Hi guys, we have Taylin Clavelli stopping by on the release day of DIY Delights, we have a short tantalizing excerpt and my review for you to enjoy <3 ~Pixie~
DIY Delights
Tayla Clavelli
While renovating his first house with his partner, Mike, Duncan discovers a plethora of reasons to use his favourite word… Bollocks!
Excerpt
I LOVE the word bollocks. It can be used in so many situations. For instance:
Accident: “Bollocks! Mike, I broke a plate.”
Frustration: “Bollocks! Fuckin’ thing’s not working—again.”
Wonder: “Bollocks! Look at the size of that! Isn’t the Grand Canyon deep?”
Haha—I bet you thought I was going somewhere else with that.
Statement: “You’re talking a load of bollocks.”
Action: “Those would be a pair of bollocks you’ve just dropped, nurse.”
Description: “Those bollocks are far too hairy to belong to a gay man.”
And my favorite—fact: “Don’t you go anywhere, Mike! Those bollocks are mine.”
I’ve used the word with all those meanings during my brief history. I didn’t wait until adulthood, either.
In the course of my adolescent years, I went through the stages every teen did.
Couch potato.
Do I have to?
I’m playing a game.
What, now?
And the ultimate
Pft…
Through those phases, bollocks was used as an under-the-breath forerunner to the answer I shouted to my parents. If ever they heard me say it as part of the answer, I was truly bollocksed.
In later teen years, it was my parents who used the word, mostly. Mum and Dad were stoked I was getting off my bum and doing stuff. Unfortunately, for some, vacating a seat meant putting a power tool in my hands—and that scared them. Following the development, I’d usually hear the word in anger from Dad, due to the mess left behind after a job.
“Bollocks! Duncan,” he’d yell.
While getting to a place to save my game, I’d slowly slide off my bed.
Walking down the stairs, I’d hear Mum say, “You should know he can’t do any job unless a power tool is involved. The broom doesn’t plug in.”
Frequently, during that couple of years, my mouth wasn’t attached to my brain. Basically, I was a cheeky bastard.
“One step at a time, Dad. I’m not at the stage where I can do a job andclean up. The transformation takes time.”
About Taylin
Taylin Clavelli lives in the United Kingdom, about 15 miles south of Birmingham, and a short journey from the world famous Cadbury’s Chocolate factory. She’s married with children and loves her family with all her heart.
Her love of books has been a long standing affair, with Taylin liking nothing better than to lose herself in an imaginary world.
Until she met Lily Velden, she never considered trying her hand at writing. However, after talking ideas, Lily encouraged her to put pen to paper—or rather, fingers to keyboard. Since, with a few virtual kicks in the right place, she hasn’t stopped. Her confidence eventually led to her writing an original work for submission.
Her first published work was Boys, Toys, and Carpet Fitters, developed for the Dreamspinner Press Anthology – Don’t Try This At Home.
Now she absolutely adores immersing herself into the characters she creates, and transferring the pictures in her brain to paper, finding it liberating, therapeutic, and wonderful.
Outside of writing, her interests include; martial arts (she’s a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do), horse-riding, all of which facilitates her love of a wide variety of movies. Her action heroes include Jet Li and Tony Jaa—finding the dedication these men have for their art combined with their skill both amazing and a privilege to watch. If pressed, she’ll admit to thinking that the screen entrance of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl, and Shadowfax in LOTR, to be the greatest screen entrances ever. Her all-time favorite movies are Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
The simple things in life that make her day, putting a smile on her face are:
Laughter – especially that of her children.
The smell of lasagna cooking – it makes her mouth salivate.
The dawn chorus – no symphony ever written can beat the waking greetings of the birds.
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More from Taylin Clavelli
Dakota Skies
Born in the wrong time…
In 1875 Dakota, Sheriff Jamie Carter has to hide his interest in men, even from his gutsy twin sister, Anna. On a good day, the truth can mean a bullet between the eyes, and on a bad, one in the back.
A man on a mission…
Jamie leaves Anna in charge of Blackrock and he hits the bounty hunting trail, along with his faithful equine companion, Houston. Five territories, scores of ‘Wanted’ posters, and many bullets later, his path unexpectedly converges with that of enigmatic loner, Kit Brooks.
Two men with one soul…
Will the smoldering fire between them rage into an inferno and break down protective barriers, allowing them to find love? Or will it separate and kill them?
Beneath Dakota skies…
Jamie and Kit’s story is a sweeping saga of cowboys, Indians, persistent broads, and vengeful villains, where the cowboys aren’t always the good guys, and love can’t be taken for granted.
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Review
Title: DIY Delights
Series: Part of the Bollocks Anthology
Author: Taylin Claville
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short (17pgs)
ISBN: 978-1-925222-19-7
Publisher: Wayward Ink Press (9th December 2014)
Heat Level: Nil – Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: While renovating his first house with his partner, Mike, Duncan discovers a plethora of reasons to use his favourite word… Bollocks!
Purchase Link: http://www.waywardinkpublishing.com/product/diy-delights-by-taylin-clavelli/
Review: Duncan discovers the various circumstances where his favourite word bollocks can be aptly used as he and his partner Mike renovate their first house together.
Well this is a short and sweet little number which is an enjoyable snippet in Duncan and Mike’s lives. Duncan is our main contact in this story where he fills us in on the various ways he has used the word bollocks throughout his life, through his teenage years up into adulthood. We get a brief overview of his parent’s reaction to him coming out, we briefly meet his partner and we get a good idea of the ways Duncan and Mike tested the various fixtures and fittings for the house.
So this is a great little story that fills the spot if your short on time or just want a taste to keep you going… or you want to know the various occasions when bollocks is appropriate, and there’s a wide range of occasions 😉
