Jayne Lisbeth was born in New York City in 1949. From there, life took her to New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, California and finally Tampa, Florida where she resides with her artist husband. Ms. Lisbeth is an avid grave-stone rubber who has pursued her craft in cemeteries from New England and the Southeast US to the West Coast of California and Oregon. Ms. Lisbeth has been published in the Pomfret, Vermont News, Sacramento Magazine, Monterey News, Monterey Peninsula Magazine, Phoenix Anthology, and Pages of My Life Anthologies. She has received awards at the local level for her short stories and poetry. Her first book, Writing in Wet Cement, has been well received as a ‘deeply personal memoir’, revealing the depths of pain and elevation of joy by sharing her most intimate life experiences through sensually evocative words and painterly writing which resonates with all readers. Her blog, ‘Food for Thought’ explores women’s roles in sensitive, provocative portrayals of the difficulties and joys women experience through all stages of their lives. ‘Food for Thought’ appears on Ms. Lisbeth’s website, jaynelisbeth.com, as well as on her Austin Macauley website, jayne lisbeth.ampbk.com.
All these years later, nightmares of that marriage wrack my sleep. Heart pounding, I am cowering, running, trying to escape. My whimpers awaken the man now beside me, who loves me with only sweetness, kindness and laughter. He cradles me, dragging me back from the past into the joy and safety of my current life. I stare into the darkness of the night and memories. I wonder, not why did that marriage fail, but why did I allow it to last so long? To the outside world, it looked perfect. Only my mother and closest friends knew the inside reality of my life and how I was caught in the velvet trap of psychological abuse.
Jayne Lisbeth was a privileged child, yet death and loss tore apart her world from an early age. The explosion of the free love and feminist movements of the 60s and 70s provided a renaissance, which slipped away during her marriage and motherhood in the 80s. Then, discovering her mother's past secrets illuminated the connections between their generations. Through that she found the courage to escape and create a new future.
In deeply personal ways, Ms. Lisbeth reveals the depths of pain and elevation of joy by sharing her most intimate life experiences through sensually evocative words and painterly writing. Writing in Wet Cement is a tale which resonates with all women.
Emeline Upswatch, a naive 20-year-old bride, is grief-stricken after the deaths of both of her beloved parents. Now, Emeline believes she has made a grave error in moving with her husband, Randy, from her California Delta childhood home to unknown Charles Town, Virginia. She questions her marriage and herself. Marooned in grief in an unfamiliar world and intimidated by her mother-in-law, Emeline is rescued by the appearance of a mysterious older woman, Felicity, who becomes her dearest friend, mentor, and “other mother” with whom she can share her innermost feelings. Unlike Emeline, Felicity divulges nothing about her history or personal life. When Felicity disappears as mysteriously as she arrived, Emeline is determined to unearth her older friend’s whereabouts. What she ultimately discovers forces her to question her sanity, world, memories, and newfound joy.
In her second book, Jayne Lisbeth cements her reputation as a “sensitive, entertaining and deeply moving writer.” In Raising the Dead her quirky, mysterious, home-spun and loveable characters keep the reader engaged and entertained from the first page to the last.
Early reviews praise Raising the Dead as “a deep and emotional account of Emeline’s introspective journey with a wholesome, spiritual, supernatural angle ... Inspirational ... A poignant plot, with a well-structured, assured writing style, sure to appeal to a wide audience.”
Jayne Lisbeth's YouTube video with Peter Okonkwo of PE English is now LIVE on YouTube. In the interview, Jayne discusses her writing, her books, Raising the Dead and Writing in Wet Cement, as well ........
I am thrilled to announce that the famous and spectacular Foyles Booksellers, London, has chosen my second book, Raising the Dead, to be placed on their London shelves and is now available on Foyles w ........
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VewwLTZanmMh
Cyndi Lauper performing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun..."I went "shopping in my closet," as my dear friend, Fran, used to say. I needed an ensemble to wear to an upcoming party. I had so many clothes. I ........
Of late, I have been obsessed with the value and the difficulties of positive communication. Thoughts go through my mind with no resolution, like a dog worrying a bone. I think about every person ........
Author's Note: I am resurrecting this short story I wrote in 2011 when researching my journals for my memoir, which eventually became Writing in Wet Cement. “I wanted to be a writer, once. But ........
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