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Win a free copy of my book Krystal Bull Rain Dancer!

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Shirley Cook

Well the book will be out on June 25th. Very excited! If you would like to win a copy go to Goodreads. Hurry numbers are limited. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/55748-krystal-bull-rain-dancer

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Fun with the grandchildren at the butterfly farm.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Shirley Cook

I had a great day at the butterfly farm near St Albans, with my son, his wife and my two lovely grand children. The children loved to watch the butterflies. Some of them were feeding on oranges. My favourite was … Continue reading →

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So excited!

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Shirley Cook

Here is the blurb for my soon to be published children’s book, ‘Krystal Bull Rain Dancer.’ ( Little Devil Books) I am so excited. In fact I am beyond excited! IT’S KRYSTAL’S THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY —CAN HER LIFE GET ANY WORSE? … Continue reading →

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My grandchildren

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Shirley Cook

I had a lovely weekend staying with my son and family. I took my five year old granddaughter to see Hotel Transylvania at the cinema. I am not one for vampire films but it was an amusing cartoon and I … Continue reading →

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The Mile

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Shirley Cook

People come into our lives for a reason. Sometimes we learn something about ourselves through the interaction and they do likewise. At times there may not always be a positive outcome and we wonder why we met them. But God … Continue reading →

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Where is your favourite writing place?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Shirley Cook

I have several places where I like to write. I like to type my stories on my laptop in my bedroom, looking out over the garden. But I like to write poems by hand at first in a note book … Continue reading →

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A poem. Ours is…

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Shirley Cook

Ours is… A beautiful love, an ineffable love, that which no one else knows. A transcendent love, a radiant love, a love only lovers compose. An unspeakable love, an unquestionable love, that which can have no end. Unseemingly so, to … Continue reading →

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A poem. A Time to say goodbye.

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Shirley Cook

A Time To Say Goodbye We meet on a shore of green and blue, the tide stops to look at me and you. Pebbles draw stars within our eyes. while the soft breeze lingers, it never dies. The waves speak … Continue reading →

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Update on my children’s book soon to be published.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Shirley Cook

I thought I would give an update on the progress of my children’s book ‘Krystal Bull Rain Dancer’, which is being published this year by Little Devil Books. The final edit was finished a few days ago. I have been … Continue reading →

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Spring is in the air!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Shirley Cook

Spring’s Message. Winter’s coat is cast aside and spring erupts again, with yellow nodding head, and blackbird’s sweet refrain. Soft sweet scents fill the air, every bough wears a crown. Faces shine with hope and joy, gone is winter’s dark … Continue reading →

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