Nested. Never mind all the rest; never mind the endless tests or the race to be best ……… or the boys who were nothing – nothing more than the rest – just pests! She wanted nothing, nothing more, and nothing less, than a place, a place for a rest; herContinue reading “Restlessness: A Savvy Poem”
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10: Boss-Free
Another day over. Am I wishing my life away? No, I’m counting down the days until my life starts again. Life minus the boss. Perhaps I shouldn’t knock it; the boss pays, and I can’t say that my inbox is full of demands for my services as a savvy freelance writer. Is it the savvyContinue reading “10: Boss-Free”
Savvy Book – Look at Zoos
Feeling flat following the grand finale of ‘The Durrells’ TV series? Missing Corfu? Me too! And I’m especially gutted about the end of the romance between Louisa and Spiro. Okay, it was inevitable – of course, he couldn’t leave his children behind on Corfu! And we all knew it would end this way, but thatContinue reading “Savvy Book – Look at Zoos”
Savvy Book – Hinch Yourself Happy
Courtesy of my good friend, Waterstones, I just finished reading Mrs Hinch’s book of cleaning tips, ‘Hinch Yourself Happy’! Not being the tidiest of people (currently surrounded by mountains of dusty books), the last thing I expected was to become a convert. Why then, yesterday, did I find myself googling ‘Deflora’ to find out how toContinue reading “Savvy Book – Hinch Yourself Happy”
Getting Out of the Day Job 6: Pinch Me
Disclaimer: This post contains book-image links to Amazon. Should you choose to purchase a recommended book via a link, I will receive a commission at no extra cost to yourself. I’m still pinching myself (not Hinching myself). Did I really sign up for voluntary redundancy last week? And does that really mean I’ll be ‘unemployed’?Continue reading “Getting Out of the Day Job 6: Pinch Me”
Getting Out of the Day Job 5: Lottery Win!
Disclaimer: This post contains links to Amazon. I do not earn any commission for sales made. I’ve done it! No, I haven’t (to my knowledge) won the lottery, but I’ve sold my first book! Wow! Okay, so it’s not that impressive – I haven’t even published, let alone sold, my own masterpieces – but, IContinue reading “Getting Out of the Day Job 5: Lottery Win!”
Golden Tongue: A Savvy Haiku
Tongue immortalised; gold-plated antiquity; words trapped forever. Copyright of text and photo owned by Jay Cool, May 2019
Embrace: A Savvy Something
Workday’s tomorrow; I pull me up with braces – fit to embrace it. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, May 2019 Written in response to Tony Bologna’s Embrace It blog post. Image by luxstorm from Pixabay If you enjoyed this haiku, which of course you did, please like, follow, leave a comment and readContinue reading “Embrace: A Savvy Something”
Never: A Little Bit of Savviness
Not now, she said. Not now, and not really ever. No, not now. Never. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, April 2019 Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay
Tilted: A Silly Haiku
Tilted, my left side dips, as my right side soars. Digging in, I take off. Copyright owned by Jay Cool, May 2019 P.S. Being a sillier than silly, Jay Cool absolutely does not have to stick to a 5-7-5 tradition. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
The Silly-Savvy Salopian in Suffolk: read, believe and write ... 