Yvette M. Calleiro - Writing and Reviews
This is the official blog of Yvette M. Calleiro, author of young adult, fantasy/paranormal, and contemporary stories.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #womensrights #abortion #kimo @YvetteMCalleiro
Thursday, October 31, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #etheree #Halloween #witchesbrew @YvetteMCalleiro
Thursday, October 24, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #kimo #dunes #waves #rejuvenation @YvetteMCalleiro
Sunday, October 20, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #stopthehate #tanka #politicssuck @YvetteMCalleiro
Friday, October 11, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #tankapuente #bestandworstmoments #chronicfatiguesyndrom #anxiety #holistichealing @YvetteMCalleiro
Hello, beautiful readers! Last week was the first week of our new #TankaTuesday challenges, but life was so busy that I did not have time to even check the site. So, I decided to write a poem for that challenge today. Poet and author Robbie Cheadle provided us with our first challenge. She encourage us to write a Tanka Puente, which consists of two tanka poems separated by a line in between. She chose the theme of best and worst moments.
One of the worst moments in my life was when I lived with active Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for eight years. At the time, doctors were just beginning to identify it, and it took my doctor a long time to not only diagnose me but try a treatment. Unfortunately, although his treatment began to bring back my energy, it created a debilitating anxiety disorder. I stopped the medicine and sought holistic healers. Thankfully, they have brought me peace and energy. A side benefit was discovering mindfulness, meditation, and emotional frequency tapping. I still have anxiety, but I manage it well. I feel healthy and whole today. So, here is my poem...
Thursday, October 10, 2024
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #specifictheme #divorce #insecurity #resilience @YvetteMCalleiro
Hello, beautiful readers! We have entered a new season of #TankaTuesday poetry challenges. Each week, a different poet from our poetry community will host Colleen Chesebro's page and share a challenge. This week's challenge is being presented by Sadje.
This week, Sadje challenges us to write a syllabic poem about something that brought a big change in our lives. The biggest, most transformative change in my life was giving birth to my son, but I decided to write about my divorce. I've written a tanka prose, which involves a paragraph of prose and a tanka poem.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Author Spotlight - Shirley Harris-Slaughter #author #authorspotlight #meettheauthor #RRBC #communityactivist @sharrislaughter @YvetteMCalleiro
Hello, beautiful readers! Today, I have the pleasure of sharing a wonderful author with you all. Shirley Harris-Slaughter is a lifetime member of the Rave Review Book Club (RRBC). She is an amazing lady and a great author. I hope you enjoy getting to know her. Take it away, Shirley!
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Yvette, thank you so much for hosting me on your blog page as a door prize winner in your author booth from the 9th Annual WC&BE24!
Hello, everybody. Here is a little information about me as an author and as a
community activist. I want to bring some attention to the activism side of me.
All of this is being brought
to you through my affiliation with #RRBC, a virtual book
club community of indie authors and readers.
ENJOY!
My author name is Shirley Harris-Slaughter (There is a special meaning behind “Harris". I produced a son in my first marriage to a Harris, and it is my family name on my mother’s side as well. The thought behind this was, if I became famous, Harris would be meaningful to me as it is my son’s namesake.)
I reside in Oak Park, MI, USA.
Here is my author bio:
Shirley Harris-Slaughter is the author of Our Lady of Victory, the Saga of an
African-American Catholic Community, written to address a need to
preserve catholic history from her perspective.
Crazy! Hot! And Living On The Edge!!
-- written to share her story of health and healing, love and redemption. She
hammers it home about never giving up the fight when the going gets rough and
learning how to always improve yourself.
Slaughter mentored
four freshman girls at the local middle school. She also found the time to try
and save an iconic train station.
She obtained her
BBA from Cleary University in Howell, Michigan, married her husband Langston, and is active
in her Oak Park community.
Books and Titles:
“OUR LADY OF VICTORY: THE SAGA OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY” Second Edition
“RONALD L. POWELL: MISSING IN ACTION”
“CRAZY! HOT! AND LIVING ON THE EDGE!!”
She is also a contributor in …
“RAVE SOUP FOR THE WRITER’S SOUL Anthology, 2nd Edition”
“A CITIZEN’S GROUP IN ACTION: SAVING A TRAIN STATION”
BLURB:
Around 1992, this study was pulled together for one specific purpose – to save
the Michigan Central Depot, a train station in downtown Detroit. After it was
boarded up in the 1980s, I agonized about what was happening to the building as
it descended into neglect and decay; with no hope of it ever rising to its
former glory. I needed to form a plan and a way to do it. Attending a
university afforded me that opportunity. I always loved trains even though
there was never a chance for me to experience the thrill of it all growing up.
My mother was pregnant with me when she traveled from California, all the way
to Detroit, to be with my dad’s family while he was stationed in Guam during
World War II. So I always thought that I was touched in the womb. There was no
other way to explain this love affair with trains.
Fortunately, while group efforts failed
so many times in the past, on June 11, 2018, the station was purchased by the
Ford Motor Company. It has undergone a vast transformation into the beautiful
building we have today.
Congratulations Detroit!
Hi!
I love to hear from you, so I’ve listed my contact and social media information
below.
Email: Sharrislaughter@gmail.com
Twitter: @Sharrislaughter
Facebook: sharrislaughter3
Website: Remember
Our Lady of Victory
Shirley is an award winning author as well! Check out her book trailer here.
I appreciate you all visiting and getting to know Shirley. We would love to hear from you below. :-)
Sunday, September 8, 2024
#TankaTuesday 24 Seasons Syllabic #Poetry Challenge - #Syllabic #poem #poetrycommunity #seasonalKigo #Kigo #seasons #WhiteDew #tankaprose #MiddleEarth #hobbits @YvetteMCalleiro
Saturday, August 31, 2024
August Book Reviews #bookreview #books #amreading #readingcommunity #paranormal @KarensStories @YvetteMCalleiro
Hello, beautiful readers! School is back in session, so I am not reading as much as I could in the summer. Still, I managed to finish a great short story, so enjoy my review below.
When the goblin army invades Melonie's home in Rustic Acres, a telepathic cat and a wise old raven enter the battle to help her protect the little people who live there. But chaos erupts when an energetic pixie complicates the plan.