Tag Archives: Humor

Genie

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Helen

He’s quite a trickster genie And his wishes hold a sting So be careful with desires Beware whiplashs they bring You can have a sleek trim body With your insides taken out Or your touch can give you riches But … Continue reading →

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Curiosity is now available on Apple iStore!!!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Helen

Hi Curiosity is now on its global distribution journey courtesy of lulu.com and is now available on iStore – as well as in ebook or paperback on lulu.com, and as an ebook on Kindle. If iStore is your thing and you are keen to read … Continue reading →

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Curiosity is now on Amazon Kindle!!!!

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Helen

Another exciting step in Curiosity’s publishing journey – the novel is now also available on Amazon Kindle!! The link is: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G726GRQ Over the next month or two it will also be available on Nook, iStore and POD on Amazon too … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – Or How the World Has Ended While Nobody Noticed……

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Helen

Curiosity is published!!!!!!! I’m very excited to announce that Curiosity, my second novel, is now available on lulu.com as a paperback POD or as an ebook. The link to learn more, and purchase if you wish, is my lulu.com author spotlight … Continue reading →

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Book Group

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Helen

Each Tuesday in deep winter we met to read a book Each week we nominated the next to take a look And all our knowledge of our friends came from what they chose It told us of their secrets, at … Continue reading →

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Nip Tuck

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

Just a minor alteration No need for such great vexation Nip and tuck, precise intent Know your money is well spent On your face or in your life I can skilfully turn my knife Anything you want cut out Will … Continue reading →

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Tigers Rule The World – for Prompt 15 Childhood Dreams

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Helen

The lawn of our backyard Was the expanse of Africa The white suburban fencing Could not quell the conqueror A tiny mouth could roar With operatic intensity As I surveyed my kingdom Such was my propensity I spoke with angels, … Continue reading →

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Swimming With Sharks

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Their teeth are blunt these days Their slow approach is flawed It’s not what it used to be Machiavelli would be appalled Their schemes so obvious We’ve seen it all before Criminality so banal They only bend the law Their … Continue reading →

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Would Be King – Joined Limericks

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

There once was a would be king With raised eyebrow and dark onyx ring With his people held sway But his words gave away Aristocracy’s just not his thing For those that would be born to rule Should not take … Continue reading →

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Management 101 – for Prompt 5 – Cliche

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Helen

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater We have to right size this organisation But that doesn’t mean we have to re-invent the wheel We have to up size our delivery streams Embrace a matrix reporting structure That works … Continue reading →

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