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I’ve been fiddling about with stuff, so this is just to make sure I haven’t broken anything. Continue reading Test
I’ve been fiddling about with stuff, so this is just to make sure I haven’t broken anything. Continue reading Test
Who knew beard trimmers were quite so fierce? All I wanted to do was tame some of the bulk, but I now have the haircut of a small boy who wouldn’t sit still for his mother’s blunt scissors? Unfortunately, in … Continue reading Lockdown Insanity: An Instance
I’ve decided to have a break from the Procrastination posts, mostly because I’m procrastinating about how to proceed. Instead, today, I give you ‘nature red, in tooth and claw.’ Most mornings I walk Gallow Hill, which is pretty much just … Continue reading Daily Walk: A Mouseless Head
So, here we are then, all stuck inside waiting for the beast to sniff us out and come knocking on the door disguised as a friendly neighbour or lost delivery guy. We get a lot of lost delivery guys (both … Continue reading I Need a Haircut & Other Whinges
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So…its getting cold back here in bonny Scotland…the leaves are all falling, the salmon are wearing their “tartan coats”, geese and whooper swans are flying in from the far north and flocks of thrushes are chacking and squeaking in the riverside trees. Time to think back to the New York heat! Young mothers chatting over a coffee at the rivers edge.. it wasnt always so quiet round there An old factory building, a reminder of the waterside industrial area of the quite recent past Modern river traffic of a very different type is continuous but… Continue reading Pennsylvania Dreaming – part 5
It’s six-o-five, still dark, and I am sitting by an open window at the dining table of our New York apartment. The city is waking, cars, which never quite stop moving, are gathering force, a man walks by with a … Continue reading Brooklyn Morning
I’m in the throes of preparation for our imminent trip to America. Which means I spend hours frantically making lists; trying on various combinations of my clothing (it’s amazing what you can do with half-a-dozen shirts; three pairs of jeans; … Continue reading Tributary
Circus Poster: Louis Gaudain Once upon a time there was a woman so stupid she didn’t know her limitations. Not knowing her limitations she said yes to things she shouldn’t, and then had to toil to keep her promises. Not knowing her limitations she tried things she’d been told she couldn’t, just to see for herself. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe her husband when he told her she was lucky to have him because no one else would be able to put up with her, but she was afraid her stupidity would drive him away. So she took classes, … Continue reading Hello world!
On my old desktop computer, and in my loft, I have years worth of writing exercises, prompts, and old lesson plans. And this week has seen me searching through old files, dusting off old documents, revamping ideas (with the help … Continue reading Story-A-Week #12: Using Objects as Prompts
Writer Opps Wednesday is back, and pleased to share two development opportunities in Dumfries and Galloway, and three magazines looking for your writing to publish: Writers’ Gathering Which is run by Wigtown Festival Company. This is what they say: The … Continue reading Literature Ambassador: 2019 Writer Opps #8