#short story – Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

Finally… #progress report

Oct 3, 2025

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Finally… After such a busy and stressful year, I am only now getting to grips with playing catch up in my office. I have been trying, obviously, but I don’t think my heart was in it. It was just something that needed doing. Maybe it took longer for me to realise that I really did…

#Throwback Thursday ~ God’s Fingers # Poetry

Jun 5, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #dreaming, #Magic, #short story, inspiration, memories, Poetry, sharing interests

I was feeling wistful this morning, needing something lovely (as it’s raining cats and dogs outside. Lovely turned out to include a poem from Anita, a double blessing… This is not my usual walk through the woods with my daughterToday I am alone, walking through God’s FingersA warm touch of heaven, I tell myselfMy feet…

Make believe… #Fantasy #Lies #Fiction #ShortStory

Sep 17, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Fiction, #short story, blogging, life as an author, sharing interests

Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay Jane had decided it might be fun to make up one good lie about herself daily. So the next time someone asked her about her parents, she said they had died in a car crash when she was five years old. When, in fact, they were alive and kicking and on holiday…

A Broken Rainbow…

Jul 27, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #journal, #Magic, #short story, Amusing, beautiful things, blogging, inspiration, memories, sharing interests

My granddaughter dropped her kaleidoscope from the top window Tiny, coloured pieces scattered across the patio I heard her footsteps running down the stairs Holding my breath, hoping she wouldn’t fall Three-year-olds often know no fear The tiny jewels shone under bright sunlight Lost treasure belonging to the shining ones Running into the kitchen, where…

#One Hilarious Day, remembered…

Jul 4, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #short story, Amusing, frustration, fun and games, inspiration, life as an author, Reblog, sharing interests

How to Juggle a Couch! ( or the most fun you can have without actually laughing!) Most weeks in our house are usually a mishmash of incidents, some good and a few of the other kind. But whatever happens there is never a dull moment around here! This past week has excelled itself, hurtling from…

Should Have Been Easy!

Mar 16, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #Dark, #journal, #short story, blogging, frustration, nightmares, sharing interests

This morning, still shell shocked by the awful day I had yesterday, I hunted through Anita’s poems to find a little peace. Something to soothe the shambles in my head. The morning wasn’t too bad, so my plan of installing the new desktop computer after lunch seemed all set. You must have heard about all…

Neighbours…

Mar 6, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Dark, #Fiction, #journal, #Psychological, #short story, blogging, life as an author, mystery, sharing interests

We have never had much luck with neighbours. Over the years and several moves, we have encountered many varieties of neighbours. We have seen everything from outright war about boundary lines to complaints about overhanging trees, parking places and noisy children. The perfect neighbours, I think, are the quiet ones. The ones who might say…

Throwback Thursday… The Christmas Wish… #Poetry

Dec 21, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Dark, #Fiction, #Meme, #Shadows, #short story, blogging, haunting, inspiration, memories, Poetry, sadness, sharing interests

From Christmas 2022… Thinking of all those people who won’t be enjoying Christmas this year… our prayers are for you!

The Destination… Book 4 of The Harbour Pointe Series #Historical Fiction Short Stories #Review @dlfinnauthor

Nov 20, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #book tour, #Fiction, #New Release, #short story, #writing, blogging, books, haunting, mystery, promotion, review, sharing interests

The Harbor Pointe Inn has loomed on California’s cliffs for generations of Hawthornes. For some, it’s been a blessing. For others, a curse. Travel through two centuries of stories to discover the old inn’s secrets. It’s 1967, and best friends Lacey and Sandy are enjoying a beach vacation, completely unaware of the danger that is…

The Gift: Harbor Pointe Series Book 2 #Review #SmallTownRomance @gwenmplano

Nov 8, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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The Harbor Pointe Inn has loomed on California’s cliffs for generations of Hawthornes. For some, it’s been a blessing. For others, a curse. Travel through two centuries of stories to discover the old inn’s secrets.In an innocent 1958 American suburb, Shelly doesn’t know the power of a kiss. Or how it will change her entire…

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