Random Thoughts by Amy Browne: July 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Book 5 “Mothers and Other Strangers” by the Circle 8 Writers Group

Book 5 “Mothers and Other Strangers” by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have two short stories.

“The Honey Bees” written for my dad. When some one passes we look for signs from them. They send us the signs to let us know they are okay and at peace. My family got the signs. This is a very sad story that anyone who has lost a parent can relate to.

“Paisley's Choice” is a story about that loveable witch and a choice she needs to make as a child. She has to make a very grown up choice because of her actions.

Kindle version (published 7/4/2011)

Print version (published 7/12/2011)

Readers of this book will enjoy stories and poems by Angel Sharum, Robert L. Arend, Theresa Leschmann, Amy Browne, and Jennifer Arend.

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In Book 4 “ Roses and Thorns” by the Circle 8 Writers Group

In Book 4 “ Roses and Thorns” by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have two short stories.

“My Sabian” is the story of a woman who enjoys her horse or it is really a horse. You be the judge.

“Paisley's Purple Flames” my second Paisley story but this was the first one written (2009). Paisley is a white witch, this means she does good things with herbs and makes her own magic. Paisley loves Joe, and helps him in a way that can get her in big trouble, but she throws caution to the wind for her man.

Readers of this book will enjoy stories and poems by Angel Sharum, Lucinda Gunnin, Robert L. Arend, Theresa Leschmann, Amy Browne, and Jennifer Arend.

Kindle version (published 2/4/2011)

Print version (published 2/4/2011)

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In Book 3 “Dark Christmas” by the Circle 8 Writers Group

In Book 3 “Dark Christmas” by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have two stories.

“Merry Christmas, Darling” Nurse Hollister allows old fashioned revenge mingle with medical technology to insure the man who broke her heart has a memorable holiday

“ A Paisley Christmas”

My first published Paisley story! In this one she returns to her home world, The Eterernals for a special holiday.

Readers of this book will enjoy stories and poems by Amy Browne, Angel Sharum, Lucinda Gunnin, Thor Gunnin, Robert L. Arend, Theresa Leschmann, Tammy L. Waters and Laurie Darrock Meekis

Kindle version (published 11/23/2010)

Print version (published 11/23/2010)

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In book 2 “Consequences: Crime and Punishment” by the Circle 8 Writers Group

In book 2 “Consequences: Crime and Punishment” by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have two short stories and a piece of flash fiction. Flash fiction simply means the story is less than 1,000 words.

Flash Fiction, 'Toast' is a piece that tells the story of a woman who got away with murder.

“Sampson's Love' is a story about a narcissistic man who has a special way of dealing with people, but in the end his special method gets him.

“In Plain Sight” tells the story of Elmer a dementia patient who shows the health community what can happen when dementia patients are mixed in with regular patients at a nursing home. Nurse Rachel has her hands full with this one.

Kindle version (published 10/23/2010)

Print version (published 10/28/2010)

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Book 1 Consequences By Circle 8 writers group

In book 1 ''Consequences'' by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have 1 story in this book.

I wrote 'Stella'. This short story, is about a single mom who gets everything she wants. You know the saying that there is a price for everything, and in this case the price is heavy duty!

Readers of this book will also enjoy stories and poems by Angel Sharum, Lucinda Gunnin, Thor Gunnin, and Laurie Darrock Meekis

Kindle version (published 9/17/2010)

Print version (published 9/17/2010)

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Big Brother is Watching you

When George Orwell's book '1984' came out in 1949 amid controversy. Many people thought life will not be like that, but that book is very reminiscent of the live we now live. The government does try to control the movement of the people a social setting in modern times, even when it is deemed intrusive.

Angie Mohr, a fellow writer from Georgia appeared on a local television's newscast and talked about how the local government where she lives was citing residents because they had chickens on their property. I could see giving these citations to people if they had 100 chickens on their property and were involved in a chicken processing business where they sold the chickens or eggs to the public..

Mrs. Mohr herself has chickens but is not a chicken farmer,. She is simply raising a few chickens to provide her family with eggs on a daily basis. Angie is a mom who is looking for cheaper and healthier alternatives for feeding her family during these tough economic times.

Another fellow writer, Linda STCyr wrote an article about a Michigan mom who is facing charges because she decided to grow a garden in her yard to provide cheaper and healthier vegetables for her family. The problem the local government in Michigan had was that the garden was located in the front yard of her home. The garden was not unsightly, as a matter of fact it was contained within five raised flower beds.

These cases are not isolated, this stuff happens all over the United States. People are trying to make their money stretch in order to provide for their families in the best way as the economy tries its desperate attempt at recovery. Its a shame when some one gets a fine for having chickens on their property or for having a garden in their front yard.

The novel '1984' tells the tale of a society ruled by a totalitarian government. Free thought is gone, and if someone is found guilty of free thought they are picked up the thought police. Everyone in the society needs to follow status quo and follows the orders of the government or else.

Each room in the novel has a two way television screen so that the government can see what each person is doing. The popular saying 'Big Brother is watching you' is very much a part of the society depicted within this novel.

Perhaps we do not have two-way television screens in every room of our homes, but there are different ways that big brother is watching us. Granted some of these ways they are watching us benefits society in general, but some of them have simply gone to far. Telling the general public that chickens or gardens are off limits in controlled setting is just wrong.

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