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Reading is fun!
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"The Hand She Dealt to Me" (Novel)

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"The Hand She Dealt to Me" (Novel)

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"Voices" (Novel)

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"Voices" (Novel)

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"Secrets and Lies" (Novella)

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"Treasure Chest of Words"

(Poetry Anthology)

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"Lives Unbalanced" (Novel)

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"Lives Unbalanced" (Novel)

(Meet "Ramona" the ragdoll ! ! ! )

PHYLLIS P. COLUCCI aka "FictionTarot"
(Brooklyn Author)
(Amazon) (Goodreads) (Spillwords Press/Spillwords.com)

...On Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Addiction)

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            One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story. It must start from just “one word”. Today my one word is “Addiction”.

NOTE: "Addiction" is a powerful word. Disguised as a friend, "Addiction" leads the addict down a dark and lonely path of destruction - hurting not only themselves, but all of their loved ones. Along this vicious journey, there will be road signs leading to "Recovery". All the addict needs to do is reach out. That is their promise and that is their plan. They just have to want it bad enough. May God bless, protect and assist all those affected by "Addiction". 

                                                           

                                                                    ADDICTION

            Addiction, like a Halloween mask, hides the good and shows the bad and the ugly. Addicts are lost within themselves, chained to addiction and screaming to get out. Broken promises, broken hearts, broken dreams, families hurt, families lost, friendships torn apart, because the next high is much more inviting. Addiction is the new best friend and favorite family member, always offering a huge slice of deception and despair on a bright and shining silver platter. There “they” go again, eating up slice after slice, licking their lips, wanting more and more. As “they” continue to travel down this dark and lonely path, addicts will try desperately to reach out to the blinking neon signs that read “Recovery”. Instead, they will continuously pass them by, promising to come back next time around. That’s their plan, and that’s their promise. They’re just not there yet. But they will be. One day at a time. They will be. Recovery is just around the bend, waiting patiently and blinking brightly. The addicts have not stopped by yet - but again, that’s their plan and that’s their promise. They are just not there yet. Hopefully, it’s not too late…The only “Fiction” in this month’s piece (June 2019), submitted to Spillwords Press at Spillwords.com, is that “Addiction” is a friend.

ADDICTION

“The Look”

The look of loss and the look of despair

The mask that hides their good

The mask that shows their bad and ugly

A vicious cycle

Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide

Broken dreams, broken hearts, broken promises

Broken families, broken homes, broken life

Addiction is in full control

Addiction has chained them

to its wicked arm

Addiction holds them captive

within their own bodies

Addiction is in the driver’s seat

Disguised as a friend

It leads them down a dark and lonely path

It serves them slice after slice

of deception and despair

They eat it up, and lick their lips

Wanting more and more each time

Yet they keep making the same promise

While “Recovery” is so close, yet so far away

They can almost touch it

All they need to do is reach out

Reach out just a little farther

And it will be there

Waiting in the wings

Yes, they’ll keep making that promise

And yes, that’s their plan

They’re just not there yet

They will be

Maybe not today

Maybe not tomorrow

Maybe somewhere down the road

That’s their promise

That’s their plan

They’re just not there yet

But, hopefully, they will be

...On Poetry and Fiction – Just “One Word” Away (Ghosts)

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            One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story. It must start from just “one word”. Today my one word is “Ghosts”.

                                                           

                                                                    GHOSTS

            Ghosts from our past, present and future are not covered in translucent white cloths, flying around us, hissing and booing like disembodied souls. They are not ghastly creatures trying desperately to frighten us with their evil presence. They are our life’s ghosts. So go ahead! Open your eyes! Our ghosts are there! They are always around us. They want to interact with us. They are visions of people and memories from our “past”, visitors in our “present”, and possible opportunities in our “future”. We learn from the ghosts of our “past”, we live with the ghosts in our “present”, and we anticipate the ghosts from our “future”. We must all recognize our own ghosts and listen to their messages. Learn from past visions, past voices, current visits, new conversations, their words of wisdom, and future possibilities. These special ghosts are time travelers who secretly accompany us on life’s journeys. Once you realize their presence, overcome your fear, and embrace their worth, you will soon discover that your ghosts are simply your protective guardian angels teaching you life’s lessons.

                                                                                   

GHOSTS

No translucent white cloths?

No flying creatures?

No ghastly beings?

No hissing and booing of disembodied souls?

No Ghosts you say?…No Ghosts I pray!

But there is something disrupting my day!

Visions and Memories

From a “Past” life

Living with an entity in my “Present”

Anticipating an eerie “Future”

Past voices

Current visits

New conversations

Words of Wisdom

Future Possibilities

No Ghosts you say?…No Ghosts I pray!

I feel them, I do – don’t you?

I remember the “Past”

I know the “Present”

I fear the “Future”

I live with these time travelers

Who secretly accompany me

– I am no longer free!

Who might they be?

Yes! They are there!

But where? Is this fair?

My Present becomes My Past

My Future becomes My Present

All riding in on the backs of these Ghosts!

No Ghosts you say?..No Ghosts I pray!

…But they speak to me of life’s lessons

They whisper gently into my ear

They pave the way on my journey

And my fright is no longer here

For I embrace them with love

These smiling beings from above

So Ghosts they are not

I will accept them, somewhat

From a world away…

- My Guardian Angels are they!

Images and Words (A Mind Game)...

Good Morning. Just a little something different today...This is called "Select an image", add some words and your own interpretations, then allow your mind to soar! 

NEW YORK - Where the heart races, the soul thrives, the eyes see, the ears hear, the nose whiffs, the mouth tastes, and the hands touch; where love and life change everyday - in the City that never sleeps!

ITALY - A garden scene somewhere in Italy that touches the senses and invites you in - to a place you would love to visit and escape to. Lunch anyone?

PORCELAIN DOLLS - Memories from childhood...tucked away in your attic. They wear the "magic dust" of time and tell enchanting stories from the past. Check your attic! - or your basement, as we do here in Brooklyn... :-)

BOOKS - Welcome to the world of books...where you may travel on wonderful journeys and see beautiful places from the comfort of your own private space; where you will meet and greet the most fascinating strangers who you will be honored to add to your "Friends List". Go! Pick up a book and travel!

JESUS - Let him into your life, and find ways to get to know him better. He wants a relationship with you, and will be there when no one else is around...Faith, hope, trust and friendship!

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS AND VASES - The perfect vase for such pretty artificial flowers will always bring a smile to your face and a lovely accent to your home! Select both, to your liking, and let your home shine.

CATS - So mysterious and standoffish...yet their beauty is captivating!

WINTER SNOW - Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall...it's the Snow I love best of all! (Brooklyn, NY)

A FRENCH PAINTING - A French Painting I came across in one of my Art History books that was collecting dust on a shelf. So much happening inside this work of art! Love, friendship, talking, eating, drinking, dancing, living...Just people making it all happen. What do you see?

(Auguste Renoir - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette)

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Free "Novella" on Amazon, tomorrow Sat 4/6/19 thru Wed 4/10/19.
"Secrets and Lies" - by Phyllis P. Colucci

 

 

 

 

 

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Some info about this book - A woman I encountered on Twitter a while back, who was upset with me when she learned I was a Trump supporter through a post she did not agree with (she being a liberal), began harassing me personally. Besides name calling, she told me she researched my name that evening and saw that I was an indie author on Amazon. This particular evening, "Secrets and Lies" was on free promo, so she purposely went on Amazon that same night and gave the book one star and a nasty comment without reading the book. When I asked her why she would resort to such low behavior instead of debating maturely and respecting my views, as I did hers, she responded that as a writer of fiction, I live in a world of fiction being a conservative, then left some other "unbecoming" remarks. I decided to end the back and forth conversation with her, as she was obviously mentally challenged and no longer worth my time. Unfortunately, this is all too common with the Left. They try to silence Conservatives or attack them personally. Freedom of speech seems to apply only to them. Just look at Hollywood. - - -FREEDOM OF SPEECH BELONGS TO EVERYONE -

Sad Day for Democracy!

...On Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Seashells)

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            One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story. It must start from just “one word”. Today my one word is “Seashells”.

                                                           

                                                                    SEASHELLS

            The colorful and intricate empty seashells you encounter along the beach are now vacant homes to some, memories of a past life to most, shelter to others, souvenirs to we humans, and just simply nature’s beauties telling tales of a joyous life once lived in the mighty sea. If you lift a large seashell up to your ear and listen closely, you will hear its magical story through the sounds of a roaring ocean; through the echoes of its nautical dreams; through the gift of a wild imagination. It will speak only to you, as it reveals the secrets of the vibrant shore - the sparkling sands, the flaming sun, the wondrous tides, the haunting moon, the crashing waves, and the sweet aromas from the surf. You will respond with emotion as you yearn to hear more, reveling in this enchanting moment of a lifetime.

SEASHELLS

Walking along the sands

Feeling that familiar crunch under one’s feet

Stopping to finally understand it

Fascinating seashells

Exquisite shapes; magnificent colors

Yet, they are so much more than that…

Once the home to grand sea life

who created their shape and fine texture,

now sadly abandoned and vacant

Existing to provide shelter for sea strangers

who are so frightened and in search of a home

…They exist with great beauty

For the most curious to see

Children and adults collect them in bulk

School treats and home treasures

Displayed on huge walls

Sitting on shelves

Poised behind clear shining glass

They hold the secrets of time

They tell stories of a past life

A joyous time in “their” ocean

When someone wore them with pride

- Until it was over

and the seashells washed up on the beach -

Empty and alone…with purpose no doubt

They shared magical stories on end

About the raging force of an ocean

With echoes of nautical dreams

So lift the largest shell high, up to your ear

Listen with love and devotion

Revel in the sounds of its enchanting song

Embrace its spectacular theme -

The vibrant shore

The sparkling sands

The flaming sun

The wondrous tides

The haunting moon

The crashing waves

- Adorned with sweet aromas from the surf -

You will yearn to hear more,

as the sounds from a seashell

allow your imagination to soar;

While you travel quite lightly,

visiting the vibrant seashore

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"Lives Unbalanced" by Phyllis P. Colucci (Psychological Suspense) (Free Fri 3/22 thru Tues 3/26/19)
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IF YOU LIKE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, MEET RAMONA THE RAGDOLL. It's about family, loneliness, obsession, the supernatural, danger and love! - All with that New York edge.

"The Hand She Dealt to Me" by Phyllis P. Colucci (Mystery/Suspense) (Free Sat 3/23 thru Wed 3/27/19)
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IF YOU LIKE MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE, CHECK OUT THE EBOOK VIDEO BELOW. It's about love, family, romance, trust, betrayal, danger, deceit, a psychic, the tarot, and revenge! - All with that New York edge.  (Dialogue-Only Writing Style) - Takes you right in the middle of all the action.

Food for Thought (Immigration)

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         I came across this editorial on my email today, Friday 2/28/19. It's a very interesting, poignant, honest take on today's immigration vs immigration of "yesterday". I found it to be a great read and very enlightening for those who truly need and want to understand immigration, the United States and the privilege to be part of this wonderful country. Most of us come from a line of immigrants who came to this country legally - worked hard to make a life here, asked for nothing in return, fought in our wars, raised families and respected the American flag. Most of us can relate to this editorial - others will disregard it and remain ignorant by choice...Still, worth the read...Go for it!

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"IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THIS WRITER IS TELLING US YOU SHOULD BE."

"Our Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Great-Great Grandparents, etc. etc.

This was written by Rosemary LaBonte to the editors of a California newspaper in response to an article written by an Ernie Lujan, who suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the immigrants of today aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry. The paper never printed this response however, so her husband sent it out via internet.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan, why today's American is not willing to accept this new "kind of immigrant" any longer.
Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a very long line in New York and be documented.

Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved goodbye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, No welfare, No subsidized free housing, No DACA citizenship, No labor laws to protect them. All they they had were the skills they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought alongside men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France, Ireland, and, yes, Japan. None of these First generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America as one people.

When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for the French American, the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are now with a new kind of immigrant, be they here legally or not, who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want it given to them but they want to live by a different set of rules, not learning the language that most Americans speak, but instead one that includes the entitlement card, while remaining faithful to their "mother" country. F___ America is a slogan of many of them!

I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than they received then for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags now.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING.

FOR THE WRONG THINGS TO PREVAIL, THE RIGHTFUL MAJORITY ONLY NEEDS TO REMAIN COMPLACENT AND QUIET.

LET THIS NEVER HAPPEN!
I sincerely hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the nation!

Of course the press won’t print anything that doesn’t support their socialist views. The immigrants of today aren’t being treated the same as those of yesteryear, they are treated far better. Sometimes better than our own citizens."