Hi everyone! Today is day fifteen of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAY FIFTEEN: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Fifteen … This one may seem counter-intuitive, but today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem …
Hi everyone! Today is day fourteen of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAY FOURTEEN: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Fourteen … Today’s challenge is a fun one: write a poem that takes the form of the opening scene …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for an author new to me. I saw this book on a Bookbub list that didn’t include the UK, so I couldn’t get the deal, which is often the case, sadly. Anyway–happily–my …
#BookReview: For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing @smariedowning Read more »
Hi everyone! Today is day thirteen of the national poetry month competition. Here’s my offering >>> DAY THIRTEEN: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen … Today, in honor of the potential luckiness of the number 13, I’d 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 >>> DAY TWELVE: [Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Twelve … 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 I’d 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 I’d 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-ego’s 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 “all 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! 🙂 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! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s 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 >>> About the Book: A …
#BookReview: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley @leilamottley @BloomsburyBooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s 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 month’s 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 >>> 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 >>> 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! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create our own syllabic poetry. As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve …
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 book from the publisher, via NetGalley >>> About the Book: She’s the …
#BookReview: You Can Stay by Elle Connel #elleconnel @headlinepg @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on “Taste the rainbow—colour poetry”. The colour is “Green”. Colleen gave us some extras too … “You’ll receive bonus points if you don’t …
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! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a theme prompt. Ken Gierke (Rivrvlogr) from last month’s challenge picked the theme: TRANSITIONS You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve 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! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a photo prompt. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. Diana Peach chose this week’s image … I’ve 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! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s 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 …