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What Amazon says Alex isn’t just running from his past—he’s running from everyone’s. Born with the ability to see people’s memories by touch, he spends his days trying to shut out the lifetime of traumatic memories he’s collected while he focuses on his work at his brother’s tech company, desperate for some semblance of a … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Book review: Pull by C.J. Finch for…
David is this week’s host and he has asked poets to write about life changes as follows: Sometimes life changes enough that something familiar becomes new again. “Think of something you have experienced in the past, are experiencing now, or imagine experiencing in the future: doing an ordinary thing you have done many times before, but … Continue reading Roberta Writes – W3 Poetry Challenge,…
Please head over to Resa’s Art Gowns blog for an amazing art display she has put together using photographs contributed by her and me. Resa is a post design enchantress and this post is simply beautiful. Thank you, Resa!
Famous Books and Authors – Famous American author Kurt Vonnegut and a review
d’Verse Merril’s d’Verse challenge is But no, a butterfly and you can read the prompt and join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/08/04/poetics-but-no-a-butterfly/ Lost opportunity (freestyle) The antelope stood pondering the clouded yellow of the early morning Stray rays of sunshine turned his coat a lustrous copper Making it shimmer in the pale light Stealthily I reached for … Continue…
Please head on over to LatinosUSA for my interview with blogger and photograph Terri Webster Schrandt.
d’Verse I wrote for two d’Verse challenges this week but didn’t find time to post my poems until today. The quadrille about care if for Sanaa’s prompt here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/07/27/q-252-quadrilling-without-a-care-in-the-world/ The second poem is for Melissa’s prompt here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/07/28/launch-light-and-truth-of-painting/. I did choose my own Henri Rousseau artwork…
Tanka Tuesday This week, Yvette is the host of Tanka Tuesday. You can read her prompt and participate here: https://tankatuesday.com/2026/07/21/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-74-oh-to-dream-7-21-26/ Cotton Candy Dreams cotton candy dreams puffy clouds of nothingness idealistic wisps of leftover childhood hopes packaged in lulling sweetness *** casually consumed around the boardroom table…
Thank you to Kaye Lynne Booth for hosting this In Touch with Nature post about Cape Buffalo also known as ‘Black Death’.
The Giveaway Got a question or an observation about the book, the GEM method, the author, or the tour? If not, just say, “Hello!” Comments at each stop earn entries in the Giveaway for a chance to win one of four signed print copies (If you live outside the U.S. a free digital copy will … Continue reading Roberta Writes – WordCrafter Book Blog Tours presents A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes…
