Presenting...Vine Leaves Literary Journal...Find My Published Entry!

Today is the launch day of Vine Leaves Literary Journal. The acquisitions team have worked hard reading over 150 entries and I am proud to say, I was one of the chosen.

My piece-Orgasmic Achiever- is inspired from a piece of writing I scribbled down after I finished my first novel, Ripper, My Love. I climbed the hill in the vineyard, and sat under the tree in the picture. I needed to be alone. I wanted to celebrate in a quiet moment, just for me. I had a jubilant feeling that needed to be shouted out of me. The glorious feeling of finally achieving my goal of a lifetime. The moment was mine alone before I shared it with DH and others. I jumped and shouted out the news to the Cypriot hills. (Later that day I cried under the same tree when news of my mentor's passing was sent to me. She would have been so proud of me today). Anyway, back to my piece... I had a clear out and sort out of files and came across my words written that morning. I had named it Private Party. Not really sure what I would do with it, I decided that rather than hitting delete, I should move it to a file for reviewing at a later date. I am so thrilled I did. After submitting, the editing team came back to me expressing interest. However, I had to tweak it around a bit. I did so, and got an email telling me they liked it so much they wanted to publish it in the first edition. Moral of my tale? Never discard a piece of writing.

So here is the link to the contents of the #1 issue of a very different literary journal. Enjoy!