastatic colon cancer to the liver would have passed away over a year ago. Yet here I am. Tired, weak and often in pain…but alive. I believe denial has kept me here. I simply refuse to believe I am going to die. Why should I? By accepting “the facts” am I not surrendering? It would be as if I put all of my weapons down. I may as well call the Grim Reaper and make a date with him. “Come take me, I’m yours.”
Instead I choose to live in MY World. This is the world I have created for myself. I am furiously writing books, as many as I can. This gives me goals. Once I start a book I need to complete it. I begin another book and I need to complete it too. The circle goes on and on. I cannot die when I have things left unsaid or unfinished. I must complete my goals and create new ones over and over again.
And now lets discuss the “Real World”. Yesterday, I sat down with one of my doctors. My current chemo treatment is no longer working. After a while, cancer is actually able to evolve and mutate until it creates an immunity to the chemo treatment. We discussed my options.
1. I may continue chemo, but with a different mixture of drugs. However, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. This new cocktail consists of even more toxic drugs. They are stronger but also have harsher side effects. Harsher? My God…the side effects can actually be worse? Cringing.
2. I can go to The James which is part of The Ohio State University and rated number 1 worldwide in cancer studies and treatment. I am lucky enough to live within a one hour drive. I have been under their care all along. However, this option involves me being caged up with the lab rats and monkeys so that I may partake in clinical trials and experimental treatments.
3. The final option I am given to consider is to do nothing at all. The chemo has done some permanent damage to my body. The more chemo I have, the more damage it may do. Is the pain and torture worth it? What is it doing to my quality of life?
The only purpose the chemo serves (this includes chemo with new drugs) is to prolong my life not saving it. The cancer has eaten most of my liver and is incurable-in the “real” world. It is therefore an option to do doing nothing at all. This allows the mutant beast free-range of my body. It allows the beast to take over and win.
Some days, I would say “no” and throw in the towel. However, the days I can spend living in another world I create through my writing and the days I am in contact with my family or looking into my husband’s eyes, I am motivated to stay in denial. I am encouraged to keep living.
In my world, I choose to live.
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