Title: Battle Royal Author: Lucy Parker Publisher: Avon Publication date: August 17, 2021 Genre: Romance One Sentence Summary: Four years ago, Sylvie and Dominic became firm baking rivals and the intense dislike was mutual, but now, when they're competing for the contract to make a royal wedding cake, they end up working closer together than they ever thought they would. Overall … Continue reading Book Review: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
Title: The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World Author: Laura Imai Messina Publisher: Abrams - The Overlook Press Publication date: March 9, 2021 Genre: Fiction One Sentence Summary: When the tsunami on March 11, 2011 took her mother and young daughter, Yui struggles to move forward, until she hears of a disconnected phone booth people use to speak to … Continue reading Book Review: The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina
I saw an ornament recently. It said: Mother is another word for love. I disagree. It should read: Mother is another word for EXHAUSTED.
The last part of this long poem. Happy February, everyone! Now I'm off to wait for Spring. Proving love was stronger than time and passage I knew he was meant to be mine One day a new doctor came to the clinic I decided it was time for a check-up The new doctor became my … Continue reading My love, part 4
Part 3 of this long poem! The summer went by fast We never said a word to each other In August he left for college Where I did not know I left a day later To the private college Red Vine University My dorm was in White Rod After I was settled My roommate Jasmine … Continue reading My love, part 3
And the long love poem continues. Check out the first part here. The years swirled past And still I saw him only those times But I knew he was still there Maybe watching me For I saw the curtains sway When there was no wind Freshman year ended Sophomore swirled past Junior left in a … Continue reading My Love, part 2
In honor of February and Valentine's Day, I'll be posting a long love story poem I wrote about a decade ago, divided into 4 parts. From dawn to dusk From sun to moon From life to death I will always love you. You live next door In the peach colored house Your room was across … Continue reading My love, part 1
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