Carol Ann Townend
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I'm a writer who doesn't believe in sticking with one niche.
My book Please Stay! is out now
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Remembering
Every song I listen to holds a memory for me, from oldies to newbies. I decided to create a list of songs from the past, each representing a memory for me. Cheap Tricks song 'Mighty Wings' (1986) taught me that if I wanted something, I had to go get it, while Kenny Loggins 'Danger Zone' (1986) taught me to face my fears and fight back at a time when I was going through domestic violence and thought my life was over.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Beat
Stress-Buster tips
I don't know anybody who has woken up in the morning, and the day turns into such a nightmare, that they wish they had never woken up. You know the days I am talking about; those days when you wake up with a smile and by the afternoon we feel exhausted, and like we have aged before our time. Many of us both young and old have been here. You might be coping with work, children, housework, illness, and family drama! Now there is that word 'family drama!' the one issue that makes us all want to disappear into a vortex, never to be found again. I don't know about you, but in the evening, I want to put the television on and relax, however just to stress me out further, the news suddenly shows something that makes me feel annoyed and I want to throw my television out!
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Psyche
Karen and Helen
Karen sat on her couch quizzing herself. She had boyfriends in the past, but now she found herself deeply attracted to her roommate Helen. She was completely frustrated with it! Every time Helen walked into the room she found herself watching her, taking in her beautiful body, her lustful breasts, and her beautiful legs. Damn! Even her legs were perfect. She wasn't one of those women who obsessed over exercise and being slim; she was an average-size female with plenty to touch on her, and Oh my! Karen really wanted that tonight. Karen was athletic, she had a little weight on her, but she was happy about that. She enjoyed her food, and she always told Helen 'food was the source of life, put on the planet to be enjoyed.' Tonight, she was planning to ask Helen out, and she was nervous because she wasn't sure how Helen would react to that.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Filthy
Why I won't stand with the 'All Men' theory.
The #me too movement is a movement rightly dedicated to women speaking up about abuse and rape they have suffered. I am one of those who spoke up about my own suffering of rape and abuse. I am also one of those women who hates going out at night, is constantly looking over my shoulder, and is afraid of suffering the more than violent torment of my past. I am also a woman who deeply struggled because the authorities blam everything on my mental health when I spoke my truth, lost my children because of the torture of the mental health problems I suffered for years because of what I had been through and misdiagnose, and because of that I am still suffering some symptoms of PTSD.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Viva
The Evil Haunted Forest
"Come on, get it done!" Adam told the gaming screen, even though he knew it couldn't hear him. He was fed up, he had been stuck indoors for weeks with nowhere to go. Jesse and Tom had decided to go on a housework mission of which Adam agreed to, but he didn't realize it was going to take 6 weeks! He threw the controller on the floor, annoyed at the fact he had lost the damn game again, he stomped out of the room in a mood slamming the door behind him.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Horror
Using Incense for Relaxation
I love using incense, it makes my home smell clean and fresh, and it helps me to relax. You can get incense in the form of sticks, wax, cones, and oils. It also comes in a variety of different smells, my favorite smells are patchouli, ocean breeze, sage, strawberry, and orange flower.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Longevity
Write for Fun, Not just for Cash
When I first became a writer I would wake up and think to myself what will I write about today? While I am thinking this, a million different thoughts come to my mind, and before I know it, I am working on more articles than I can finish in a week. I find I don't always get them finished because I am always thinking it has to as perfect or it won't earn. This kind of thinking can sometimes mean that I forget the outside world, and end up sat at my desk for days on end, forgetting to care about myself or other things that I have to do. It also ruined the pleasure I got from writing which turned my writing life into a chore rather than fun.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Journal
