Everyday Bravery

October 18, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Daily Post WP Prompt today is BRAVE I’m still working on this poetry writing thing, so my stanzas and structure may not be correct just yet. However, I wanted to use today’s word (Brave) to pay homage to the women in my life who exhibit extreme bravery, everyday. They suffer from lupus, MS, cancer, […]

Imposter! Fake! Fraud!

October 12, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Today’s Word Press Daily Writing Prompt is FRAUD! How do deceptive charlatans live with themselves, we ask? We think of them as the lowest of human beings—pure evil. However, I’d like to imagine that some of them suffered irreparable damage, hurt, or loss which left them devoid of empathy or feelings of brotherly love. Surely, […]

Review of ‘Empty Chairs’ by Suzanne Burke

January 23, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

In the novel Empty Chairs, author Suzanne Burke, writing as Stacey Danson, takes us on a roller-coaster ride through the roughest areas of Sydney, Australia as seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old run-away. In Stacey’s own words, “I was about to spend my very first night in ‘Kings Cross’—the organized crime, drug, and sleaze capital of Australia.” […]