Author: CHINA ALEXANDRIA LIVING THE DREAM

AUTHOR OF ROMANCE, CRIME DRAMAS AND POETRY SET IN GLASGOW, ITALY AND BRAZIL ALSO AVAILABLE ON KINDLE china.alexandria33@gmail.com THE RICHEST MAN ON EARTH THE YOUNG SHEPHERD LOOKED UP TO THE HEAVENS AND SMILED HE THANKED THE JEWELLED SKY FOR HIS GOOD FORTUNE HIS WIFE, THEIR TWIN BOYS,FOUR SHEEP AND TWO GOATS. THE JEWELLED SKY LOOKED DOWN ON HIM AND SMILED KNOWING MANY HAD THANKED IT FOR THEIR GOOD FORTUNE THINKING THAT THEY OWNED THE RICHES OF THE WORLD BUT ONLY THE YOUNG SHEPHERD WITH HIS WIFE, TWIN BOYS ,FOUR SHEEP AND TWO GOATS WAS TRULY THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. BY CHINA ALEXANDRIA AUTHOR

The Dreamers – Karen Thompson

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Summary:

A strange new disease has hit the town of Santa Lora, a viral sleeping sickness that first evidences on the college campus, then quickly envelopes the whole town.

Main Characters:

Mei: Shy, introverted, and first time away from her mother’s controlling influence, it Is she who first discovers her sleeping roommate Kara.

Rebecca: From a highly religious family, she takes advantage of college life to the full, before succumbing.

Sara and Libby: The animal-loving pre-teen sisters whose down-at-heel yet highly protective father has been preparing for just such a dystopian eventuality, with a basement full of provisions to last for years.

Minor Characters:

Catherine: A high-powered psychiatrist, she is stranded in the town, and having to rely on others to look after her far-away young daughter.

Ben: Suspicious about his wife’s potential affair, he moved them to this town to start over, but finds himself at sea when having…

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Taking It To The Streets of NY at the Dance Parade

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IMG_4879 Tribal Belly dancers Having Fun

     As diverse and multi cultural as New York City is, one parade that brings every one together to celebrate the most ancient of art forms is the Dance Parade. This young parade celebrated its 13th year and just like most teens, the parade was wild and full of life and energy. Over 10,000 dancers showed off their moves along the parade route starting on 20th St. and Broadway to 8th St. and then turning towards Tompkins Square Park where a huge festival took place after the parade. Along the way, dancers stopped by the reviewing stand at Astor Place to demonstrate their dance moves.

IMG_5890 Bolivian Caporales 

IMG_5691 Flamenco Dancers

IMG_6059 Classy ladies in synch

     This years parade theme was Movement of the People and kicking things off was a float dedicated to the original ones. Honoring Indigenous people was a float carrying…

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Please Don’t Tell Me I’m ‘Lucky’

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Lucky 1

It’s a given that announcing a pregnancy brings with it a lot of congratulations. It’s a major life event and something a lot of us will look forward to with great anticipation. Even if you aren’t one of the expectant parents yourself, the arrival of a new family member or the offspring of a close friend is a very exciting thing. I’ve got to the point where I’ve completely lost track of who I have and haven’t seen since announcing ours, so even now, more than halfway through, we’re still getting well wishes from those we bump into or haven’t seen in a while. Sometimes I actually have to remind myself what it is they are congratulating us for! On the other hand though, people can say some really annoying things when you’re pregnant – something I’m sure I’ll whine about on here many a time before this sprog makes…

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