Rachel Deeming

Joined July 2021

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Storyteller. Poet. Reviewer. Traveller.

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Rachel Reviews: Grimmer Revisionist Fairytales, Fables and Nursery Rhymes by Marissa Carter
Traditional tales in whatever form they're found are ripe for retelling, aren't they? But how far are you prepared to go to give them a modern slant?
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The Eye Opener: Collection of Short Stories II by Indrajit Garai
I mostly really enjoy Indrajit Garai's books and I am a sucker for a short story. In this collection, there are three stories: The Alignment, The Changing Turf and The Eye Opener.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in BookClub
Exploring. Content Warning.
All Archie wanted was to be an explorer. Space held infinite discoveries in the black star-speckled miles stretching before him.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in Fiction
Beyond the Dresser
When Ali bought the villa, he had no reason to examine the walls closely. He had looked around, got a sense for this being a home for him, and moved in shortly after the necessary deal had been made.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: The List of My Desires by Grégoire Delacourt
My Kindle died and I needed a short paperback to read. This book fitted the bill, having fallen behind the bookcase and been discovered during some long needed Spring cleaning. Dusted off, I started reading and found a little piece of treasure.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Fiona's Fury by Roxy Blue
Ah, we all love a good love story, don't we? And when it's one where a feisty female who seems to be forever destined to have a life revolving around work, her ex-husband and her best friend suddenly is presented with the chance of romance, as a reader, you can't help but hope that it all works out for her.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Atonement by Melissa Ingoldsby
It's a privilege to be asked to review a book. It says something about the author's confidence in you to deliver a fair assessment of their book, them having read what you write about others.
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in BookClub
Ruined. Top Story - April 2025.
You search my open belly And I can do nothing but let you roam. With every billow of dust rising, I am reminded of myself,
By Rachel Deeming11 months ago in Poets
I'm not a diva
I want to write a poem But words I cannot find. It's no biggy, a minor deal; I really do not mind. It would be nice to tap the keys
By Rachel Deeming12 months ago in Poets
A Million Tiny Diamonds. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
There are always moments that define you as a person. We have been conditioned to never admit to weakness because, in the shame of bad judgement, the metaphorical fingernails of others can get a hold on you from the chink you've exposed by sharing your confession. You can then be prised open, your vulnerability there for all to see, to be poked and prodded mercilessly by a metaphorical stick held and being controlled by the will of another. And what would be the result of that poking? It would let the shame out, the dampener and the twister of all emotions which transforms people into ogres, which we try and subdue, putting it into the darkest corners of ourselves.
By Rachel Deeming12 months ago in Psyche
The Book Signing Post
This story is linked to a drabble I wrote, inspired by an Instagram post from an author written at her first book signing:
By Rachel Deeming12 months ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin
The draw of the book is arbitrary, is it not? In this case, the cover and the title spoke to me. The Axeman's Jazz is just begging for more questions to be asked, don't you think? Who is the Axeman and why Jazz? As a result of this, I decided to purloin this book on a whim and I wasn't disappointed.
By Rachel Deeming12 months ago in BookClub