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
Tag Archives: Esther Newton
A Little Light Dusting #mondaymotivations #flashfiction
Esther Newton’s Monday Motivations series gives us three words; I chose Euphoria Making the Best of It Euphoria Plain lay back on the blanket and grinned; it had all turned about so well. Why on earth had she worried? Meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, Esther Newton, flash fiction, monday motivations, prompt
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Limes are the sourest fruit #mondaymotivations #shortstory
Esther Newton’s Monday motivation prompt is Flaskback It was just a party, a few friends. ‘Come,’ they said. It’ll get you out.’ I refused. Twice but then, well, I had to some time, didn’t I? People are kind. No comfortable … Continue reading
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Tagged Esther Newton, flash fiction, flashback, microfiction, monday motivations
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All in a Book #poetry prompt #poem
All in a Book A window on a soul The ramblings of a fool The steps towards your goal # A treatise on strange fruit How to iron a suit Cat pictures, always cute # The life cycle of the … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s secret #sonnet #poetry #prompt
Al Lane at A Certain Point of View has been celebrating Shakespeare’s 400th thingy with his take on some of the great man’s finest. Esther Newton prompts weekly to write a poem, this week with ‘Secrets’ being the chosen word. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Lane, Esther Newton, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnet
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A bit of Thursday Fiction
I’ve been t the dentist. So we need light relief. Here are a couple of shorts I wrote recently. The first in to a challenge from Sacha Black and the second to a prompt from Esther Newton. Good things come … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, Esther Newton, Sacha Black, short story, writing
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A brief blog from bandage-land
Ok so he’s alive and if not kicking, tapping away. Thank you to everyone who kindly sent their good wishes; they are very welcome. I have decided not to post photos of my black and white three hole putting green, … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets, writing
Tagged David Borrowdale, Esther Newton, flash, poems, poetry, Rebekah Postupak, Sacha Black, sonnets, writing
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