Body and Soul, a Story of Possession Gemma Mawdsley

Before Tom could continue with his story, a sudden gust of wind roared in the chimney. The sound made me jump and caused Jip to look up and eye me warily. “It’s turning into a bad night.” Tom voice made me more aware of the deepening shadows and their inky-black shapes on the stone floor. “Perhaps it would be [...]

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1. Body and Soul
2. Ghost Story (The Wailing Wood)
3. A Ghost Story for Christmas (1)
4. Ghost Story (The Wailing Wood 2)

Piano Lessons Fran Lewis

Memoirs are really quite unique as they reflect the inner most thoughts of the person writing them as they create a world for the reader comprised of their most memorable moments, important events and their passions shared. Anna Goldsworthy’s world at an early age was her love of the piano, music and pleasing her family. [...]

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Being Chinese — What We Believe Valerie Lee

It’s no secret that the Chinese are superstitious and  look at things differently.  The Cantonese and their play on words is truly inexhaustible and likely unappreciated by non-Chinese speakers. They find it totally ridiculous.    Take numbers for instance.  Number 4 is unlucky and you might wonder why.  In Cantonese, the word four translates into say, [...]

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The Worldly World Champion Andrew J. Sacks

World Chess Champions have been relatively few and far between, as the official title did not exist until 1866 and some reigned for long periods.  However, this elite class of players, many personally unknown to one another because of temporal realities, shared much in terms of personality and lifestyle.  Chess at its highest levels is [...]

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1. Celebrity Sightings In The SoCal Chess World
2. Champion
3. The Inexhaustibility of Chess
4. Board Games: All for Fun?

The Heartbeat of Kusy konradtademar

On the 105th anniversary of the birth of Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński, Olympian. - In 1932 at the Los Angeles Olympics of the X-th Olympiad – Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński of Poland won the 10,000 meter race.  Kusociński, nicknamed “Kusy” by his fellow Poles was born January 15, 1907 in Warsaw – and he was executed for Resistance [...]

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1. Los Angeles: A Big City?

Mother’s Day 2012 Paula Shene

I wanted to write an upbeat, tickle your heart Mother’s Day message – one to resonate with the feeling of love one has when these holidays roll on in for another visit. Our two oldest sons and their wives are on one coast of this fantastically beautiful county we call home whilst I reside on [...]

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Waiting for You, Baby ! Sonica Krishan

For nine long months I have been carrying you … within ! Today, I crave To hold you In my arms. Every time I have solemnly visualized Those two bright twinkles in your sister’s eyes; And often when your father camouflages his anxiety, I wish that you would safely arrive ! We are all earnestly [...]

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Angular Trifecta Week 23: Battle Lines Drawn and Terced Edmund Alexander Sims

Janette was trying to play Burdlit, he thought. But this was not a game that she could win, and by the end, Galaxy Bloc would lose. Dio Qze was not the first planet to have been terraformed with a Deew in place of its expected star-powered core. Far from it, so even if the botanist was [...]

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1. Angular Trifecta Week 10: Not Even Trying
2. Angular Trifecta Week 02: Two Hats, Same Job
3. Angular Trifecta Week 07: Cat and Mouse or Dog
4. Angular Trifecta Week 11: Shark and Awe

First Bitten Samantha Towle

My Thoughts: To be honest, I requested a free copy from Samantha Towle on Facebook in exchange for an honest review because I LOVE free books, and based on the cover, I was expecting to read another Twilight-esque vampire novel. Boy, was I surprised! Samantha creates a unique world of vampires, werewolves, and shape shifters that [...]

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1. Excerpt: First Bitten
2. Once Bitten, Twice Shy

In Mysterious Ways Venita Louise

When well-known California artist, Lang Garret, takes a trip to Phoenix, he has more than his gallery appearance in mind. His plans include a little surprise for his fiancée’, Amanda, who is traveling with him. Unfortunately, a twist of fate, a chance meeting, and a chain of unforeseen obstacles throw all of Lang’s intentions out [...]

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A Souls’ Quiet Reflection Frances Ayers

Poised along the waters deepBeneath the darkened skySilent thoughts though once asleepAppear to wakened eyes Reflections of a time not lostOf sorrows,joy and painThe lifelong lessons and the costAnd loved ones that remain Kind words spoken years agoLike diamonds in the nightGives pause to the searching soulAwaiting dawning light Related posts: In The Quiet Of [...]

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1. In The Quiet Of The Night
2. The Souls’ Joy
3. The Souls’ Lament
4. Shipwrecked Souls

A Brief Moment Nancy Duci Denofio

Where this came from was me sitting at a rest stop on the highway watching someone jotting words on a napkin, and I followed writing what I believed she was doing.

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