a poem of life

Growing up in white-bread Omaha, Nebraska, Rachel Shukert was one of thirty-seven students (circa 1990) in Nebraska’s only Jewish elementary school. She spent her days dreaming of a fantasy Aryan boyfriend named Chris McPresbyterian, a tall blond god whose family spoke softly in public and did not inquire after his bowel movements. She spent her nights frantically plastering her bedroom with pictures of intimidating co-religionists such as Henry Kissinger and Bette Midler, hoping to repel the Gestapo officers she was certain were lurking behind the drywall. Even back then, Rachel knew she was destined for greatness. After winning the Omaha Metropolitan Area Theater Arts Guild Award for Best Youth Actress–and imagining herself as the biggest talent to come out of Nebraska since Montgomery Clift–Rachel finally arrives in Manhattan. Intent on making her mark in the glittering world of Show Biz, she isthwarted at every turn by episodes of anorexia, verbally abusive sock puppets, and a certain terrorist attack you may have heard of. She nevertheless soldiers on, as her people have done from time immemorial. In this hilarious, mordant, and moving memoir, Rachel Shukert tackles topics as diverse and weighty as life, death, love, Jewish paranoia, and errant feminine hygiene products with a fresh and irresistible mixture of humor, brains, and candor, proving that having no shame can sometimes be a very good thing indeed.

A butterfly with stained wings. A woman with stained innocence...

"As I sat on the toilet, I realized how badass I was being. First of all, I (kind of) broke into Walmart; Second, I was (kind of) plotting to steal toilet paper; and third, I was doing all this while a hurricane was brewing outside." Ellie wanted a quick trip to Walmart to buy some toilet paper for her mom. A minute in, a minute out. Instead, she got locked in. With her secret love, of course.

A short poetry collection. Poems written by me! please read :)

It wasn't how he expected thing to go, and yet here he was. The things he had done to those women were horrid, and downright disgusting. She wouldn't let him get away. This was his consequence and would be his Last Night Stand.

Sixteen-year-old Mara Westray has just lost her mother, and now, being shipped off to live with the father she doesn’t know is not how she imagined grieving. She’s already counting down the days until she turns eighteen and can leave the tiny island of Swans Landing. But from the moment she steps off the ferry, nothing is as ordinary as it looks. Whispers of a haunting song on the wind make her see impossible things, and she isn’t sure she can trust her judgment about what is real and what isn’t anymore. Maybe she can’t even trust her judgment about quiet Josh Canavan, whose way of speaking in riddles and half-truths only confuses her more, luring her deeper into the secrets hidden beneath the ocean’s surface. As she tries to unravel the events that led to her mom fleeing the island sixteen years ago, Mara finds that the biggest secret of all is only the beginning. SURFACING is currently available in ebook format from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers. Available in audiobook from Audible, and in print at Amazon. Visit my website for more information on the Swans Landing series and where to purchase the ebooks: http://www.shananorris.com/surfacing/

Heartmine Destiny is a romance that will awaken your need for love. Its based in the world of Willondove where Antony is the crown prince of the Heartmine Kingdom. For much of his life he has lived on the basis of destiny. Whatever happens in life is the result of fate. Until one day when a mysterious woman, Willow, is found in a forest. She has no memory of how she got there, and parts of her memories are blurred. Antony is faced with some big decisions as the story progresses. The Heartmine Kingdom is coming towards a war due to intruders who want to take over the precious land. Antony's father, King Earlton, doesn't want to send anyone out to fight, but he knows he will eventually have to. Besides the literal war slowly being fought, he has a war raging inside of him. He's engaged to a woman who he doesn't love, because if he is to take the crown he needs to be married. But a lost woman of his past haunts his emotions. Renedy was a childhood friend, and was the woman he would grow up to marry. Until one fateful day when she disappears by falling into a portal to another realm with no trace left behind. This ate at him for years, and he has pushed away those feelings for so long until recent. When Willow is found in the forest he becomes entranced with her. Slowly but surely he is faced with the decision to let love take charge again or hold back his feelings. Along with all of that, Willow faces her quest to find her identity. She's faced with a strange world and people she doesn't know. Each look at her reflection is a reminder that so much has been lost, and it urges her to find the missing pieces. So the final questions remain... Will fate unravel itself in this story of destiny, love, loss, and war? Or can fate be sealed like the lost pages of a book? All awaits with the turn of a page... Written By: Melody Wilson ©Copyright 2011- present --All Rights Reserved--

A collection of personal poems, some run true, some run fictional... The mind will play, it will wander, and what comes out are simply 'purges from the soul'. © ItalRT4u, 2011