Böcker av Sandra De Helen

Being a migraineur, having a child who suffers even more severely, I felt every word, every phrase, EVERY poem deeply, and have a few new remedies to consider. ~Mercedes Lewis, Poet, author of Glimpses of a Fractured Soul¿¿¿This poem collection includes a range of emotions felt while experiencing migraine headaches. Pain? Yes, and sorrow, anger, hopelessness. But the poems were written to help the poet survive the pain-to have hope for a cure, an end to the suffering. Readers may relate to the pain, because haven't we all suffered? At its core, the collection shows us we are all in this together.Table of ContentsAuthor's Foreword Dedication 1. Migraine 2. Migraine Wake-Up Call 3. Surgery 4. Bad Company 5. Migraine senryu 6. Midnight Migraines 7. Migraine Againe 8. Migraine Haiku 9. Saturday Night Dance 10. Whatever it Takes 11. Monster 12. The Spiral Staircase 13. Hold Back the Dawn 14. Two-Day Headache Binge 15. Migraine Day Three 16. Another Headache Poem 17. The Lost Weekend 18. To M 19. Little Visits 20. Migraines Might Slow You Down 21. A True Story 22. The Worst Afterword About the Author Other books in Poetry for the New Millennium series

"[A] poetic tour-de-force. . . De Helen''s poems refuse to obey the rules or use their inside voices. By turns pointed, acerbic, poignant, angry, and pensive, the author''s poetic voice is always strong and palpable... Sandra de Helen and her poetry are a force to be reckoned with." ~Sandra Anfang, nationally acclaimed poet, teacher, and visual artist In The World''s a Stage: Life in Five Acts, fourth collection in the Poetry for the New Millennium Series, Sandra de Helen offers engaging and hard-hitting poems spanning the length of a life from babyhood to old age. The poems leave a profound impact and will take readers on an unexpected rollercoaster into the ups and downs of many decades of life.

"Can I change hearts and minds? I''m trying."~From "Day 82: Can I Change?"Sandra de Helen''s newest poetry collection is all about changing hearts and minds. This collection of poems, gleaned from many decades of keen observation, show the poet to be insightful and clear-headed yet displaying a sly wit at times. Her musings on justice, politics, women in society, war and peace, racism, the 2020 pandemic, and more will be enjoyed by anyone with a heart."This is the day I go for it. Full out, fullstop, no holding back. Plan A all theway. I''m straightening my shoulders,pulling in my chin, leading with myattitude . . ." ~From "Today''s The Day"The poems here go all out with attitude and with skillful creation by a poet at the top of her game. As the Rainbow Awards judges said:"The author wrote with lyrical, beautiful sentences that painted pictures in my mind. Her choices in style and presentation were fabulous."

When Beth Vogelsangs Uncle Jerry is tortured and murdered Beths estranged friend Regan is the first cop on the scene. Regan hopes for reconciliation, but theyve led different lives. Beth has been abused, beaten, raped, and has experienced a devastating death in the family. Shes also fallen in love with her lesbian therapist. Will she reunite with her genderqueer friend? Or will their individual secrets keep them apart. Meanwhile, theres a serial killer on the loose, putting both their lives at risk.

Book Two of the Shirley Combs and Dr. Mary Watson series, THE ILLUSTRIOUS CLIENT, shows us the private investigator and her sidekick sharing an office, and introduces their receptionist, Lix. They are hired to influence a young international pop star, Oceane Charles, to pry her away from her older, richer, player of a girlfriend. The cast is made up of people with various ethnicities and backgrounds, and of course the job soon includes solving a murder mystery. Along the way, Mary discovers her latent lesbianism. Set in Portland, Oregon on a superyacht, in a hospital VIP room, at Rose Festival, and other fun places.

Book One of the Shirley Combs and Dr. Mary Watson series, THE HOUNDING, introduces the private investigator and her sidekick as they meet each other, and Mary begins to chronicle the cases. Shirley is hired to solve the murder of Priscilla Vandeleur, who is hounded to her death by what she has felt cursed by her entire life. A rich heiress, she leaves plenty of suspects. As Shirley Combs investigates, Mary tags along and learns a few things. Set in Portland, Oregon where the trees provide so much: beauty, lumber, paper, fuel, and fodder for a murder mystery.