Hi everyone! Today is day thirteen of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAYĀ THIRTEEN: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen ā¦ Today, in honor of the potential luckiness of the number 13, Iād like to challenge you …
Hi everyone! Today is day twelve of the national poetry month competition, and also Colleen’s weekly Tanka Tuesday challenge. Today, I’ve combined the two challenges into one. Here’s my offering >>> DAYĀ TWELVE: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Twelve ā¦ write …
Hi everyone! I have exciting news to share today … I’m part of a poetry anthology, and the book is out now! I’m thrilled to join some truly skilled poets in this amazing collection. Here are the contributors … …
Hi everyone! Today is day eleven of the national poetry month competition. I missed yesterday, as my Saturday ended up being more full on than Iād anticipated. Here’s my offering >>> DAY ELEVEN: [Instructions:] Write a poem about a very …
Hi everyone! Today is day ten of the national poetry month competition. I missed yesterday, as my Saturday ended up being more full on than Iād anticipated. Here’s my offering >>> DAY NINE & TEN [Instructions:] Day nine asked for …
Hi everyone! Today is day eight of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAY EIGHT: [Instructions:] Name your alter-ego, and then describe him/her in detail. Then write in your alter-egoās voice. Maybe your alter-ego is a streetwise …
Hi everyone! Today is day seven of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAY SEVEN: [Instructions:] Write a poem that argues against, or somehow questions, a proverb or saying. They say that āall cats are black at …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a beautiful book of poetry by an author new to me, Anneliese Dahl >>> About the Book: For those who enjoy heartfelt poetry, Anneliese Dahl shares, in this book of short …
Hi everyone. Exciting news today! After quite a long absence from the Vocal platform, I’ve written a fictional piece for the Ship of Dreams competition. This is based on the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic as its 110th …
Hi everyone! Today is day six of the national poetry month competition. Apologies to those of you who received a post alert for today, which I hit the button way too soon! That one, I deleted as quickly as I …
Hi everyone! š Today, my poetry is doing double duty: it is a fit for both Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge and also for Day 5 of the NaPoWriMo April 30-Day challenge. I had some good fun with this! SO: from …
Hi everyone! Apparently, April is National Poetry Month, and NaNoWriMo has launched a 30 day poem-a-day challenge. I kind of missed the start, and am coming in on day four. So you get four poems in one day from me …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from fellow author and blogging friend, Jacquie Biggar. Confession: I’ve had this one on my ereader for far too long, lols. Anyhoo … here’s my review–at last >>> …
#BookReview: My Baby Wrote Me a Letter by Jacquie Biggar @JacqBiggar Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on our day. We were asked to take a snapshot and write a poem. As ever, we need to avoid …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from a new author, Leila Mottley. This is a stunning read from a 17-year-old debut writer. Amazing. I discovered this book via NetGalley Ā >>> About the Book: A …
#BookReview: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley @leilamottley @BloomsburyBooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on the themes of Fire and Water, picked by Donna Matthews from last monthās challenge. As ever, we need to …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for an author new to me, Mahi Cheshire. I came across this book via NetGalley Ā >>> About the Book: THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH: FIRST, DO NO HARM… Dr Rea Dharmasena is devastated when …
#BookReview: Deadly Cure by Mahi Cheshire @MahiCheshire @vintagebooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for an author new to me, Gill Perdue. I came across this book via NetGalley Ā >>> About the Book: A girl covered in blood. A missing man. A coded fairy tale. Detective …
#BookReview: The Interview by Gill Perdue @gillperduewrite @PenguinUKBooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create our own syllabic poetry. As ever, we need to avoid āingā ending words if at all possible. You can find Colleenās post HERE. Iāve …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from an author new to me, Elle Connel. I received an invitation to read and review this bookĀ from the publisher, via NetGalley Ā >>> About the Book: She’s the …
#BookReview: You Can Stay by Elle Connel #elleconnel @headlinepg @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on āTaste the rainbowācolour poetryā. The colour is āGreenā.Ā Colleen gave us some extras too ā¦ āYouāll receive bonus points if you donāt …
Hi everyone! Today, I have book reviews for two gripping reads from an author new to me. I discovered Carey Baldwin and Her First Mistake after reading a review on Mae Clair’s blog last year. Having bought, read, and enjoyed …
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a theme prompt. Ken Gierke (Rivrvlogr) from last monthās challenge picked the theme: TRANSITIONS You can find Colleenās post HERE. Iāve chosen …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a dark, gritty, and gripping read from an author new to me. I discovered David Six and his book Lake Abandon via Twitter and received a free ARC from BookSprout >>> …
#BookReview: Lake Abandon by David Six @AuthorDavidSix @booksproutapp Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a photo prompt. You can find Colleenās post HERE. Diana Peach chose this weekās image ā¦ Iāve chosen an inverted Etheree as …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a fun children’s read by an author new to me, Rosalind Barden >>> About the Book: Lots of characters have it bad, in my Bunker Hill neighborhood smack dab in the …
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for a series of Abhanga verses. Colleen explains: We write Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via a review site. I haven’t come across this writer before, but I’ll be checking out more books by Kaitlin Corvus >>> About the Book: The …
#BookReview: NightHawks by Kaitlin Corvus @KaitlinCorvus @bookroar_tweets Read more »
Hi everyone! š Today, Iāve joined Colleenās weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for poem based on colour. Iāve written a Diatelle, whichĀ has fifteen lines in the following syllable count ā¦ 1-2-3-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, and a rhyme rhythm of abbcbccaccbcbba. You can find …
Hi everyone. Today, it gives me great pleasure to share my review for fellow author, Story Empire contributor, and friend, Staci Troilo, for her latest book, Pour It On.Ā Iāve posted this on a Monday because all my Thursday review slots …
Pour It On! #NewBook by Staci Troilo @stacitroilo Read more »