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Poetry | Sonnet about Pain
Thought I'd write a sonnet about Pain. This flare-up was triggered by this incident which you can read about here. Some days ascending, rattling hard the doorSeeking ways to disrupt, hurt...
Poetry | Sonnet about Pain
Thought I'd write a sonnet about Pain. This flare-up was triggered by this incident which you can read about here. Some days ascending, rattling hard the doorSeeking ways to disrupt, hurt...
Poetry | Enid Blyton - Running with Joy
Enid Blyton - Running with Joy Enid Blyton was my childhood companionmuch to the despair of my five brothers whodaily shook their heads at the thrall sheheld over me.It did...
Poetry | Enid Blyton - Running with Joy
Enid Blyton - Running with Joy Enid Blyton was my childhood companionmuch to the despair of my five brothers whodaily shook their heads at the thrall sheheld over me.It did...
Poetry | Memoir Writing - The Two Queens
In 1953, when Queen Elizabeth had been monarch for little over a year. she and her husband Philip, began a round-the-world tour of the Commonwealth which lasted from November 1953 to...
Poetry | Memoir Writing - The Two Queens
In 1953, when Queen Elizabeth had been monarch for little over a year. she and her husband Philip, began a round-the-world tour of the Commonwealth which lasted from November 1953 to...
Flash Fiction | Thank You
Flash Fiction | Thank You This was written in ten minutes. The prompt a newspaper article about an elderly lady who left a small sum of money to every person...
Flash Fiction | Thank You
Flash Fiction | Thank You This was written in ten minutes. The prompt a newspaper article about an elderly lady who left a small sum of money to every person...
Poetry | The Kindness of Neighbours
For many years I have lived with a chronic pain condition which can make even the simplest setbacks... This poem, called The Kindness of Neighbours, reflects on what happens when...
Poetry | The Kindness of Neighbours
For many years I have lived with a chronic pain condition which can make even the simplest setbacks... This poem, called The Kindness of Neighbours, reflects on what happens when...
Poetry | Julie the Freedom-Lover
Have you ever wanted to write a personal poem about somebody you know? In this poem, Portrait of Julie, I asked questions about childhood, what motivated her, what were her...
Poetry | Julie the Freedom-Lover
Have you ever wanted to write a personal poem about somebody you know? In this poem, Portrait of Julie, I asked questions about childhood, what motivated her, what were her...