Tag Archives: Reflections

Gathering Grapes to drink one night.

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Phoenix

Oh what can ail thee Lana Scan? Alone and palely loitering? Come and sit beside the Lake, And listen to me sing.   “Heaven knows when I might see, A Monkey in The Banyan Tree, Coming down to look at … Continue reading →

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Sea

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Phoenix

We sat together you and I, Late; last night. You, in your eternity, Breaking gently, suppurating sea sounds. Rocks and shells and bricks and mortar, Cascading through your daily slaughter. Granules of death to cool my toes. I sat, inebriated, … Continue reading →

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Heading into the weekend with some old ideas

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Phoenix

I think this album came out in 1973 and I have loved it ever since.  I have been round the world since then, raised a family, been married twice, work as a teacher, a salesman, a retailer, a farm hand, … Continue reading →

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Broken Heart too.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Phoenix

Palpitations thrusting love in the limelight; Made it hard, to sleep last night? One demands sex; the go-to man she calls me. One demands a kiss-a temptation easily avoided selfish woman. One is carrying too much guilt – her crazy … Continue reading →

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I remember when everyone looked like this…

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Phoenix
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Dealing with Critics

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Phoenix

I got it again recently. Criticism. “Your books just aren’t funny” “Your writing is crap” “My five year old can do better than that” I am sure every writer has had this kind of criticism.  And it usually hurts most … Continue reading →

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It’s Giggle week – just jokes this week

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Phoenix
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Gibberish

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Phoenix

I do find it hard to believe, but this is something I copied from a website.  It was an attempt at selling me something… ” fifteen-story Yurkovsky, December for with realized was I was knew examined front by the his … Continue reading →

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10 Authors who dealt with Rejection.

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Phoenix

  You and I love to write. It’s a special gift and a privilege we have creating story’s, sometimes just for ourselves, for our families and friends. But we all reach the point when we believe in what we write … Continue reading →

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Anna

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Phoenix

So I sat: Two green, one white; Memory has gone as I can’t recall any romance. Celtic Firebrand? We walked this world together hand in hand a long time ago. I feel you. “Would you like dinner in Liverpool?” Surface … Continue reading →

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