Bøger af Holly Manno

The following micro-collection of poems and musings explores many different subjects. Some of the pieces are depressing or seething while others are romantic and hopeful. Like the weather, my moods shift and these tiny stories paint the pictures of my heart.

I love old buildings. When I first saw the graffiti on the red brick building next to my bank, I was upset. Still, I admired it enough to take a picture (cover). The next time I went to the bank, the graffiti had been blasted away. Only a faded etch remained. Like a metaphor for life, dramatic events bleed color into our days, some leave a permanent mark.This collection shades dark. Chaotically presented, The Alpha Bet is a penetrative array of micro-satire & drama taking on multiple points of view, and converging themes including headlines, mental health, rage, love, and writing. Leap into stories that filet the fabric of modern life. I once got lost in the facets of a diamondeyes framed-in the kaleidoscopeworld dancing in the shinesafe in the etherI slept

In this modern era of instant everything, when it comes to online dating you’re either in or out, right? Not so fast! What if a brand-new approach paired tech with destiny? Could that sway you? What if you were already engaged?After a six-year courtship, artist and gallery owner Lanie Blackwell is soon to marry James Roberts. Until he met Lanie, James was elusive to the opposite sex and enjoyed living the single life with few strings. Lanie’s independent spirit is working overtime as she confides to her best friend that she’s nervous about her upcoming nuptials.One evening, a few weeks before the big day, they are watching TV when a commercial for an online dating site, lovetest.love, comes on the screen. Mesmerized by their concept, Lanie—who has always been averse to online dating—wonders aloud if they’d be paired by the ground-breaking system.For the first time, James can see she has cold feet. So confident of their compatibility, he issues a challenge Lanie cannot refuse. 

ANCHOR OF GOLD: Some people wonder how a person can have an affair. They question, “What does it take to be that kind of person?” I used to be one of them.Every facet of Madeline Craig’s life is imploding.  An illness threatens her son, her five-year engagement and attempt at a blended family is crumbling, and her job has become a daily nightmare. Though distraught over family worries, Madeline must start a new position at WVI. Her first day places her in Atlanta, at the Security International Conference. After an exhausting flight and less than ideal departure from home, she is overwrought and finds herself in desperate need to flee a late-night social gathering. Unbeknownst to her, a client from the party watches her go. Concerned and curious, he follows.In her moment of silent disaster, Madeline must confront the boundaries she once worshipped. It takes one encounter to shift kismet’s moving path. Could you find happiness amidst the rubble of life?fiction, novel, book