The hands that hold the purses write the script And the hands of their minions are up the bums of exclusive, custom-designed puppets who shriek their lies in terror. Cute little wife you’ve got there, alone at your private address in your quiet little town… Just say the words, son, and it will all go […]
Strength-I Should be Crying- with Cat Darling
My youngest daughter has been under more stress these last three years than many have to put up with in a lifetime. Her latest post makes me just yearn to reach out and hug her, but she’s a thousand miles away right now. Please take a look at what she wrote and leave a comment […]
Conversations With Colleen: Meet Author, Wendy Anne Darling
via Conversations With Colleen: Meet Author, Wendy Anne Darling I’m so honoured to have Colleen feature my interview on her blog, it’s a joy to tell you all a little more about my writing life and how it got started. Please do read it and leave a comment or further questions… I’ll do my best […]
COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 101, “PLAN & FINISH,” #SYNONYMSONLY
Join us for COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 101, “PLAN & FINISH,” #SYNONYMSONLY PLAN AND FINISH – USING SYNONYMS ASPIRATIONS AND COMPLETION. Our aspirations In full bloom, we are perfect In our completion. Flowering in the warm sun Sowing future’s seeds. We reach for heights unconquered, with dreams in our souls that defy […]
Purity of Light
Anxiety grips my heart, I am surrounded by the dark — hemmed in by its suffocating embrace. I cannot feel the way before me and a thousand screams fill the void where I stood. In desperation, I lift my eyes and see a glimpse of silver in the storm clouds. When your path is blocked […]
A Summer Solstice poem
Happy Summer Solstice, my lovelies!
Just released on Audible ~ ‘The Haunting of Gawthorpe House’
Gripping and suspenseful! HOT OFF AUDIBLE! ‘The Haunting of Gawthorpe House’ audio book, written by Jack Lewis and narrated by yours truly, Wendy Anne Darling, has just posted on Audible! Should be on Amazon and iTunes within a day or two. Check out the five minute audio sample here! Publisher’s Summary “Everyone always said […]
RE-WRITING OUR WORLD.
I just found an amazing quote by Sir Ken Robinson (2009). For me, it encapsulates a lot of what I believe is throwing our ‘CIVILIZED’ world into chaos. Here it is: “We have evolved this powerful sense of imagination. What happens in all times of conflict and cruelty is we shut empathy off so that […]
How I sold 1,000 books over the holidays #marketing #bestseller

Originally posted on deborahjay:
Here is my promised share of how I sold 1000 books and became a bestseller (in Canada and Australia, at any rate) over the 10 days of the Christmas/New Year holiday. Settle in, folks, this is going to be a long post. First up, what I did was nothing ground breaking,…
‘Footsteps’ – @CarrotRanch #flashfiction
January 18th, 2018 Carrot Ranch Flash fiction. 99 words. FOOTSTEPS Here comes Mum in her latest pair of high heels. How I miss the cadence of her steps! Boxes lay strewn on the floor all around me; sexy boots standing in an ordered row of ‘most desired’ to ‘not on your life.’ On my feet, […]