Like Souls
Like Souls
Monday, March 14, 2011
Not able to sleep on a flight from the safety of home to the excitement of Paris and London, I began to search the music available on the airline entertainment channels.
I had browsed the movies and tv shows, but none held my attention. Jazz makes me nervous and I was not in the mood for blues or classical. I tried world music and was lulled by several languages and voices but still wanting needing something, I kept looking.
A name came up on the list that I remembered hearing and celebrating. Susan Boyle. A whole album of her songs. Yes, I am one of the millions who cried when I first heard her, I admit. Her voice is one of the most beautiful I have ever heard.
I had not thought of buying her album, but I wanted her to succeed. I hoped she would be able to share her love of music with the world. And I think that she has been able to do exactly that. My knowledge of her circumstances now, is very limited, but here she was. Her album loaded on the plane I was on. Her music ready for my ears.
Wild Horses. She started with a love song.
I was overcome again and the picture of her standing in front of the the audience, they unbelieving, her in self assuredness came to mind. I was stunned. Tears came, spilling in the dark of the pressurized cabin, shared with all those around me unknowing. It was not only the words of the song or her voice but also my understanding of what was in her heart when the audience broke into a thunderous standing ovation. Her story has been told, her life lived fulfilling the responsibility of caring for others, and now it was her time. Time for her voice to be heard above all the rest. She sang the perfect song, I Dreamed a Dream. She sang her dream.
I know what is in her heart. I have finally found what fills my heart. I am complete. My marriage is strong, I am with my soulmate. It has not been love songs everyday, we fought through our differences, our needs, and our love is stronger now than when we married. I raised two wonderful daughters who now have families of their own, grandsons grace my life with new adventures and challenges everyday.
Now I write - a joy, a need, a completeness of me. I find words tumble in my head, spilling into poetry, a story or the song of a life. Those around me ask why, why did I wait so long to write? In my heart, I know I had to live the life I did and am now living to gain the knowledge of my world. To be able to have the emotion, the strength to bring my stories forth.
So I am a late bloomer, but still bloom with the beauty of a butterfly on a calm day. I wake up happy in the morning, knowing I can share my newfound love with others. My love of words. Like Susan and her love of music. Oh yes, we both have dabbled but not until the explosion of her voice on that stage was she fully understood. Her. Susan Boyle. And me with my words, my story, The Fox, I have come to understand how others feel. Susan Boyle, Grandma Moses,........... and me. Late bloomers but bloom we do, colors spilling into the air around us, creating emotions, causing tears, crafting smiles.
++++++++++++
I wrote this last year, and decided this was the time to use it.
Numbers for The Fox
March 14, 2011 (the day after the first half of my interview with Richard Green, @Mainframe on Geek Out With Maineframe Episodes 15 and 16-yes two hours of it! http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/ )
Podiobooks.com 639
+++++++++++++++++++
Libsyn 3332
FreeE-Books.net 18753
ManyBooks.net 1592
Lit Pitch 142
App Engine 21
Smashwords.com2240
OBooko 225
Scribd 3102
Me 79
Amazon 33
Mevio 70
_______
Total 29,589
Barnes and Noble Ranking 2926
Not bad!
+++++
Two more reviews in Smashwords.com
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
On Mar 08, 2011, at 07:59 AM, GLORIA wrote:
Hello Arlene!
I so enjoyed your book. I have just finished The Fox and can't wait til your next one is finished! I feel such a oneness with your work , the ancient lands and your people . Thank you!
I live in rugged Northern Ontario on a beautiful Island called Manitoulin-Great Spirit Island-. From here I sense my roots to old Scotland, and the Spirit calls to me over the many waters of His.I thank you for your part in this near-ness! This e- stuff is amazing isn't it.. closing so many gaps, and nourishing our souls if we allow it! Thanks for nourishing my soul!
My husband comes from the other side of the globe, from the warm little Island of Cyprus which is almost the same shape as Manitoulin but has many more people and such a rich heritage as well.
The mingling of spirit land & water is a wonderful thing and draws us to one another. I believe I was drawn to your book as I am to most. .. And I thank you for the part you play in my spirit walk!
***GLO***
Gloria
" You are to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept!"
Matthew 5:14 Msg.
++++
Review by: Chantal on Feb. 01, 2011 :
I listened to this story as an audiobook, but I am purchasing print copies because it is a story that absolutely needs to be shared with some of my favourite people. I stumbled across The Fox while looking for some light entertainment, and by the time that I realized that this wasn’t it, I had been irrevocably sucked in. I’ve never fallen in love with characters the way I fell in love with Jahna, and especially, because the reader gets to view him through Jahna’s eyes, with Lovern. This is a wonderful blend of realism, history and heart-wrenching fantasy, a hauntingly-sweet, tragic story that allows you to feel like you are breathing in the sights and sounds that the narrator is experiencing, and makes you want to cling to each moment so that it endures. Ms. Radasky is a master at evoking a strong sense of attachment to all of her characters, including the modern day ones who play a lesser role in the tale. Even the minor characters come to life and I walked away from the story (still wiping the tears from my face) with the impression that I had new friends, lovers and family. I look forward to the author’s next book. I would recommend this story to anyone with a heart, and would rate this as one of my favourite books ever.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Not able to sleep on a flight from the safety of home to the excitement of Paris and London, I began to search the music available on the airline entertainment channels.
I had browsed the movies and tv shows, but none held my attention. Jazz makes me nervous and I was not in the mood for blues or classical. I tried world music and was lulled by several languages and voices but still wanting needing something, I kept looking.
A name came up on the list that I remembered hearing and celebrating. Susan Boyle. A whole album of her songs. Yes, I am one of the millions who cried when I first heard her, I admit. Her voice is one of the most beautiful I have ever heard.
I had not thought of buying her album, but I wanted her to succeed. I hoped she would be able to share her love of music with the world. And I think that she has been able to do exactly that. My knowledge of her circumstances now, is very limited, but here she was. Her album loaded on the plane I was on. Her music ready for my ears.
Wild Horses. She started with a love song.
I was overcome again and the picture of her standing in front of the the audience, they unbelieving, her in self assuredness came to mind. I was stunned. Tears came, spilling in the dark of the pressurized cabin, shared with all those around me unknowing. It was not only the words of the song or her voice but also my understanding of what was in her heart when the audience broke into a thunderous standing ovation. Her story has been told, her life lived fulfilling the responsibility of caring for others, and now it was her time. Time for her voice to be heard above all the rest. She sang the perfect song, I Dreamed a Dream. She sang her dream.
I know what is in her heart. I have finally found what fills my heart. I am complete. My marriage is strong, I am with my soulmate. It has not been love songs everyday, we fought through our differences, our needs, and our love is stronger now than when we married. I raised two wonderful daughters who now have families of their own, grandsons grace my life with new adventures and challenges everyday.
Now I write - a joy, a need, a completeness of me. I find words tumble in my head, spilling into poetry, a story or the song of a life. Those around me ask why, why did I wait so long to write? In my heart, I know I had to live the life I did and am now living to gain the knowledge of my world. To be able to have the emotion, the strength to bring my stories forth.
So I am a late bloomer, but still bloom with the beauty of a butterfly on a calm day. I wake up happy in the morning, knowing I can share my newfound love with others. My love of words. Like Susan and her love of music. Oh yes, we both have dabbled but not until the explosion of her voice on that stage was she fully understood. Her. Susan Boyle. And me with my words, my story, The Fox, I have come to understand how others feel. Susan Boyle, Grandma Moses,........... and me. Late bloomers but bloom we do, colors spilling into the air around us, creating emotions, causing tears, crafting smiles.
++++++++++++
I wrote this last year, and decided this was the time to use it.
Numbers for The Fox
March 14, 2011 (the day after the first half of my interview with Richard Green, @Mainframe on Geek Out With Maineframe Episodes 15 and 16-yes two hours of it! http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/ )
Podiobooks.com 639
+++++++++++++++++++
Libsyn 3332
FreeE-Books.net 18753
ManyBooks.net 1592
Lit Pitch 142
App Engine 21
Smashwords.com2240
OBooko 225
Scribd 3102
Me 79
Amazon 33
Mevio 70
_______
Total 29,589
Barnes and Noble Ranking 2926
Not bad!
+++++
Two more reviews in Smashwords.com
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
On Mar 08, 2011, at 07:59 AM, GLORIA wrote:
Hello Arlene!
I so enjoyed your book. I have just finished The Fox and can't wait til your next one is finished! I feel such a oneness with your work , the ancient lands and your people . Thank you!
I live in rugged Northern Ontario on a beautiful Island called Manitoulin-Great Spirit Island-. From here I sense my roots to old Scotland, and the Spirit calls to me over the many waters of His.I thank you for your part in this near-ness! This e- stuff is amazing isn't it.. closing so many gaps, and nourishing our souls if we allow it! Thanks for nourishing my soul!
My husband comes from the other side of the globe, from the warm little Island of Cyprus which is almost the same shape as Manitoulin but has many more people and such a rich heritage as well.
The mingling of spirit land & water is a wonderful thing and draws us to one another. I believe I was drawn to your book as I am to most. .. And I thank you for the part you play in my spirit walk!
***GLO***
Gloria
" You are to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept!"
Matthew 5:14 Msg.
++++
Review by: Chantal on Feb. 01, 2011 :
I listened to this story as an audiobook, but I am purchasing print copies because it is a story that absolutely needs to be shared with some of my favourite people. I stumbled across The Fox while looking for some light entertainment, and by the time that I realized that this wasn’t it, I had been irrevocably sucked in. I’ve never fallen in love with characters the way I fell in love with Jahna, and especially, because the reader gets to view him through Jahna’s eyes, with Lovern. This is a wonderful blend of realism, history and heart-wrenching fantasy, a hauntingly-sweet, tragic story that allows you to feel like you are breathing in the sights and sounds that the narrator is experiencing, and makes you want to cling to each moment so that it endures. Ms. Radasky is a master at evoking a strong sense of attachment to all of her characters, including the modern day ones who play a lesser role in the tale. Even the minor characters come to life and I walked away from the story (still wiping the tears from my face) with the impression that I had new friends, lovers and family. I look forward to the author’s next book. I would recommend this story to anyone with a heart, and would rate this as one of my favourite books ever.
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