R.J. Conte's Blog, page 6
August 7, 2019
You Were Not There
Deepest rejection of my existence
Crushed and slandered, confused and heart drowned
You were not there
Brand new first
Happy, begging for advice
You were not there
Sudden extinction
Loss of life
You were not there
Questioning all
Turtle in a shell
You were not there
Pain and sorrow
To fill a deep lake
You were not there
Tentatively putting
One foot after the other
You were not there
But God was there
August 4, 2019
Vending Machine
What if when I stepped up to the vending machine
It didn’tgive me what I wanted
It spit back the coins
It shoved what I need
Not what I pressed
What if when I craved sweets
It pushed out salt
Or simply shut down
Made me wait an eternity
Said no?
What if the vending machine isn’t a vending machine after all?
And my prayers aren’t blank tickets to buy one get one free
And my God knows better than I know myself?
What if He thinks I need
Salty
Bitter
Sour
To nourish and keep me healthy?
Will I sl...
July 10, 2019
Beatitudes and Woes
Guys, guys, guys!
Remember how I told you I had written a short story, set in a Hawaii-type island nation called The Tears of the Emperor? The anthology is HERE!
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Each of the stories, all written by authors from my Realm Makers group, correlate to the beatitudes in Matthew and the woes in Luke – all with a speculative (sci-fi or fantasy) bent! I’m so excited!
My story is on “Blessed are they that mourn” – no surprise, eh? 
July 9, 2019
King of Malorn
Free on Amazon from now until July 11th, I’m excited to introduce the long-awaited novel by my dear friend and excellent author, Annie Douglass Lima!
A brand-new fantasy adventure story with a hint of romance You can download a copy of the ebook for free between July 9th and 11th!
Book Description:
Life as the king’s younger sister should be exciting.
Not for Princess Kalendria. She’s sick of the dissent and of constantly having her family undermined by those who think they could rule...June 19, 2019
But Christ
ENDURANCE
A forgotten art
A misplaced treasure
A buried emotion
A tiny cup measure
GRATITUDE
An ignored virtue
An impossible mission
An eclectic rarity
An unseeable vision
FORGIVENESS
The work of a fool
The choice of the weak
The chance for the reprobate
The unclimbable peak
LOVE
Code word for lust
Flits and flails
Degraded to hotel bedrooms
And thrown away veils
BUT CHRIST
Enduring the cross
Teaches gratitude to the Lord
Forgives all our sin
Redeeming love and we are adored
June 9, 2019
Growth
Behind the door
Impetus
Ignominy
Ignorant
But mine.
If I am my past as much as my contemporary
Then I can’t lacerate and abscond
This retrospection
And fantasize that it never was
They ask me what I’d wish to warn
The younger me, alone and forlorn
It tempts and soothes the mind to cry,
“Two names – evade them, rather die!”
But.
The now me who’s
Intuitive
Incorruptible
Impeccable
Maybe would cease to be
If I had not known you.
June 1, 2019
New Novel from RJ Conte – The End of the Dream!
My next full length novel (Been three years since you got one of those from me!), which is Christian, issue-driven, YA romance (with a twist, of course!) is available on Amazon.com!
And please come to the celebration Facebook party, June 7th, at 6 PM PST! Joining me will be authors Bethany A. Jennings, Kara Swanson, Kimberly Rae, and aspiring mangaka Laura A. Grace.
The End of the Dream blurb:
Ash, the mysterious new guy in town, is everything Vivien is not:...
May 17, 2019
All the World is About Bacon
My oldest daughter, who’s eight years old, has extensive food allergies, so eating isn’t always a delight for her. But she *can* eat bacon – and she does it with gusto. It’s her favorite food on earth currently. Yesterday she decided that really everything in life is about bacon, and we laughed ourselves silly coming up with reasons why. Today we made this list for your viewing pleasure.
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Knives – to cut the bacon
Forks – to lift the bacon to my mouth
Plates –...
April 1, 2019
When Psychopathic Women Brainwash Other Women
A video review of the pro-life movie UNPLANNED
SPOILERS
EDIT: In doing a bit more research, I have since found out that Abby *was* convinced by assisting in an ultrasound-guided abortion, like the movie portrayed.
Originally recorded live on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BlondeRJConte/
March 18, 2019
Power
I have an ability
Like magic in my veins
A power intense
Causes ecstasy or pains
I wielded this in my youth
With strength and ease
Senseless abandonment
Whenever and wherever I please
The skill is honed
Now that I’m older
Can kill without thought
Fine-tuned and bolder
And it shakes me with terror
As many by it fall
I stifle my power
Evaluate it all
It makes the eyes glisten
Moves the heart
Brainwashes the mind
And changes every part
So these later years
I watch, wait, and pray
And n...
