Writing a Book – A #Poem

Notebook and coffee on the table, She was ready to write. Kitties fed and satisfied, She was ready to create. Phone off and out of sight, She was eager to type. One hundred words on the page, She was ready to go on. Characters control the pen, She was ready to fight. Author and protagonist…

Cool Grandma

In the little coffee shop, she savoured the silence. The rich aroma of freshly baked croissants and muffins tempted her. After she got herself an almond croissant and a second latte, her phone vibrated. Glaring at the screen, she switched off her phone. She missed those days when people couldn't contact you at all hours…

Love Lost – A #poem

All those tears wasted, On someone with a cold heart. Someone who mattered so much, But who chose to disappear. All those cracks in the heart, For someone who felt no love. Someone who was her everything, But who made himself a stranger.

Settling down

Her parents asked her to meet their friends' son. To maintain peace and her sanity, Rhea agreed. Dressed in her usual casual way, she refused to wear bright red lipstick to her mother's disappointment. The older woman pleaded with her daughter, "Please put some effort in your appearance. Just for today."  Rhea looked her in…

A Snippet From “Mira”

“Mira, your mother has never gone behind my back like this.” Mira didn’t have a response to that. She merely concentrated on a painting behind her parents’ heads. She needed the bathroom badly, so she excused herself for a few minutes. Splashing cool water on her face helped. Back in the room, her father was…

Habits

She knew he wasn’t good for her. They’d been there and done that more than once. Yet, habit was a strange creature that kept her wishing for something that could never be. It had seemed a good idea to continue things from where they’d ended but it wasn’t easy. The years between their past and…

Saturday Motivation for Writers

To Books – A #poem

When I was alone and different, You gave me adventures and mystery. When I was older and hating myself, You allowed me to dream of possibilities. When I was wiser but lonely, You were my best friend and solace. Even when I grieve for what could have been, You fill the gap in my heart…

Crazy Cat Lady Finds Love is Back on Kindle

A New Cover Designed using Canva Blurb She's a member of the Crazy Cat Ladies Club. Her life is all about cats and the cat ladies. Until the purrfect cat man comes along... A sweet romance novella set in India Excerpt Would Navin think I was pretty? Would he hold my hand? Maybe he would…

Two Bookworms in Love

When their eyes met, she knew he was reading her thoughts. When he held her hand, she felt like they'd been together for years. These few months had changed her life - or rather, that one day that they'd met in the bookstore, was a new beginning. Reading books and sipping coffee at the coffee…