Simply-Kayla

  • The Abandoned Amusement Park

    A Teenage Nightmare The alarm screamed. Mary’s hand slammed down – silencing the morning.  She rolled out of bed, stumbled to her calendar, and marked a big “X” on October 29th. Mary let out a deep sigh, “295 days left to graduation. Ugh.” She threw on her usual: high-waisted Mom jeans and a cardigan, yellow,…

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  • The Whisperer

    The Whisperer

    Spooky season is upon us.

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  • A Summer’s Eve

    A Summer’s Eve

    Goodbye Summer.

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  • A Real Love Poem

    A Real Love Poem

    This is a love poem. Un poema para mi y para ti.  I make my intentions clear and release these words to be free.  No hay nadie más – you are the one my dear.  Mirame a los ojos and witness the sea of stars I’ve sailed. The course was so long and arduous, I…

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  • Book Club with the Muppets

    What sugar before bed will do to you.

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  • A Pantoum

    Pantoum: best described as a poem with a pattern of repeated lines from beginning to end (and best written with wine).

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  • The Succubus

    The Succubus

    Based on a true dream.

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  • “The Reader” by Bernhard Schlink

    A testament to life’s motto: “I never said it would be easy.” Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ “The Reader” is narrated by a law historian and starts his story when he is 15 years old in postwar Germany. He encounters an older woman and a relationship ensues. Years after the relationship ends, his studies bring…

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  • “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells

    My new favorite robot. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ I don’t know why I’m am just getting into Martha Wells, but if you’re a reader of my blogs, you’ll remember I listed her book “A Prayer for the Crown Shy” in my Top 10 Reads in 2023. She has a way with the robots I…

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  • “Starship Troopers” by Robert Heinlein

    There are less bugs in this one. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ I was pleasantly surprised at how different this was than the movie. The movie gave brainless action (and let’s not forget the gross bugs) -I was confused how it could have been based off of a Heinlein book. Movie aside, this military science…

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