Tag Archives: pain

Once You Are Mine by Gabriella West ~ Book Review

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Gabriella West

Originally posted on Lily Michaels:
In this pandemic love story set in the tense, unpredictable summer of 2020, 21-year-old Alex Martinez gets out of San Quentin after serving three years for a nonviolent crime. He’s hardened by his time inside…

Posted in LGBT, Reviews, Writing | Tagged Alex, Bookbub, Lily Michaels, MMRomance, Northern California, once you are mine, pain, pandemic, real, Terry | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Dispatch #3: It’s Surreal

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Gabriella West

I’m going to keep these short, as none of us have a lot of bandwidth these days. But yes, it’s surreal. We have gone over 20,00 deaths in the U.S. as of today. In a few days, it will be … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Personal | Tagged 2020, California, coronavirus, deaths, Hart Island, Ireland, life after this, Medium, pain, pandemic, Return to Normal, surreal | Leave a comment

A Hell of a Year

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Gabriella West

2016 has been a hell of a year. It feels too soon to do a retrospective, but it’s been the kind of year where I uploaded a picture of a Facebook friend’s beautiful young dog running through some snowy woods … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Personal | Tagged 2016, Biden, cancer, cycle, death, distance, election, Electoral College, Facebook, Ghost Ship, grief, hope, Nixon, oligarchy, pain, Russia, sanity, Trump, Watergate | 2 Comments

New Year; A Look Back at Reading

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Gabriella West

Well, it’s January 1, and last year was so busy with both writing and editing work that I didn’t get to tend to this blog as much as I should have. So here’s a little recap. Thinking back to the … Continue reading →