Hello everybody and welcome to my blog. I can't be at BEA in New York as I don't live in the US so I'm very excited to be part of the Armchair BEA for the first time.
I have an exceptional giveaway - two e-copies of The Alienist by Caleb Carr - a very good historical thriller (you can read my review here). As it is an e-book I will be able to ship internationally !!!
To enter, leave your e-mail address in the comments. I'll pick a winner next Monday morning. Good luck and enjoy!
Hello everybody and welcome to my blog. I can't be at BEA in New York as I don't live in the US so I'm very excited to be part of the Armchair BEA for the first time.
My name is Bridget, I'm from a middle-sized town somewhere in Poland. I started my blog "Books as portable pieces of thoughts" last year because I love to read, I read mainly in English and I enjoy improving my English skills. There was also a second reason: I have always enjoyed reading (even as a kid) and can't imagine how people live who don't read but somehow my family and friends don't share my passion, calling it a weird addiction. Perhaps they are right but it is my only addiction. Ok , I have some others: good coffee, history, hand-made jewellery, fine bone china...but nothing as serious as reading.
Reading books makes me happy and whenever I leave the house I take with me a book or my brand-new, ereader which I am currently testing.
Ok, have a look around and feel free to leave a comment. Thanks for your visit!
From time to time, not every Monday, I am going to post some of my fav songs using of course YouTube. I hope you will like them as much as I do. This week is time for some darker stuff. Meet Falco singing "Out of the Dark". If you feel like sharing your own fav song, grab the button above, post a song on your blog, give the link to it in comments - I will visit you for sure!
Ich krieg von dir niemals genug Du bist in jedem Atemzug Alles dreht sich nur um dich Warum ausgerechnet ich? Zähl die Stunden, die Sekunden Doch die Zeit scheint still zu steh'n Hab mich geschunden, gewunden Laß mich gehen - was willst Du noch? Willst Du meine Tage zählen? Warum mußt Du mich mit meiner Sehnsucht quälen? Deine Hölle brennt in mir Du bist mein Überlebensexlixier Ich bin zerrissen .. Wann kommst Du meine Wunden küssen? .. Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and close my eyes Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and you rest your tears to the night Ich bin bereit, denn es ist Zeit Für unser'n Pakt über die Ewigkeit Du bist schon da, Ganz nah Ich kann Dich spür'n Laß mich verführ'n, laß mich entführ'n Heute Nacht zum letzten Mal Ergeben deiner Macht Reich mir die Hand, mein Leben Nenn mir den Preis Ich schenk' Dir gestern, heute und morgen Und dann schließt sich der Kreis Kein Weg zurück, Das weiße Licht rückt näher, Stück für Stück Will mich ergeben .. Muß ich denn sterben, .. Um zu leben? Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and close my eyes Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and you rest your tears to the night (Gitarrensolo) Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and close my eyes Out of the dark Hörst Du die Stimme, die dir sagt Into the light I give up and you rest your tears to the night.
Rough translation of German lyrics (If I didn't get it right feel free to correct me in your comments):
The twenty first of May - it's time to announce the winner of my second spring giveaway.
Let me remind that this time a yellow-coloured pendant, shown below, was up for grabs; it was designed and made by yours truly.
Every entry was alloted a number in the following order:
The Red Witch - 1
Blodeuedd - 2
Melissa (Books and Things) - 3
Brooke - 4
The winner was selected using the service of RANDOM.ORG site (I know, a bit impersonal but my dog is good for nothing) and the winning number is
4
Brooke - I hope you will like your new jewellery ! I
Amy C at Romance Book Wyrm and Dottie atTink's Place have come up with the idea for a Monday Morning Flash Fiction challenge. Each Monday a new picture prompt will be posted and if you choose to participate - you publish your Fiction Flash on Friday - 350 words, give or take. Below you can find the picture posted last Monday:
AND here is my story (haha, yes, I did write it in the last possible moment!):
"You shouldn't underestimate the power of old myths, Darlene."
Darlene heard this phrase so often, it appeared even in her dreams. Her grandmother and mother were so fond of it. A pity they tended to include it in every conversation. After a moment it seemed simply trivial, after a week - anoying to the extreme. They could have stopped at least now. It was supposed to be her special week, after all. The last week before her marriage.
Somehow nobody thought about the incoming nuptials much. Her mother preferred reading books, her gran visited friends or played computer games. Darlene had to choose a dress and a restaurant totally on her own. Even her fiance, Ethan, had a perfect excuse - his evil, sadistic and horrible boss sent him abroad three weeks ago with a super-important mission of overseeing a distant plant producing totally stupid and unnecessary plastic toys in China. Of course he would return in time for the wedding but all the details and arrangements were left at Darlene's desk. Prepare your wedding yourself or hire a wedding organizer, the choice was hers.
Darlene decided to do everything on her own, helped only by her best friend, Lucie. It proved to be not that difficult, mainly because she kept it simple - a simple dress, a simple reception with no frills, a simple ceremony, nothing fancy or unusual. The day of the final fitting of her wedding dress came in no time. She was so proud of herself. As soon as she put the dress on, however, she felt a very strange urge to run. So strong was the urge that she dashed into the street without thinking and passed all buildings at full pelt not even being aware where and why she was running so fast.
She managed to reach the woods at dusk, overtaking cars without any problem and never giving this fact a second thought. Under deep-green trees she could finally stop and have a breather. Her dress in tatters, her body covered in sweat, she closed her eyes and howled. Another howl answered her after a while. It made her shiver from head to toes...or were there still toes on her paws left? She didn't bother to check, hearing soft steps behind her. A big, silvery wolf approached her slowly. It spoke but without any sound, just sending words straight into her head:
"Old myths, Darlene. Didn't I tell you that, dear child, time and again? Welcome to your true world and your true wedding."
Hello everybody and welcome to my blog. I can't be at BEA in New York as I don't live in the US so I'm very excited to be part of the Armchair BEA for the first time. 
