Further announcement!

Great news! 'Winds of Change' is now avaialbe to buy on Kindle from Amazon. Just follow the link below. The paperback will be relased shortly for UK readers!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Winds%20of%20change%20Tracey%20Deming

Guest Author

Today I have a special treat for my readers. Guest poet Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom has agreed to share an excerpt from his wonderful new poetry book, The Light Bearer.

Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom lives in Lagos, Nigeria. His poetry collection, The Light Bearer, combines beautiful and eloquent poems to inspire and motivate readers. The Light Bearer is available to buy on kindle and paperback from amazon now.

That Lonely Path (an excerpt from The Light Bearer)

On a lonely path

None to walk path with

Path narrow and rough

Thorns on ground pierce feet

Cries as audible as a vuvuzela

But none would hear

No one on path

Everywhere as silent as a graveyard.

I tread on a lonely path

Could have digressed

But destiny keeps pushing me on

Path horrible and frightening

But courage within keeps kicking

I am no football to be played

But I roll along path

Defiling and defying the odds.

On that lonely path

Where Spectators mock as you tread

Where you are shrouded by doubts

But wouldn't succumb nor fidget.

Crown at end of path glittering

Desiring to be worn by the pathfinder

Walking on a lonely but new path

Better than treading on the used path

Where mediocrity and complacency reside.

On a lonely path

On a unique mission

On a neglected path

A golden throne awaits.

Written by: Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom

Announcement!

I am thrilled to announce the cover reveal for my first international collaborative publication, 'Winds of Change' with RoM Relief.

This anthology features the talents of 19 authors from around the globe, who have written an anthology of short stories around the theme of fantasy romance.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Oklahoma Tornado Relief Fund.

'Winds of Change' will be released at the end of the month. Details of availability are shortly to follow.

Us and Them

I have recently been influenced by a number of people I have met who work tirelessly, and without expectations of reward, for the cause of peace.

These people inspired me to write the following poem, and to try to articulate some of my feelings about the war zones across the globe, the ones we see every day in the news, and the ones the media conveniently forgets.

Isn’t it time we all started to campaign for peace, and an end to all the senseless violence and suffering throughout the world?

Us and Them

We see them on the news

The faces of the war dead

We pity them

And send money

We see them on the news

Faces of victims, the abused

We pity them

And send money

We see them on the news

Faces starved and burned and bruised

We pity them

And send money

We see them on the news

Faces of bombers, murderers, and youths

We hate them

And send rockets

When will we understand?

That what we all should be fighting for

Is peace.

08/10/2013

S J Menary

Happy campers

Be happy?

Red lights flashing

Her insipid bingo voice

Calling calling calling

Dear god please shut up

That screaming brat

Be happy

Holiday internment camp

For the mentally deranged

You must have fun!!

Useless parents

Neglecting volume-challenged kids

Be happy!

Please

I beg you

No more birdy songs

In overly amped up

HAPPY dance rooms

Be happy!!

Propagandists demand it!

Blue shirts smiling frantically

Desperate for your approval

YOU MUST BE HAPPY!!!!

Or we are all doomed

To be fed to the corporate monsters

Gnawing rancid dumpster mouths

Snapping for their tea

Be happy…

Sit in your caravan and fear

Because they are coming for you

With fake smiles

And tourist information leaflets…

 

18/09/2013

S J Menary

Urban Erotica

Just a hint of soft black lace,

Touchable, strokeable, perfect face,

Her eyes, dark lashes,

My heart, it dashes,

In my chest, palpitations,

Mouth dry, body straining with sexual frustrations,

Her lips, red, wet,

I’m breaking out into a cold sweat!

This is sex on paper!

Mind racing with things I’d like to do to her,

As I walk on past, my mind a blur,

She whispers in my ear, the holy grail,

‘70% off at the Debenhams blue cross sale’

It occurs to me that she is such a bore,

Just another billboard whore.

 

18/09/2013

S J Menary

Book Review: The Boomerang Effect by Lindy Spencer

The Boomerang Effect  by Lindy Spencer is a great crime novel, which is so different from the norm. Set in small town America, the story follows an ensemble cast as secrets from their past are revealed, slowly layer by layer.

Beginning with a single mindless crime which leaves a young woman in a coma, the ripples radiate to affect every corner of the world Lindy Spencer creates. The characters are highly believable, with three dimensional qualities and flawed pasts that are realistic.

She ties all of the threads together, interweaving an intricate plot that leaves the reader guessing right to the end. Without giving too much away, the whodunit will surprise you!

What is great about this book is that it really gives a vivid and honest portrayal of life in a small American town, without being romanticised or overly descriptive. As a British reader, I found it particularly good that I was not overwhelmed with American pop culture references. These can really put off a UK audience.

The novel was both down to earth and unpretentious, and a real breath of fresh air in the oversaturated crime genre.