Manuela Cardiga's Blog, page 45

THE BULLET

There is One
Friend
To call on

There is One
Friend
To lean on

There is One
Friend
To whom
I need never
Pretend;

Friend to me,
Friend to every
Part;

Friend who know
The good
And bad
Of my heart.

There is One,
Who wants more?

More than one
May spoil the score:

There is One,
I need no more.

MC

SHORT DISTANCE STUMBLERWhy is it that I Am constantly On ...

SHORT DISTANCE STUMBLER

Why is it that I
Am constantly
On the verge
Of nothing?

Strive as I might,
Fight as I do,
I never win
Through.

It slips.
The dream slips
Falls from fingers
Grown numb.

I drop the baton
Alone
I cannot
Run.

MC

The Ink Blot Guest Spot Proudly Presents! "BELONGING (the feud)" by Grant Harbison

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SERIES: BELONGING TRILOGYTitle: The Feud Book 1AUTHOR: Grant HarbisonGenre: ThrillerPublisher: WDA PublishingCover Design: Manuela Cardiga
AVAILABLE NOW AMAZONAMAZON UK
BLURBReligious intolerance and a struggle for dominion leads to a feud between two rival gangs in Glasgow’s brutal inner city.The escalating spiral of senseless violence ends in a young man's murder, and the lives of rival gang members, Jimmy Henderson and Liam Malloy change dramatically.Moving from Scotland to South Africa with their respective families, both young men find it difficult to adjust to life in their new country, and soon they are both once again fatally drawn into the deadly gang-culture...In a chance encounter, Jimmy and Liam meet; but Liam's friendly curiosity turns to hatred when he discovers that Jimmy belonged to the Glasgow gang responsible for his brother’s death. Plans for revenge result in bitter frustration for Liam,  and when he eventually gets the opportunity to get even with Jimmy, vengeance breeds tragedy...Book 1 of Grant Harbison’s BELONGING TRILOGY takes two Scots boys from the savage backstreets of Glasgow to sub-tropical Africa where they must learn to face the greatest of enemies: themselves.BELONGING (the feud) portrays the savage heritage of gang mentality and it’s inevitable bloody outcome. Harbison’s voice is ferocious, savage, and utterly believable. Something incredible has begun... AMAZONAMAZON UK

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Scots-born Grant Harbison lived the drama of Glasgowgang-wars as a young man. He clashed with the establishment, and social conventions all his life. From warring on the streets to warring in South Africa's frontier war, Grant Harbison has directed his passion into his writing. He is now a thoroughly tamed cat-lover who lives with his lovely wife in South Africa, far from the icy cold of his beloved Scotland. He may have dropped the kilt, but he never dropped his Glaswegian accent. Or his love for his native city.
CONTACT: Blog: / Twitter
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When we are survivors of abuse we must be aware and bewar...

When we are survivors of abuse we must be aware and beware: we are fatally attracted to, and attract, both the ruined and the ruiners.

MC

Talking about tartans and kilts...There is a rumour Scots...

Talking about tartans and kilts...There is a rumour Scots Author bad-boy Grant Harbison will be baring all on Sunday at the lauch of the first volume of his Belonging Trilogy (THE FEUD)...BE THERE GIRLS!
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A tartan is only a kilt if there is a naked man underneat...

A tartan is only a kilt if there is a naked man underneath.

MC

The Ink-Blot-Guest-Spot PROUDLY PRESENTS!!! Ami C. Samuel's "VALENTINE IN LOVE"

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BLURBBeautiful Valentine Dupond is haunted by her name.
“Valen-teeen…”she keeps telling people in her scrumptious French accent, “My name is Valen-teeeeen!”

And Valentine doesn’t just have a romantic name; she speaks French the language of love…
Only, her love life is very far from exciting, in fact she does not have one.

Lovely Valentine is a vegetarian veterinarian in Perth, Australia, and lives with a fat cat and a dance crazed-housemate with two left feet.

So where is “l’amour”,you may ask?
Where is the wild romance?
Where, oh WHERE is the French kissing!!!

Well, hold your horses, girls, cause gorgeous red-hot millionaire Joshua Hudgewich is about to enter stage-left and sweep Valentine right off her dancing shoes. Though not without some Drama, of course, and leaving a few dents and bruises on Valentine's tender heart...

EXCERPT:

Two weeks later and everything is back in order. My glowing bronzed tan has faded, myblonde hair is tied tightly to my head and I have no make-up on during the day at work. I am back toeating fast foods between patients, medicines, operations, lab tests and urine, faeces and other joyfulexcretions and secretions of working as a vet in the largest private animal hospital in Perth.“Valentine, are you ready for the next patient?” Judy, the receptionist, asks.“Yes, thanks,” I reply saving the data I had placed in the system. I stood up, stretched myback, by clasping my hands behind my back, and bending forward until my head touched my knees.It feels wonderful. ”Mmmmmmm” I enjoy the stretch and slowly lift myself back up.I finish my stretch straight up and find myself looking at the amused faces of my boss,Standford Hudgewich and another man. A cute man.“Oh, hi,” I mumble slightly embarrassed, grabbing a clipboard that happened to be near meon my desk, and I try to look professional. I actually tap my pen on my clipboard.Tappity, tappity-tap.“Hello, Valentine,” Standford drawls in his strong American accent. “This is my kid brother,Joshua. Josh, this is Valentine.” Kid brother Josh is drop dead, absolutely gorgeous and is not a kidhemust be at least thirty-five, thirty-six.He holds out his hand and shakes it warmly as I correct the pronunciation of my name,” Valenteen, actually. Pleased to meet you, Joshua.” He has a nice firm grip and nice bighands. My stomach flip flops as I look into his deep hazel eyes. I hope I don’t’ have any blood on mycoat.I check it out, no- all clean.

 

BIOAmi C. Samuel is the pen-name of a beautiful, bubbly Mauritian lady; so lovely you'd be forgiven for mistaking her for one of her heroines! Living in Paradise has inspired Ami to write deliciously funny and light-hearted romances, all with a Tropical twist...
Valentine in Love is her first novel published with WDA, with a second delicious romantic adventure Crystal-balls & Croissants on its way, and a third already in the works! freshly been published, and a third is already in the works.
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Se os políticos Portugueses passassem tanto tempo debruça...

Se os políticos Portugueses passassem tanto tempo debruçados sobre os problemas do País como passam de dedo apontado para escarafunchar insignificâncias, tínhamos a coisa resolvida. 
Infelizmente, quando os Senhores abrem a boca para falar não é para apresentar ideias ou estratégias para a recuperação do País, mas sim para falar mal dos rivais, e para encobrir os amigos!

Meu Deus! Elegemos as coscuvilheiras do Bairro para nos liderar!

I wonder what would happen if we spent as much time mulli...

I wonder what would happen if we spent as much time mulling and obsessing over the good memories as we do over the bad?

ACCIDENTAL HAPPINESS AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Manuela Cardiga

Don't expect sweetSensitivity from me!I am a MumAnd that ...

Don't expect sweet
Sensitivity from me!

I am a Mum
And that means
That if someone pukes
We gets to look
To see if there is
A milk tooth there,

We gets to clean
Poo and pee
And see parts
Of the human anatomy
That no-one
But the medical profession
Understand.

We sticks hands
Down stinky loos
To save precious
Plastic jewels;

We cry rivers
Over goldfish
Floating upside down,
And over silk-moths
That fornicated
For 24 hour
In our lounge
Then just died.

We preside
Over milk and cookies
For ravening crowds
Of budding psychopaths
WIth a beatific smile

We keep sane
By guzzling vodka
On the sly while
Repeating mantras:
NEARLY BEDTIME
NEARLY BEDTIME
And vaguelly
Remember ourselves
As fierce believers,
Ferocious achievers,
Proud of our skills,
Our legs, our great hair,
And our unaugument tits
Which were always
In the upright position.

MC