Tag Archives: love

BOOK REVIEW: WHAT’S LEFT BETWEEN US by Gina Heron

What’s Left Between Us: A Pearl Girls Novel by Gina Heron My rating: 5 of 5 stars (Disclaimer – I won a paperback copy of Gina Heron’s debut novel WHAT’S LEFT BETWEEN US through a Facebook group I belong to. … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: FOREVER IS THE WORST LONG TIME by Camille Noe Pagan

Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagán My rating: 5 of 5 stars From the very first page of FOREVER IS THE WORST LONG TIME, the reader is drawn into this ‘un-put-downable’ story of friendship, love and loss, … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: The Beautiful Daughters – Nicole Baart

The Beautiful Daughters by Nicole Baart My rating: 5 of 5 stars You can run from your past for only so long. For every five steps forward you take, your past takes six, until the distance between tomorrow, today and … Continue reading

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Ghosts Of Christmases Past

*** A friend recently posted on Facebook, as part of her Christmas message, to “not look back on Christmases past”.  I can, to a degree, appreciate such a sentiment. After all, not everyone’s “ghosts of Christmases past” are pleasant or … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – NICOLE BAART: SLEEPING IN EDEN

Sleeping in Eden: A Novel by Nicole Baart My rating: 5 of 5 stars (Reviewer’s note – I am an independent writer.  In addition to reviewing books that I myself have purchased, I am also a freelance reviewer for Howard … Continue reading

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VICKI ABELSON’S WRITING CHALLENGE 2 – WHAT SCARES YOU?: SECRETS

In Vicki Ableson’s second 30 Day Writing Challenge, we are supposed to write about what scares us.  This is going to be an interesting 30 days.  Dr. Kay is back on speed-dial. ~*~ Day 5 of Vicki’s WC2…   There are three … Continue reading

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VICKI ABELSON’S WRITING CHALLENGE 2 – WHAT SCARES YOU?: I AM MY PARENTS’ CHILD

In Vicki Ableson’s second 30 Day Writing Challenge, we are supposed to write about what scares us.  This is going to be an interesting 30 days.  Dr. Kay is back on speed-dial. ~*~ Day 3 of Vicki’s WC2… ~*~ I’m definitely my … Continue reading

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VICKI ABELSON’S WRITING CHALLENGE 2 – WHAT SCARES YOU?: LOSING MY FATHER

In Vicki Ableson’s second 30 Day Writing Challenge, we are supposed to write about what scares us.  This is going to be an interesting 30 days.  I wonder if I need to put Dr. Kay back on speed-dial? ~*~ ~*~ … Continue reading

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rewind…

◄◄ words… sounds… bits and chops… swirling ‘round my brain… just tryin’ to make some sense… sleep eludes… dawn intrudes… ◄◄ i can’t love you any more… don’t wanna love you any less… ◄◄ you’re in my heart… you’re in … Continue reading

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 97 – CROSSROADS: WHEN YOU REACH THE CROSSROADS…

This week’s prompt is Flannery Alden’s favorite painting, John Rogers Cox’s ‘Gray and Gold’, which resides at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Prompt: Use the painting ‘Gray and Gold’ as inspiration and setting for your story. Word Limit:  1,300 words … Continue reading

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