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Dropping Away
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Dropping Away

Writing Sparkle

I watch it rise, the bottom seemingly dropping away. It’s a semitransparent blue, deceiving in its deadliness. Its apparent transparency is a trick of nature to draw in unsuspecting prey because although you can see the immediate area before you the vastness of its reach is extraordinary. The immensity allows undetectable threats to surface or… Continue reading Dropping Away

Coconut Cream Pie Flavoured Coffee
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Coconut Cream Pie Flavoured Coffee

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I love the smell of my coffee today. It fills the air with a sweet almost lime-lemon fragrance mixed with the bitter notes of coffee. I would expect this java to have an oily sheen, but it doesn’t. However, my first sip is reminiscent of oily coconut. Its flavour is both woodsy and roasted nut.… Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie Flavoured Coffee

Zombie Halloween Book Review
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Zombie Halloween Book Review

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Zombie Halloween: Goosebumps Most Wanted Author: R.L. StinePublished in 2014Publisher is Scholastic PaperbackAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 192 pages) and Library BindingChildren’s Books on Halloween | Children’s Humour |Literature and Fiction for Children My children and I watched the Jack Black Goosebumps movie a few years ago. It was our first Goosebumps experience together.… Continue reading Zombie Halloween Book Review

Y is for Yesterday Book Review
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Y is for Yesterday Book Review

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Y is for Yesterday Author Sue GraftonRe-print Edition Published in December 2018Publisher is G. P. Putnam’s SonsAvailable in eBook, Audio, Hardcover, Paperback (560 pages) & Mass MarketAmateur Sleuths | Private Investigator Mysteries | Women Sleuths Letter Y was a fun read. I really do like Kinsey’s character and Pearle was a nice addition to Kinsey’s… Continue reading Y is for Yesterday Book Review

Lacking sugar, whip cream, and Irish whisky
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Lacking sugar, whip cream, and Irish whisky

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I have a Van Houtte Irish Cream and an Our Finest Irish Medley on my Keurig spinner. I decided to compare them this morning because I was curious to see what was similar and what was different. The Irish Medley’s bouquet is strong, filling the kitchen with the welcome notes of roasted coffee beans. My… Continue reading Lacking sugar, whip cream, and Irish whisky

X Book Review
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X Book Review

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X Book 24 in The Alphabet Series Author Sue GraftonRe-print Edition Published in August 2016Publisher is G. P. Putnam’s SonsAvailable in eBook, Audio, Hardcover, Paperback (528 pages) & Mass MarketAmateur Sleuths | Private Investigator Mysteries | Women Sleuths I read letter X in eBook format and it is the second book in The Alphabet Series… Continue reading X Book Review

Witch Wraith Book Review
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Witch Wraith Book Review

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Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3) Author: Terry BrooksPublished in 2013Publisher is Del RayAvailable in eBook, paperback, mass market paperback (print length 512 pages), Hardcover & AudiobookShannara | Fantasy Action & Adventure | War & Military Action & Adventure The following review was originally posted on Goodreads: December 2021. “What you need is… Continue reading Witch Wraith Book Review

Voice in the Basement Book Review
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Voice in the Basement Book Review

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Voice in the Basement Author T. Chris MartindalePublished in 1993Publisher is Pocket BooksAvailable in eBook as of 2020 and mass market (279 pages)Horror This novel was classed as a horror novel in the 90s. I think now it would fall under categories like paranormal murder mystery, thriller & suspense, and supernatural fiction. I must confess… Continue reading Voice in the Basement Book Review

Unnatural Exposure A Book Review
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Unnatural Exposure A Book Review

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Unnatural Exposure Author: Patricia CornwellReissue edition Published in 2008Publisher is BerkleyAvailable in eBook, audiobook, hardcover, paperback (print length 352 pages)Medical Thrillers | Serial Killer Thrillers |Women Sleuths Book one in the Scarpetta Series is called Postmortem. I’m planning to give it a read after having read and enjoyed Unnatural Exposure. I would like to see… Continue reading Unnatural Exposure A Book Review

Kaleidoscope
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Kaleidoscope

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The colours blur together: yellows, pinks, oranges, and light blues. Moving shapes like the coloured glass of a kaleidoscope. Each colour and pattern are representatives of my jumbled emotions. The colours bleed out to shades of red—a warning of danger-bearing emotions—as the sequence continues to dance.  I’m trapped, glued to the eyepiece as the tube… Continue reading Kaleidoscope