The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: writing
Musings From The Kitchen #prompt #shortfiction
Diana Peach at Myths Of The Mirror has prompted us to write about our muse. But what if… It had been a heck of a day. So many interruptions, but finally I’d settled down to write. That’s when the door … Continue reading
In Praise Of Creative Writing Courses
As part of my launch of my latest book, a small volume of poetry called The Sincerest Form Of Poetry, I’ve been making myself a nuisance across various blogs. In one exchange I read a comment by Pam of Rough … Continue reading
The Triangulation Of Superheroes #novemberwritingchallenge
This is written for D Wallace Peach’s November Writing Challenge ‘Hi, Bat, you okay to take a call?’ ‘Who is it, Alfred?’ ‘The Mayor of Gotham. Sounds a bit angsty.’ ‘He’s always angsty. Put him on.’ The Bat smoothed his … Continue reading
Sun Block #dianaprompt #speclativefiction
‘Oh hello, Constable. To what… Petey, is that you? Come out from behind the policeman. What have you done this time?’ ‘Been a bit of a naughty boy, I’m afraid, Mrs O’Drool.” ‘Delightful.’ ‘It’s isn’t really, Mrs O’Drool. Not when … Continue reading
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The History Of Fairy Tales
Fairy tales often stem from real life. Jack and his bean stalk, for instance, has its roots in the battle between Prince Savipattugak and his brother, Giantanaparan. ‘Gak’ raised an army to defeat Giantanaparan’s forces but the cost was borne … Continue reading
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Tagged Fairytales, historical fiction, prompt, writing
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Little Helpers #flash#writingprompt #shortfiction
‘I hate this time of year, you know.’ ‘I’m not listening, Elvis.’ ‘I don’t ask to get picked, Ernie, but I always am.’ ‘It’s a privilege, you know. Errol’s never had a turn.’ ‘He can take my place, any time.’ … Continue reading
Nano – What To Do About That Urge: Six Lessons #nanowrimo #writing
(the images are from my garden; I cannot believe the colour that has extended into November) National Novel Writing Month is an exercise in many things: patience, persistence, imagination, robust typing skills. To arrive at November 30th with 50,000 words tucked away is … Continue reading
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Tagged Nano, NaNoWriMo, prompts, short story, writing
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Choosing Isn’t Easy
I hosted a small writers’ retreat this weekend gone. Each of us was at a different stage in production of our latest work. In my case I’ve been editing the sequel to my first book. That edit finished on Sunday … Continue reading
And The Winner Is…
I don’t do many competitions. It’s something to do with confidence and chutzpah and ego (a lack of the former and an instinct that tells me not to pander to the two latter imposters) but Dan Alatorre’s Word Weaver contest … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, short story, winner, word weaver competition, writing
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Duelling Gardens #gardens #competitiveurges
While this post wanders hither and yon, on the subject of my apparently dwindling competitive spirit, I’ll populate it with pictures from the garden today. There is a link – sort of – at the end… I’m a bundle of contradictions, sometimes. One … Continue reading
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Tagged competitive spirit, family, gardens, generosity, philosophy, writing
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