Caged Birds Don’t Sing By Pat Garcia,

@pat_garcia @patgarcia.bsky.social @rrbc-org.bsky.social #women’sfiction #romancereader #writingjourney #amwriting #Contemporaryromance #MFRWBookHooks

Hello, Everyone,

I am still working on my Flash Fiction Anthology. I am cleaning up and editing some of the stories intensively before I send them to my editor, just in case you see any repeats. The snippet below is one I am editing before sending it to my editor.

For your information, we switched to Standard Time here in Europe on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and this kid was happy.

Wishing all of you a lovely rest of the week.

Shalom Shalom

CAGED BIRDS DON’T SING BY PAT GARCIA, OCTOBER 28, 2025

The clock ticked away the minutes, and Kathie Mae’s heartbeat quickened with every passing beat.
Soon, Caesar would be home. Her musing would have to stop in an hour, and she would have to drag her wandering mind from her past and concentrate on where she was in the present.  
She would have never thought that having everything money could buy meant her joy would be buried in the graveyard of depression.
Louisa, their maid, knocked softly on the living room door.
“Come in.”
“I don’t mean to disturb you, but I’ll be leaving soon. Is there anything else you want me to do?”
“No,” Kathie Mae said, giving her a hollow smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “What are you going to do this Sunday?”
“I’m going to do what I do here every Sunday,” Louisa said. “Clean my house.”
Kathie Mae grunted. She’d talked to Cesare about reducing Louisa’s days to three times a week. They didn’t need her. In fact, they didn’t need her two times a week, but he’d demanded she come every day except Sunday. He’d looked at her like she was a child and explained to her that when he returned home, he wanted to see an orderly, well-kept house without any clutter. That was when she’d begun to notice that well-kept meant everything, including her.

Please visit the other blog participants. You will find them engaging and our writing covers different aspects of Romance. Thank you.

https://patgarciaauthor.com/?p=9362

Author: patgarcia

Writer, Blogger, Poet, Singer, Musician

6 thoughts on “Caged Birds Don’t Sing By Pat Garcia,”

  1. I won’t say that I’m happy to do housework, but it can be relaxing in its own way. There’s something kind of zen about it. Even if I could afford to have someone do it for me, I don’t think that I would.

    Reply
  3. Amber Daulton – Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press, Books to Go Now, and Daulton Publishing, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
    Amber Daulton says:

    Money and a well-kept home doesn’t mean happiness, but I’d love to have a housekeeper. My current one needs to be fired. (That’s me! lol)

    Reply
  5. Reggi Allder – Reggi Allder writes compelling romantic suspense and small-town contemporary novels. “Reggi will hold you on the edge of your seat as you follow her real-to-life characters. Grab one of her books. You won’t be disappointed.” NL Reviews “The book was so good I didn’t want it to end.” Whatever their situations, her characters are determined to overcome obstacles and control their future. Reggi has lived in both rural towns and large cities and appreciates the pros and cons of both. The experiences are helpful when writing her books. She has two series as well as other novels. Dangerous Web is the first in the Dangerous Series. The Sierra Creek Series starts with Her Country Heart. Whether in a series or not, each book is a complete standalone read. She has also contributed to two cookbooks and has written children's stories. When not writing, she likes to take long walks. She often stops to take photos of whatever catches her eye. She is a film buff and an animal lover. Reggi raised a puppy for Guide Dogs for the Blind and has done foster care for the Humane Society. She now has a rescue dog who barks too much and a purebred dog who doesn’t, but she loves them both. Her hobbies are sometimes reflected in her novels by way of her character’s interests. She studied creative writing and screenwriting at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). She enjoys hearing from readers. It makes her day!
    Reggi Allder says:

    Hi Pat, Nice, lots of possibilities. 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply to J.S. PaillyCancel reply

Discover more from Pat Garcia

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Exit mobile version
%%footer%%