Amy Plum's Blog, page 23
November 19, 2012
Photography by Daisel Tamayo for ARC contest
Isn’t this gorgeous? Note: white lilies!
Artwork by Sarah Johnson for ARC contest
Hurray for swirls!
“In a Cafe in Paris” Poem for ARC contest by Harman Kaur
By Harman Kaur
They first locked eyes in a café in Paris
Him sitting joyfully with two rowdy friends
Her content to sit in the Age of Innocence with her fictional friends
They first exchanged names in a café in Paris
Him exchanging a bag for a name
Her just trying to get away with her identity hidden
He saved her life in a café in Paris
He had his friend ask her forward
She escaped from a chaotic crash
From all those meetings in a café in Paris…
He told her he was a revenant
She promised to keep his secret
From those gazes shared in a café in Paris
They ended up in love
Staying together in good or bad
From those meetings in a café in Paris
They fought good and bad
Fought their friends and their enemies
But one day their friend who was an enemy won
In the end Vincent fell and died
Kate’s tears fell and her heart died
Testimonial by Solange Veiga (for ARC contest)
When I think of Paris, I think of the lights in the Eiffel tower, the beautiful night, the sweet scent of croissants coming out of café’s and people reading books! I think of the river, the people walking around and the different monuments you can visit!
But now? When I think of Paris, I see Vincent saving Kate, Vincent kissing Kate, the revenant and Numa fights, the club’s Kate’s sister seems to love so much, the Mansion Vincent lives in and the fighting training sessions Kate got in that exact same place!
I think of Kate’s life taking a turn, getting better after the tragedy that followed her back from the US. I think of Kate finally finding something to hold on to! I think of her Grandmother and her Grandfather who love her, I think of her and her sister having boy talks!
But most importantly, I think of Vincent picking up Kate on his motorcycle, Vincent caring and loving Kate, their first Kiss and Vincent’s family, the family that became Kate’s as well!
Among this secret world, someone who is out of place and doesn’t fit in finds Love and Family, Friendship and Life!
Kate found something to hold on to! Something she won’t let go of, not without putting up a fight first! She found Vincent!
-Solange Veiga
DIE FOR ME series video montage by Alyanna (for ARC contest)
Alyanna of ReadBreatheRead took the existing video trailers for DIE FOR ME and UNTIL I DIE and added a bit!
November 18, 2012
Haiku entry for ARC Contest by Jas Dela Cruz
If I Should Die HAIKU:
1. Champion for grabs
“Good versus Evil,
Whose side will win the Champion?
Numa or Badia?”
2. Deception
“Betrayal of trust,
Succumbed by lust of power,
Triumph of Numas?”
3. Willpower
“There’s no turning back,
Fears and deaths must be conquered,
And love’s sacrificed.”
4. Instincts
“Her time to seek comes,
Her instincts to be followed,
To save her Vincent.”
5. Advantage
“Unravel the truths,
Discover the mysteries,
Defeat the Numas.”
Jas Dela Cruz
Photo by Kelly Fine (ARC contest entry)
Life and love will always blossom despite any obstacle you encounter.
This gorgeous photograph was taken by Kelly Fine during a hike along the Merced River. It represents the DIE FOR ME series for her – and she added the caption!
