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Jackie Hemingway announces her most ambitious writing project to date. After she completes her current Lady in Red series of books she will be tackling the most ambitious story of her lifetime. She will write a sequel to Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Sun Also Rises. “It’s an idea I’ve had in the... Continue Reading →
The lost love and the deception and betrayal of George Washington Before he was a founding father, before he was president, before he was a general in the Revolutionary War, George Washington was a young, romantic-minded man from Virginia. At the age of seventeen Washington was a young surveyor and kept a diary while on... Continue Reading →
I remember when things changed for me,From wide-eyed child who could only see,Songs playing through the wind-blown trees;The butterflies dancing gently in the breeze,Playing hide and seek and skinned up knees.And then we learned to see the world,Our ruby cheeks and blonded curls,Those high school dances on Friday night;The pretty girls danced in the bright... Continue Reading →
Laid down on the table all in vain,Cut so deep I can't feel the pain;Put back together for one last show,It's time for me to go. No one to tell you wrong or right,No one holding you in the middle of the night; No matter about those things you know,It's time for me to go.When... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: The following short story deals with childhood sexual abuse, violence and revenge… ——————————————————- . . Jackie Hemingway dealt with pain her entire life. Whether it was physical or emotional, pain often hung over her like a dark cloud ready to burst into a storm all around her at any moment. She cried as she... Continue Reading →
I have lived through the 1960s and 70s and have seen the deteriorated race relations, the civil rights movement, the forced busing and all the rest. I never thought I’d live to see the day where a Black politician would express their desire for the return of slavery, and their desire to own slaves. Enter... Continue Reading →
Bonnie, Jackie Hemingway and Sandy at Palms of Pasadena hospital.
Jackie Hemingway recovering from hip replacement surgery at St. Anthony's hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida.
By Jackie Hadley Hemingway It was a warm night in July, 1999 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Two men had been out drinking that fateful night. One, 42-year-old Kenneth Cains, a former Marine Corps veteran, who had served in Vietnam, was walking along Cameron Street at about 10:30pm. The other was 38-year-old Thomas William Druce, Republican member... Continue Reading →
Everyone has heard America’s national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. It was written by lawyer Francis Scott Key while he was aboard the British truce ship HMS Tonnant, negotiating the release of a friend and other American prisoners. Most people know at least some of the words, some know all of the words; but few... Continue Reading →
If you are old enough to have been able to enjoy life before social media and before the internet you’ll know that life as we knew it back then is virtually non-existent in the techno wired world we live in today. Rarely do people call their friends on the phone anymore. Interpersonal communication in real... Continue Reading →
June 20, 2023 - Jacqueline Hemingway. Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions is among those missing in the aptly named submersible Titan. The vessel was approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into the dive that would keep the Titan underwater for 12 hours during its round trip to the wreckage of the famed... Continue Reading →
From the first shots of the Revolutionary War that were fired at Lexington Green to the battles of tomorrow and every conflict in between; Americans have always been willing to give the last full measure of devotion, to their country and its causes. On Memorial Day we remember the Supreme Sacrifice that so many have... Continue Reading →
Ooh my little pretty one, always on the runGoin’ here, goin’ there, runnin’ out of time, FionaOoh we had some fun, why you gotta shunNot comin’ round all of the time, FionaNever wanted it to stop, didn’t want to give it upThought we had enough, always want to touchWhy, why, why, ay, wooh M-m-m-my FionaWhen... Continue Reading →
Alone in my pain it’s no wonder,Stripping my life out from under,Killing me slowly with his thoughts;He kept right on telling me all of his lies,This young boy who was a stranger to my eyes.Kept far away to stop my eyes from crying, Nothing I can do but listen to his lying,I prayed that he... Continue Reading →
I have chosen to use the exact words used by the people of the day in this story. This includes the racial slurs used by those involved. I think using the word “nigger” versus “the N word” impacts the story and shows the prejudice and bigotry that existed back then. Using it is in no... Continue Reading →
He puts the words and the melodies together, he is music, and he writes the songs… Saturday night Barry Manilow did just that at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Celebrating his 50th anniversary as an entertainer, the decades long crooner of hit songs such as Mandy, I Write The Songs, Looks Like We Made It,... Continue Reading →
https://videopress.com/v/FMrL3lDa?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Anyone who has ever seen the hit TV show M*A*S*H is familiar with the opening theme, a song titled, Suicide Is Painless. Did you know that there are lyrics to that song? Through early morning fog I see,Visions of the things to be,The pains that are withheld for me,I realize and I can see.That... Continue Reading →
If anyone grew up on a horse farm or has been around horses a lot, you may eventually have to deal with the traumatic event of having to put down a lame horse. If you ever have to witness such a thing, it is one of the worst feelings in the world. I shot a... Continue Reading →
The day drones on so drab and dreary,Dark clouds cry rain my soul is weary;Mourning calls its wailing toll to those who cried,Those dreadful words - our Queen, she has died! No fuller life lived could be said or have had,For a Queen so young when she lost her dad;To find her Prince to have... Continue Reading →
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States passed Roe v. Wade. This court made a legal decision and set a precedent that seemed would stand the test of time, with the continual fight for women’s rights and equality for all. In reality, there never should have had to have been a... Continue Reading →
To all of the women and children of Ukraine — My dears. Throughout history, women have borne witness to the catastrophes of humanity. Our sisters before us have stood the tests of war and time as the ones who keep our families, our communities and countries together while our men fight for our just causes.
One morning that came upon me early, I was awoken abruptly and feeling surly, To the sound of an unrelenting rapping; That soon turned into a constant tapping, No sound but rap tap tap - and nothing more, At then what I thought was my bedroom door.
I started writing this poem years ago, but left it half written and couldn’t bring myself to find a way to finish it, mostly because I didn’t know how it should end. Today I did… Sitting here in this airport just look at me,In a wheelchair bandaged I can hardly see;My long journey home I... Continue Reading →
The Look At Mine Project is an idea I have been thinking about for some time now. I decided it was time to stand up and speak out on the subject of suicide. I began to think, why is it that we wait until a celebrity makes the tragic decision to take their own life... Continue Reading →
Weariness comes, darkness fills every thought,No one seems to care, life it matters naught;Nighttime dances all around, pain is all that’s found,Still a chance for you to cope, peace for you to be bound.No more secrets kept, no more blood to let,No more worries do you need to fret;Someone is there to help you find,That... Continue Reading →
Every time we have to say goodbye,I fear a tear will come to my eye;Never materializing and I wonder why,Away we go along the by and by.Knowing it is just a matter of time,Our moments shared rise up sublime;My ears refuse to hear the chime,The hour of adieu is such a crime.Nevertheless I manage quite... Continue Reading →
Life’s been tough you don’t know what to do,No answers gonna come to help pull you through,So you close your eyes, hope it all goes away; Can’t keep all the clouds from turnin’ dark gray,Life’s here to stay, ain’t gonna change for you anyway.So you turn to something gonna make you feel good,You know you... Continue Reading →
Taming the winds not so easily,Wherever it wants so ceaselessly;Come and go the whole day long,Kisses your ear like a favorite song.Corralled by life that holds a firm grip,Never uttering a word not even a quip;Just each day in and another one out,Freedom gone lacking to make you shout.Where is a place to embrace the... Continue Reading →
There is an artist I know but only distantly,Whose paintings are perfection, most consistently;Whenever I see what they paint and then post,I must find a glass to raise in which to toast.Not sure which I am applauding, is it artist or piece,Unable to decide my favorite, I just indulge in the feast;Of passion, of beauty... Continue Reading →
Inspiration comes in many forms and from many directions. I have been a writer my entire life, literally since the age of about six or seven. Yet, it is only in these past few years I feel that I have become a writer. Art, in whatever form you choose to embrace it, is something the... Continue Reading →
Let me tell you about a girl I knew, Her name is Brenda Lee;At the Gulfport Beach Bazaar we met, On a rainy day indeed!We knew in an instant that friends forever,Was something we were meant to be;But I had my own ideas about what friendship was, And those I could not concede.Nevertheless we became... Continue Reading →
Say more...is a term used by FBI Director James Comey, among others, in the two-episode series on Showtime, The Comey Rule, starring Jeff Daniels. I have no doubt that the term is or could be used by the FBI, it is a way that its speaker can convey the desire to hear more information from... Continue Reading →
On September 10, 2020, Jackie Hemingway set out from Pass-A-Grille, Florida on a record-setting four mile swim. She intended to swim to a point two miles to the west of Pass-A-Grille, turn around and swim two miles back. You can read about this in the short story, This One’s Got You Beat! It is highly... Continue Reading →
Between men and women there can be no denying the stranglehold and control that male privilege holds in societies around the world. Certainly female privilege exists, as do many other types. However female privilege seems to center around negative issues. Women are believed over men in domestic violence events which I absolutely do not agree... Continue Reading →
As she walked home alone Jackie noticed several people standing outside of her building. Among those waiting she saw a somewhat familiar face. It was someone she had only met as a fan of her books who persistently asked for her autograph. His name was Eric Steven Walker and though she often saw him as... Continue Reading →
Harry “Breaker” Morant was known in Australia as perhaps the most skilled horseman and horse breaker of his day, hence his nickname - The Breaker. Peter Handcock was married but known to be a ladies man. George Whitton was a young idealist. He wrote a book about the whole matter called, Scapegoats of the Empire,... Continue Reading →
What does it take for someone to be, A painter of things only they can see; No training is required just an artistic bent, But paint on canvas won’t always pay the rent. At first the ideas come easy and your brush it does flow, Do you want to paint like Picasso or like Vincent... Continue Reading →
The following was excerpted and rewritten from a conversation between Jackie Hemingway and artist Jennifer Dunham on paying your dues as an artist.No artist ever worth a damn painted one painting and became rich and famous.Even if it is hard to do so, try to look at it this way — the starving artist helps... Continue Reading →
Jackie Hemingway checked her instruments as she flew along in her Quicksilver ultralight airplane. The weather conditions were clear and calm and she was cruising at an altitude of five hundred and fifty feet. Ultralight airplanes do not require the pilot to be licensed but there is substantial training involved in addition to learning as... Continue Reading →
When oft I set my mind to ponder, Upon the loveliest things I let it wander; Through the gentle and pleasing memory, Come circling back to visit with me. Oh, how nothing I’ve known can ever compare, To the love I embraced and longed to share; With my one true love sharing back with me,... Continue Reading →
I had a dream last night while I did slumber, Fortunate that my subconscious it did encumber; Those horrible thoughts came to set my mind on, Two monsters that come at me from hither and yon. One from each side so there could be no escape, Each one of my senses they intentioned to rape;... Continue Reading →
My rifle I hold with a steady hand, To fight for freedom and make a stand; My country goes where there is a need, Though they know that some will bleed. When setting foot on a distant shore, Prepared for battle like never before; Think not of the reason we all were sent, Or dissect... Continue Reading →
The dark may come if I close an eye, And make me scream and make me cry; Shadows long and ghosts dance near, To try and force upon me fear. Ever on guard to make a stand, To be delivered from his bony hand; Trying to kill, to quench my breath, Forcing now a rendezvous... Continue Reading →
I’m jealous of each drop of rain,That washes away every stain;Falling down to wet your skin,And cleansing you from within.I’m jealous of the sun’s each ray,Caressing you all through the day;Shining so brightly upon your face,Keeping you in its warm embrace.I’m jealous of the wind in your hair,As it gently dances through the air;Whispered breezes... Continue Reading →
The term Universal Humanism as defined here does not infer any sort of religious belief nor does it proffer any connection to any belief system, social or political body. When defining Universal Humanism it is important to disassociate any prior correlation of these two terms either singularly or together. Universal Humanism is the viewpoint that... Continue Reading →
Jackie quickly calculated the direction and speed of the storm approaching her as she swam more than a mile offshore. She enjoyed the freedom of open water swimming, however, it was a passion that wasn’t without its perils. Today bore that statement true as Jackie, now offshore at a distance of just under a mile... Continue Reading →
Jack walked into the dingy market and gas station. He didn’t need gas but it was August in Texas, it was hot and he was thirsty. He nodded as he walked past the employee behind the counter. He was a robust younger fellow who was speaking with an equally robust man who stood on the... Continue Reading →
How the Chicago Housing Authority Treated its Poor and Huddled Masses It was on March 30, 2011 that the last high rise of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing projects was torn down. Scant traces of its former history are barely found by the keen observer as redevelopment has closed the 70 acre complex which housed at times about... Continue Reading →
This article was originally written in June 2012. There are many things that can cause us to remember events from our past. Something visual, something heard, felt or touched or something in the air we smelled that compels us to remember an event, a person, or time. Smells and aromas are one of the most... Continue Reading →
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