My poem, A Haunting, has been published on Black Poppy Review! Click the link below to check out this ravishingly gorgeous publication.

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Solar Eclipse - April 8, 2024

What a remarkable day. 🤍

When I look up at the vastness of space and realize how small we really are..I have the feeling we’re part of something much bigger..

Joni Mitchell - Hejira - Refuge of the Road

In a highway service station

Over the month of June

Was a photograph of the earth

Taken coming back from the moon

And you couldn’t see a city

On that marbled bowling ball

Or a forest or a highway

Or me here least of all

From the Road

 walking in from the road

the air changes 

in a single strand of light

it thickens ice on bark

a silver fog gathers

and shimmers 

like white silk  

against the evergreens

a dove sky disappears

into a squall 

and so do I

(C)  2024 Jan Darrow 

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath  - staring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. (2000). Free on Amazon Prime right now. This is a supernatural horror story with a twist that makes it all the more interesting. I started watching it last night and got so scared I had to finish it this morning! Yes! I do recommend.

 Somewhere up ahead..is spring.

Dear Readers,

I wanted to let you know that my story The Disappearance Of Jackie Blue is moving along. I still can’t say for sure when it will be finished, but I’m hoping for summer/fall. I’m taking a much needed break for now but will be back in a couple of weeks. While I’m gone please make yourselves at home.

❤️ Jan

The Woman In Black

The Woman In Black by Susan Hill. If you’ve never read the book you won’t be disappointed in this English ghost story. My vintage copy (with illustrations) came from Etsy. Yes! I recommend.

Vintage

You imagined yourself

Victorian

Settling 

Into the arms

Of the ancient house

The low light

Tall ceilings

Crystal chandeliers

Dust 

Particles 

Of the past

Attached to you 

Like

Molecular 

Time travel

Until one day 

There you were -

On the other side

(C) 2024 Jan Darrow 

Photo: Pixabay

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗🌷💗🌷💗

Abandoned Hunting Lodge - Scotland

I just had to share this. If you have seen my many posts you know that I am totally taken by abandoned buildings. I love mysteries and moody places. I found this on YouTube - Abandoned Hunting Lodge - Scotland. Just looking at the photo below I thought..is there anything more haunting and beautiful than this scenery? I’m drawn to it - the narrow road that leads as far as the eye can see, the silver river that twists and turns, and the painted grey sky.  The vistas are stunning and magical. The video takes you inside the hunting lodge for interest, but in this instance the outside scenery far surpasses what was left behind.

Amélie

I’m absolutely recommending Amélie for Valentine’s Day. If you haven’t seen it..you should! I know..it’s not my usual mystery/ghost selection - it’s something a little closer to the heart. Love!

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