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October 27, 2019
#SilentSunday ‘Back to the Keyboard!’ #Haiku #amwriting
Back to the keyboard, After plotting and planning, One word at a time. **** After over a year writing and rewriting various drafts of The Ghost Wife, I still wasn’t satisfied, so I stopped to plot and plan, all over again, from the beginning. I Stared from scratch, back to basics, with main character arcs, … Continue reading #SilentSunday ‘Back to the Keyboard!’ #Haiku #amwriting →
October 22, 2019
#WordlessWednesday ‘The Water Carrier’ #Haiku
The Water Carrier Her jug overflows, Spilling into thirsty pond, Ferns dance, twirl and smile. **** I saw this lovely lady yesterday, in one of the patios at the Palacio de Viana in Cordoba, Spain. Happy Wednesday and remember…
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Dutch House’ by Ann Patchett @ParnassusBooks1 #BookReview #Audiobook by @TomHanks
I am ashamed to say that this is the first novel I’ve read by Anne Patchett, and I’m so glad I read it. I was so impressed that I read her most famous novel Commonwealth, straight after, and I enjoyed it even more, but more about that another week. The Dutch House (from the blurb). … Continue reading #TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Dutch House’ by Ann Patchett @ParnassusBooks1 #BookReview #Audiobook by @TomHanks →
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Dutch House’ by Anne Patchett @ParnassusBooks1 #BookReview #Audiobook by @TomHanks
I am ashamed to say that this is the first novel I’ve read by Anne Patchett, and I’m so glad I read it. I was so impressed that I read her most famous novel Commonwealth, straight after, and I enjoyed it even more, but more about that another week. The Dutch House (from the blurb). … Continue reading #TuesdayBookBlog ‘The Dutch House’ by Anne Patchett @ParnassusBooks1 #BookReview #Audiobook by @TomHanks →
October 10, 2019
#WorldMentalHeathDay Prevention and Support #Joker
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. This year the focus is on suicide prevention, there’s more information and videos for classroom use on the topic here Firstly, I’d … Continue reading #WorldMentalHeathDay Prevention and Support #Joker →
September 30, 2019
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Half a World Away’ by @MikeGayle #BookReview
Today an uplifting and complex novel about disfunctional families, birth and adopted parents, and the emotional ties that bind siblings. Blurb Strangers living worlds apart.Strangers with nothing in common. But it wasn’t always that way… Kerry Hayes is a single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning … Continue reading #TuesdayBookBlog ‘Half a World Away’ by @MikeGayle #BookReview →
September 24, 2019
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘My Life as a Rat’ by @JoyceCarolOates #BookReview
I’m a bit behind with my reviews. I’ll be catching up gradually. Today, I’m starting with the last book I’ve read, which is My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates. I am ashamed to admit that although I have read some of her poems and posted about one of them here, I had … Continue reading #TuesdayBookBlog ‘My Life as a Rat’ by @JoyceCarolOates #BookReview →
September 23, 2019
Carrot Ranch #FlashFiction Challenge #99Words #SixSentenceStory ‘Sorrowful Interlude’
***************** Sorrowful Interlude Ruby welcomed her unfailing, weekly customer, handing him his usual two dozen daisies. Ralf nodded, smiled and limped towards the cemetery, carrying a cane and their favourite flowers. He shook his head, reading the familiar inscriptions; Jane, beloved daughter of Ralf and Ada Grimmer, 10th August 1980 – 23rd September, 1999, and … Continue reading Carrot Ranch #FlashFiction Challenge #99Words #SixSentenceStory ‘Sorrowful Interlude’ →
September 22, 2019
#SilentSunday ‘Wise Tree’ #Haiku
Wise Tree Listen to wise tree, It has a story to tell, One day you’ll write it. ♡♡♡♡♡♡
September 15, 2019
#SilentSunday ‘On the Island’ #Haiku #SummerReading
On the Island They lost everything They ever had, and still found All they’d ever need. **** My review of this emotional romance and perfect summer read is coming soon, meanwhile…
