memories – Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

To the Memory of Us…

Oct 31, 2025

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I was browsing through some old files yesterday, and I don’t know why I do, because I rarely find what I’m looking for. But what I did find was several of Anita’s poems! I forget how long it has been since anything new has graced my desk, she is getting very frail these days, but…

The Power of Books #Bad Moon #Fiction #Horror

Oct 9, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I was a lonely child, and London was a lonely place to be when I was growing up there after the war. All around me, people were busily trying to put their lives and homes back into some kind of order. I remember walking around the streets, confused by all the chaos that still had…

Giving in… or giving up?

Jul 8, 2024

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #writing, blogging, exploring, frustration, inspiration, life as an author, puzzles, questions, sharing interests, thoughts, Writing

Image by Markus Kammermann from Pixabay I almost gave up again over the weekend. I had tried all kinds of thinking to find a solution for my ever growing workload. I thought backwards, sideways, and finally came up with the idea of being a writer but not a blogger. Doing it all was slowly driving me insane. Well,…

A Father’s Day Wish…

Jun 21, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in beautiful things, life as an author, memories

Growing up, I was told repeatedly that my father played the piano like a professional, describing the joy he felt and how he managed to transmit his joy to anyone who heard him. I have the abiding image of him in his army uniform, huge boots beating the floor in time with the music. Unfortunately,…

Spooning… #Poetry

Apr 22, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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#SilentSunday…

Apr 4, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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( This is the closest to heaven I am likely to get for a while… )

#SilentSunday… Memories of Lyme Regis…

Mar 29, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Worn Out Shoes…

Mar 10, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #short story, #writing, blogging, flash fiction, inspiration, life as an author, relationships, sharing interests

My husband wore his shoes out at an alarming rate, as if they were made of paper. He always had holes in the middle of his soles. I tried to convince him that rubber soles would last longer, but he insisted on leather. One afternoon, waiting in the repair shop, an elderly gentleman standing beside…

#SilentSunday…

Mar 1, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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My Favourite Journey… Carrot Ranch Literary Community 99 word Photo Prompt

Feb 28, 2020

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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February 27: Flash Fiction Challenge My Favourite Journey The road to Tintagel My favourite journey The small towns and villages we pass along the way we stop as often as we can check things out learn a thing or two along the way. the long leafy lanes where you can only see blue skies,…

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