Garrett’s Bones by K. D. Dowdall is a book that will satisfy readers from the young to the, may I say, more experienced and older. Dowdall combines suspense, intrigue, excellent character development, themes of the forest and spirits, along with a well-paced and well-developed plot into a book that resonates with power and beauty.

This novel is both a coming-of-age Bildungsroman and an exploration of themes of good against evil. The main characters, Garrett and Anna, are young and have a complex relationship throughout the book. It is one of the strengths of the novel that Dowdall creates multi-dimensional characters whose hopes and dreams, fears and anxieties, strengths and weaknesses permeate the tale.

Additionally, this book speaks of the supernatural as well as history, love as well as hatred, and life as well as death. I was moved when I read it, and I consider it to be an extraordinary…

My love, the moon is rising;
The sun sinks in the west:
Pull up the blanket of the stars
And rest.

My love, the moon is shining
A path across the deep:
Pull up the blanket of the stars
And sleep.

My love, the moon is showing
A beacon in its gleam:
Pull up the blanket of the stars
And dream.

My love, the moon is setting;
The day begins to break:
Fold up the blanket of the stars
And wake.

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Once again, the world witnesses the horror of an evil person committing mass murder, this time against innocent worshipers in a mosque in New Zealand. It is an unthinkable horror, with at least 49 dead and many more wounded.

The person who perpetrated this evil was a white supremacist who saw immigration as an evil that somehow threatened white people.

The true evil of hatred and bigotry is growing in our world. Unfortunately, the fascism that seemed to have been defeated in World War Two is active and, once again, emerging. It must be opposed by reasonable people everywhere.

Political figures who stoke the fires of bigotry for their own purposes must bear some of the responsibility for these terrible actions, but we, the people of the world, must stand up to right-wing extremism and bigotry always.

I grieve for the pain of the people who suffer from this…

This post was written for Share Your World 3-18-19. Looks like a fun idea so I thought I’d try it.

QUESTIONS

Do You Have Any Guilty Pleasures? 

I love playing Zynga Texas Holdem on Facebook. I’m also addicted to Words With Friends and Toon Blast.

What Is The Worst Pick Up Line You Ever Heard?

Can I follow you?                                                                                                                             My parents always told me to follow my dreams.

  For the guys: What’s The Worst Pick Up Line You’ve Used?

What Slang Or Trend Makes You…

Hello all,

Below is the wonderful round-up of last week’s #FreeFormFriday prompt, exploring the art of free form and combined form. Many thanks to contributors. Apologies for being slightly delayed today, life overtook events. From now on I’ll be running this fortnightly. If you would like to join in I’d love to hear from you. Just write your masterpiece and give me a pingback or post it in the comments.

The words for this fortnight are: LOVE, PAINT, AIR, OFFERINGS (use any two or three)

Last week’s diverse offerings are below. Why not click the links to see some other work by these creatives? Enjoy:

ASIDE

A car, but calm
as the noise carries it away
Dampened and decorated
By participating rain

A world made soft;
the seasonal response.
Temporal spirals:
a dance.
Cold, with light

Daniel Hunt

A WOMEN WORTH LOVING

Soft, loving spirals of rain

calm her soul’s…