by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Weight of Silence By Heather Gudenkauf MIRA Books (2009) 373 pages ‘A thrilling novel filled with lyrical prose and heart wrenching plot twists.’ RATING – 4.5/5 stars Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Staring at the white, hoping for words. Hoping for salvation. Wanting to give up. Breathe in and out and close your eyes – relax. Stand up and go for a walk, let the blood flow around your body, let it feed your mind. Let time give you the power, let time...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Love is stronger than momentary hate. Love can do extraordinary things to a person. No one in this world is perfect, we all have our flaws and insecurities and we all have our own demons and selfish desires. But love changes you. When you fall in love you see...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
True Blood is officially back on our screens with the fang-tastic sixth season. I can’t tell you how annoying it was to wait a whole year to find out what happened to my favourite characters but for the next ten weeks I can indulge myself in the blood, sex and...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pulsating head/ticking in the heat. Boredom prevails my thoughts/ With the monotonous typing… typing/ Overworked Eyes/ Dart across the white. Waiting for a dictionary /to fall from my mind. Procrastination creeping in/ like a sunrise in the...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning with the ambition and motivation to write. I haven’t had this feeling in a while so of course I acted on it and I am proud of my productivity today. I had so many ideas swirling around my mind but I needed to put pen to paper. (like I...
