Jaye Marie's Blog, page 58

One Happy Editor… #Editing

I know that most writers don’t look forward to editing; to be fair, we are writers, not editors. And, let’s face it, it can be daunting. Hard enough to write 50.000+ words in the first place and then have to edit these words, rereading them over and over again until you want to scream? I … Continue reading One Happy Editor… #Editing

The End or the Beginning…

Today feels special, and serene, but is it for the end of a lovely week, or the beginning of a better one? It would be lovely if it was both, don’t you think? Milo has already made up his mind!

Happy Mother’s Day in the UK…

Mother’s Day isn’t until Sunday, but as there are a lot of mothers in our family, some of us have to be visited early and yesterday was our turn. At least half of Waitrose’s flower section came through the front door first, followed by three generations of our family. When I think about it, we … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day in the UK…

Our Contribution to Colleen’s Japanese Poetry Challenge: Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄 #Haiku #Poetry

This is the first week of the Japanese Season: Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄 Welcome to the 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday! Gentle spring rain dropped the first butterfly of spring did sit soft on my hand… ©AnitaDawes2024

Is it Time to be thinking of Holidays?

The sun has been making more of an effort this week, and apart from several walks around the garden to see what needs doing, we have been thinking of getting away from it all for a bit this year, even for just a day. The Norfolk Broads was our very first family holiday. Two women, … Continue reading Is it Time to be thinking of Holidays?

The Unrepeated Sin… for @The Sunday Whirl #Wordle644 #Poetry

An angel’s scream echoes across the universe. At the loss of his wings He sits and watches the sunset, a last-minute painting. As frenzied swirls of colour fill his mind, light lunges across the water. Sober bees go about their business. An urgent feeling of loss gripped the angel‘s heart. Words repeating in his mind. … Continue reading The Unrepeated Sin… for @The Sunday Whirl #Wordle644 #Poetry

Neighbours…

We have never had much luck with neighbours. Over the years and several moves, we have encountered many varieties of neighbours. We have seen everything from outright war about boundary lines to complaints about overhanging trees, parking places and noisy children. The perfect neighbours, I think, are the quiet ones. The ones who might say … Continue reading Neighbours…

#Tuesday Book Blog~#Out of Time… #MysteryThriller #Excerpt

Kate Devereau wakes up in the hospital … unable to speak or move after a brutal attack by her ex-husband. Her brain has shut down, refusing to remember her dark and disturbing past. A past that conceals a web of painful secrets. Can she gradually piece her shattered life back together, Or will she discover … Continue reading #Tuesday Book Blog~#Out of Time… #MysteryThriller #Excerpt

Book Review for Nasty Little Cuts by Tina Baker #Psychological Thrillers #Review

A nightmare jolts Debs awake. She leaves the kids tucked up in their beds and goes downstairs. There’s a man in her kitchen, holding a knife. But it’s not an intruder. This is her husband Marc, the father of her children.Once, their differences were what drew them together. Him, the ex-army officer from a good … Continue reading Book Review for Nasty Little Cuts by Tina Baker #Psychological Thrillers #Review

A Distant Echo… #Poetry

A Distant Echo Trapped under the ice No one can hear you scream. The sound you made, held as if between two sheets of glass. Melt waters carry it far away To be heard as a distant echo From a lost time. A repeating pattern of cosmic design Nothing is lost, nothing goes to waste … Continue reading A Distant Echo… #Poetry