Oh, to be successful. In a perfect world, we'd all be born with the same privileges and equalled but varied talents. The people with the most talent would exceed in their field, as logic dictates and the people who observed this talent would think the work was worthwhile, but.....it doesn't always work out like that.… Continue reading Does Talent = Success?
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The Circle of Uncertainty #poetry #30PoemChallenge
One hundred words One hundred songs One hundred rights One hundred wrongs One hundred lives One hundred deaths One hundred skins One hundred breaths One hundred eyes! One hundred hearts! One hundred breaks! One hundred parts! One hundred tears! One hundred wails! One hundred cries! One hundred fails……
Opportunties Lost
It was there; Shining bright, Beckoning me to it. The only thing I had to do Was reach out, But I blew it. I hid myself Behind my Faith, My family, my work. And so it dimmed And grew so cold, And leaked into the earth. I reach out now To touch the… Continue reading Opportunties Lost
Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh #BookReview
The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong. One year ago, Caroline Johnson chose to end her life brutally: a shocking suicide planned to match that of her husband just months before. Their daughter, Anna, has struggled to come to terms with their loss ever since. Now with a… Continue reading Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh #BookReview
A Pearl for my Mistress by Annabel Fielding #BookReview #BlogTour
A Pearl for my Mistress is a sensual and tense historical novel set in England in 1934. Old ways and ideas are changing rapidly as the world itself begins to turn on it's head. I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely piece of LGBTQ historical fiction and felt a slight homage to Sarah Waters, although the writing… Continue reading A Pearl for my Mistress by Annabel Fielding #BookReview #BlogTour
Incest by Christine Angot #BookReview
I see this book as a work of art, it is not something that I enjoyed reading. Yet, I feel that books like this HAVE to be written to keep the landscape of modern literature fresh, live and moving forward. Angot here handles the taboo of incest in shocking prose and there were times when… Continue reading Incest by Christine Angot #BookReview
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