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Dining Out. Runner-Up in Leave the Light On Challenge.
I can remember the exact moment when I realised that my dad was a bad man. It's not a nice place to be at any time of life but as a young kid, it's the worst, I think, because you don't really have the analytical tools to deal with it, tools that, over time, you've gathered and honed with the experience of living. Then you can craft it, whatever it is - the disappointment, the betrayal, the fear, or all of these things combined - into something manageable, that you can look at, at least, and live with.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in Fiction
Dear London
I don't like to admit it but I'm past my festival going age, I think. Too many smells, too little comfort. However, I do still like to watch Glastonbury on the TV from the comfort of my sofa and I was intrigued by a feature that I saw called "Letters Live" where celebrities read out letters by famous people and others to an audience.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in Writers
Fighting for Life
"You can have it," the man in front of Ryder said, solemnly, resigned to his fate. "You deserve it." Ryder looked at the man's bloodied nose, steadily streaming red mucus, and his lank hair, hanging down over his face. He was poorly dressed and would be referred to as "unkempt" by his mother. Not quite a hobo but not far off. The man would not look him in the eye which was curious as moments before, he had been glaring at Ryder as he'd gripped his shirtfront, his eyes wide, bulging with fury, as he spat his angry, defensive words into Ryder's face.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: Small Things Like These (dir. Tim Mielants). Top Story - August 2025.
A sinus head. A rest on the sofa. Not bad enough a head to warrant going to bed but painful enough to make me want to stay very still. And so, it was movie time again. I was in the mood for a quiet story and it seemed like Small Things Like These had good reviews so I thought I would give it a go.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in Geeks
Rachel Reviews: The Bangle Bombers Blast Banks (3rd book in Cockroach the Superhero series) by Steve Frederick
I really enjoyed Steve Frederick's book, even without having read previous instalments of Cockroach's adventures. I was a little wary going in, Cockroach's moniker not really lending itself to competent superhero-dom but I needn't have worried as Frederick has written an entertaining tale for late primary readers which will appeal. I know this because it appealed to me now and it would have appealed to me too at that age.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The History of Islam from the Beginning to the Present by Christoff Namel
It is difficult for me to write a review of this book based purely on its content; not because it's reprehensible or confronting or difficult to understand but because I didn't feel like there was a lot of it, which is a strange thing to say about a 50,000 word book.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Femme Fatale : Shades of Retribution by Italia Tornabene
I do like a book with a strong female character: one who is a mother, a fighter, a friend, smart, determined and who has the resolve to see things through to the end. Italia Tornabene has created such in Italia Rossi who is a single mum, trying to make ends meet by working as a dancer whilst also being a good role model to her son, Dominic. Supported by her sister, Sheila, she is able to go off to work knowing that her son is cared for and this allows her to concentrate on bringing in what money she can at the club, where she works alongside her friend, Olive.
By Rachel Deeming5 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Fleabag
I've been craving good drama that's witty, entertaining and unique, for a bit of escapism from the darkness of the real world at the moment. I wanted to watch something which is about people and for it to illustrate relationships that felt like they were rooted in reality, reality as I wanted to see it, not this fear-mongering-crazy-hatred world that's projected to me whenever I look out.
By Rachel Deeming6 months ago in Geeks
