26 Wednesday Oct 2016
Posted in Quote of the Day
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California, Life, Mammoth Lakes, Photographer, Poems, Published, Rainbow Falls, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Unpublished, Vacation, Writer
RAINBOW FALLS – MAMMOTH LAKE CALIFORNIA
To live life, is to live in the present.
The past remains in our memories,
The future strives in our dreams,
But the present is our existence.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright October 26, 2016
23 Sunday Oct 2016
Posted in Photographs from Art Gallery
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Author, California, Eastern Sierra Mountains, Owen's Valley, Photography, Published, Scenery, Travel, Unpublished, Vacation, Writer
Eastern California Mountains
Horseshoe Meadow in the Eastern Sierra Mountains. Beautiful scenery and only three-hours away from the city.
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright October 2016
19 Wednesday Oct 2016
Posted in The Lost Diary of Jane Doe
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Author, California, Eastern Sierra Mountains, Horseshoe Meadow, Love, Photogarphy, Published, Relationships, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Unpublished, Vacation, Writer
The Lost Diary of Jane Doe
To love someone is to be vulnerable,
vulnerability is raw.
Simplicity of love is to love completely,
but love is one-sided.
Love someone deeply,
but they don’t love you the same.
Or do we simply accept the person who loves us,
therefore, not loving them passionately back by being shielded.
Love is risk,
protecting our heart means not loving back.
Can two people love each other at the same time,
Or is it one-sided.
Complete and passionate love are both hearts uniting into one.
never one broken.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright October 19, 2016
16 Sunday Oct 2016
Posted in Photographs from Art Gallery
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Autumn, California, June Lake, Lakes, Magazine, Mammoth Lakes, Photography, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Vacation, Writer
JUNE LAKE
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright October 2016
28 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Excerpt from Manuscript - SNOW
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Addiction, Author, Bolsa Chica Beach, California, Cocaine, Love, Published, Recovery, Relationships, Religion, snow, Sober, Travel, Unpublished, Writer
Excerpt from Manuscript – SNOW
She lay there, in her expensive Donna Karen suit, carefully watching him, as his chest slowly went up and down with each reserved breath.
January knew she should change her clothes and grab a bite to eat, but she was afraid. She was afraid to leave his side.
In the past, she had taken life as it came. In other words, she hadn’t taken it seriously. Not until today.
Jack stirred, moving only slightly in his bed. Startled, January hastily pushed the lock of hair away from her eyes…digging in her purse for a bobby pin, quickly shoving it in her mouth, and nervously pushing her hair behind her ear.
Starring intently, only inches from his face, she waited, waited for him to wake.
“Jack Honey…can you hear me? Jack?”
The room fell silent once again…nothing could be heard, except for the breathing machine, as it went beep, beep, beep…driving January mad.
She wasn’t a religious person, although she had been around plenty of people claiming they were, but she needed to get her voice out…she needed God to listen to her prayer.
“Dear God, please bring Jack back to me…I promise to love him more and help him to get clean and stay clean.”
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 28, 2016
25 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Quote of the Week
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Author, Beaches, Humboldt County, Love, Northern California, Photographer, Photography, Poem, Published, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Unpublished Authors, Writer
SERENITY
It is better to have loved than not to have loved at all.
It is better to take risks than to stay in your same box.
Life is about change.
Written By: Unknown Author
Photography By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2016
21 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Excerpt from Manuscript - SNOW
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Addiction, Agents, Author, Break-ups, Cocaine, Heartache, Love, Magazine, Photography, Published, Rehab, Relationships, snow, Travel, Unpublished, Writer
EXCERPT FROM MANUSCRIPT – SNOW
They both lay in bed, exhausted, but satisfied by their late night excursion.
January cuddled up closer into Jack’s arms, nestling her head in between the nape of his neck, just under his ear, as her slender fingers gently glided over the dark hair that now appeared on his chest.
At first, she had thought she would hate the thought of her man having a hairy chest, Jack had always been a clean-shaving guy, but over the past few years, he had let it go. January loved it.
“I love you, Jack…you know that, right?”
“Of course, Sweetheart. And I love you too, with all my heart.” He said, bringing her lips up towards his, kissing them tenderly this time. “Why do you ask?”
“I just get worried sometimes…that’s all.”
“Worried about if I love you?”
“No, worried that it won’t last. It’s all too perfect and when everything is perfect there is always something that comes along and ruins it. It seems like I am never completely happy and when I am, it is taken away from me.” January sadly said, stretching out her long legs from under the sheets.
“Baby, I love you now and forever. That’s all that really matters for right now. We have the present…that’s all we can be certain, we can’t foresee the future, Sweetheart.”
“I know that Jack…I just hope you’re right.”
“Trust me.”
Sadly enough, that was what worried her.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photography By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 21, 2016
18 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Photographs from Art Gallery
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California, Destination, Eastern Sierra Mountains, Hiking, Mt. Whitney, Photography, Trails, Travel, Vacation, Writer
MT. WHITNEY – EASTERN SIERRA
There are days when I just want to hop into my car, roll down all the windows, crank up the stereo, and just drive.
Destination…The Eastern Sierra Mountains in California.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2015
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Authors of the Week
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Addict, Author, Beaches, Book, California, Depression, Family, Help, Humboldt County, Literary Agents, Love, Magazine, Northern California, Published, Teenagers, Travel, Unpublished, Vacation, Writers
THE MONSTER UNDER MY BED
No one will believe me…I tell myself, as I try to drift off to sleep.
But sleep doesn’t come easy to me these days. I lay here in the dark, wondering if I would be happier, if I wasn’t me.
This is silly, I tell myself. I have people who love me. My mom loves me, but sometimes it feels as if she doesn’t understand me. But then again…what adult does truly understand a teenage mind.
One or two? I take that back. Zero.
Depression surrounds me, but I must not let it draw me in. I’m really trying, but there are days when I wonder if it is enough.
Written By: Unanimous Author
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 14, 2016
08 Thursday Sep 2016
Posted in Quote of the Week
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Arcata, Author, Beaches, Explore, Humboldt County, Life, Live, Mental Health, Northern California, Published, Strawberry Rock, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Trinidad, Vacation, Writer
To Live…
There are some days meant to stay in bed and hide under your covers,
then you see something like this and it all makes sense.
We are small compared to the grander things in life.
Life isn’t meant to stay in one place, it’s about exploring all that life has to offer us.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Strawberry Rock – Humboldt County, CA
Copyright September 2016
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