Happy International Women’s Day!
Since it’s International Women’s Day, I thought I’d share an inspiring poem.
It’s one that I’ve read at a few events lately and that has been received really well.
It’s called Warrior.
Category: Poetry
Read some of Kristina Adams’s poetry!
A Crime You Can’t Forgive
I can’t believe I wrote this poem in 2015!
It’s from an as-yet unreleased novella that runs parallel to What Happens in London.
The novella—titled Behind the Spotlight—is about Cameron and Luke, a couple that broke up when Luke became famous.
Old feelings resurface when Cameron and Luke run into each other again after five years apart. Continue reading “A Crime You Can’t Forgive”
Online
I’ve seen a lot of posts going around social media lately about how Muslims are to blame for this and that.
There’s not actual evidence for a lot of this, though—it’s often right-wing groups or media outlets trying to get attention/sell papers.
It makes me really sad that innocent people get the blame for things that have nothing to do with them.
It makes me even more sad when popular newspapers conduct ‘surveys’ and twist the results.
Before you share something on social media, PLEASE do some research.
Not just of the news outlets that you like, but the ones you may not, too.
You’ll only be able to get an informed, balanced review from reading beyond your comfort zone and getting all of the information before making a judgment.
Germs
It’s that time of year where we’re all snotting and sneezing everywhere.
So of course, I turned it into a poem.
Frost
This feels like an apt poem for a cold Monday morning…
Hiding
I write about mental health a lot.
It’s my way of processing what goes on in my brain.
I’m a firm believer that if you don’t feel the bad things you can’t feel the good.
Sometimes, though, it’s easier to hide from all our emotions.
Except when we do, we lose out.
The Weather
Time for another poetry throwback!
I wrote this one a few years back, when I seemed to have a fascination with writing poetry about the weather.
Dreaming – Fayth’s Poem from What Happens in New York
This poem from What Happens in New York came out of nowhere. I was in the mood to write a poem, and thinking about Fayth.
And I ended up combining the two.
I’m hoping to include more poetry in future stories from the series, and also eventually release a book of poems tied to it.
A lot of the characters are poets/songwriters, so it’s not a far stretch. It also allows me to include my love of poetry with my fiction.
The poem happens on Day 8 of their holiday, but it doesn’t contain any spoilers about what happens in their holiday.
Dreaming focuses on what happens before the novel—there’s no details here you can’t find in the blurb.
Nevertheless, if you want to avoid reading it before you read the book, don’t read ahead. If you want a little something to whet your appetite, keep reading…
Continue reading “Dreaming – Fayth’s Poem from What Happens in New York”
Christmastime
I read something the other day about how to catch customers’ attention during the Christmas shopping period. Christmas is about five weeks’ away, but all the shops are gearing up and the Christmas lights are being switched on over the next few weeks. I saw some shops that had Christmas stuff in before Halloween, even. Talk about milking it…
Coffee
On doctor’s orders, I’ve significantly cut down on my coffee intake in the last year.
However, there are some mornings where I just can’t get going without my daily dose of caffeine.