Speaking in actions
Elegant in silence
And never lost
In the deluge of task
Long enough not to
Close the distance
Reward myself with the scent of you
The way you fit my hands
No time to close the promise
But the anticipation flashes in my bones
Like lightning
And your smile stirs thunder
But it passes and the tepid sky
Ignores it
But we know
We know
Some book reviews – for disclosure, they do contain Amazon Affiliate links, which I get a small amount for each click, so please do so.
The Book of Joan by Lydia Yuknavitch
Headhunters by Jo Nesbo (review)
I also consult on stories and scripts, if you’re interested, then this post talks about what I offer:
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I am asking, you, my readers if any of you would like to read it and offer feedback on it.
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TOMMY MARTIN is a successful stand up comedian, back off his first tour since the death of his wife SOPHIE, leaving him as a single father to PENNY. When he meets EVELYN, an artist, he embarks on the first romantic relationship since the death of his wife. He experiences unusual, violent events around him, which he cannot explain.
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THE RESISTANCE STARTS NOW
A group of rebels have united to save a world ravaged by war, violence and greed. Joan is their leader. Jean de Men is their foe. The future of humanity is being rewritten . . .
Lidia Yuknavitch’s mesmerising novel sees Joan of Arc’s story reborn for the near future. It is a genre-defying masterpiece that may very well rewire your brain.
Gorgeous language
Passionate and fierce willingness to transgress and disgust in the service of the story
Unique biological science fiction, but it serves the story.
Fascinating characters and points of view
Perfect blend of literary and genre conventions.
This has an operatic feel to it and it took delight in the celebration of queer identity.
Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry and the helpless – people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumoured healing powers.
Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He has seen inside the biodome, and doesn’t care to again – but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realisation about a horrifying future.
What I liked
Lots of provocative and clever ideas but nothing at the expense of the story
Well-realised history and back story
Different time periods don’t jar the flow of narrative
Comic book energy and invention.
Exciting and considered extrapolation of Nigeria in 2066.
What I didn’t like
Nothing.
It’s a heady cocktail of ideas, poured over a careful story. I’m looking forward to the next one.
No time wasted in idleness
If my life is a game
Played with such intention
I forget it’s not real
Then as the difficulty rises
So I unlock new abilities
Sensitivities and
Subtleties
All is study
Sharp but not cruel
My thoughts take flight
and it is all,
In the diffused daylight
Just
Play
But you, warm and resting,
Call to me without speaking,
And that too
Is play,
So I finish a coffee,
An exquisite detail
To a moment platonic
In its perfection
And you are adjacent
Here, here, here.
