D.K. Sanz/Kyrian Lyndon's Blog, page 21
April 27, 2018
The SockKids Book Blast for Friends of Kids With Cancer!
It is my honor and privilege to offer a blog spot for this book tour because I truly love this series! Kids will, too! You’ll want to read it to your children and grandchildren. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and as colorful as the characters. You will love the sweet, heartfelt and poignant messages. […]
March 25, 2018
Old Honza’s Day Out by James Gault
Please enjoy this guest post by author, James Gault. I’m really amazed that this seventy-five year old brain still manages to think every day. Well, not every day, exactly! I found myself this morning wondering what the hell happened to yesterday. I suppose I got up, I suppose I ate something, and then I suppose […]
March 7, 2018
THE TRUTH CAN BE DEVASTATING, FRIGHTENING, AND DEADLY!
Some truths can be deadly. Danielle isn’t mopey or filled with teenage angst. Danielle and her cousin were abducted, drugged, and raped. But her cousin doesn’t remember, and her best friend won’t believe her. Now, her predators have returned, stalking her, harassing her at every turn. Nightmares plague her sleep, pushing her to the […]
February 13, 2018
WHEN YOU HEAL YOUR HEART, YOU LOVE BETTER
Photo credit: Jasmine Waheed Not everyone likes to plunge into that seemingly endless abyss where we face painful truths and endure the grueling process of healing. Some deliberately avoid it, or they scatter a little bit of dirt to the side and then dart off in another direction, taking cover until they feel grounded […]
January 3, 2018
SHADOWS OF MY SOUL by Kyrian Lyndon
SHADOWS OF MY SOUL Reality to me is the dusk, Prevalence in the shadows. It is cloaking, Grasping, Discerning In a world of darkness. It is torment. It is restraint. The beauty of the peaceful lull amid the Trees just before sunrise Lies in contrast with the hazy tumult of my Self-inflicted tomb. I […]
November 12, 2017
I CAN NEVER AGAIN FORGET TO BE GRATEFUL
Feature photo by Carli Jeen Years ago, I thought I had accepted that life was unfair. Coming to terms with that somehow unburdened me. It cured me forever of the “why me’s.” What it didn’t seem to cure me of, however, is the “why anyone?” With countless people suffering all over the world, I have […]
October 21, 2017
CHAOS OF THE WORLD’S TRAUMA, SHAME, AND PAIN
When the ‘Me Too’ campaign went viral, some people spoke up just to say that the anger of the women coming forth made them uncomfortable. They felt bullied, and that they’d done nothing wrong. Women were dismissed (by some) with counterarguments, justification, comparisons, etc. None of that makes what we are saying less true, but […]
July 30, 2017
THE THIRTEEN REASONS WHY BACKLASH: MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW
{photo credit} *WARNING- SPOILER ALERT* If you’re planning to read the book, Thirteen Reasons Why, or watch the Netflix series, you may not want to read further. This blog does contain a few spoilers. *** I became interested in the book, Thirteen Reasons Why, when a reviewer of my book, Shattering Truths, said that fans of […]
THE THIRTEEN REASONS WHY BACKLASH: SURRENDER DEATH TABOO
{photo credit} *WARNING- SPOILER ALERT* If you’re planning to read the book, Thirteen Reasons Why, or watch the Netflix series, you may not want to read further. This blog does contain a few spoilers. *** Honestly, my interest in this book began when a reviewer of my book, Shattering Truths, said that fans of Thirteen Reasons […]
July 12, 2017
WHEN PEOPLE AVOID THE TRUTH AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS
Sometimes people are not getting whatever it is they want from you, and they’re not fully aware, or embarrassed to say. They want love, sex, friendship, attention, admiration, approval, money, an acknowledgement, an apology—whatever. Other times they are making assumptions and, for whatever reason, they would prefer to stick with their assumptions rather than […]
