Find inspiration, she said Hello! I don’t know what you look like. I’m over here. I can’t see you. Give me a sign. There. Did you get it? No, only a leaf tumbling, and some scampering. That was me. Show yourself. Are you a squirrel? No. Or only sometimes, then I’m a bird, or a […]
Day One – 100 words
Day One You have arrived, inevitable as hunger. A stranger with a suitcase of mysteries, neatly folded. But we aren’t friends. Yet… Does it matter if my welcome is cool? Or my star-lit arms opened with fanfare? Will you execute a plan, detailed and deliberate, or will cruel whimsy buffet me? Must I barter with […]
Resolution – 100 words
New year: new you. What’s wrong with the old me, the current me? The me that hurt, and worked on it, and fell apart. Put back together. Kept going. Achieved the things that, with your try-harder, get-better whip cracking, you want me to leave behind. In the old year, like the broken bauble and the […]
Light Show – 100 words
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5th November – 100 words
5th November Scorching faces, freezing bums. The Gunpowder Plot 1605. An effigy in your old jumper writhes and tumbles into the orange where ghosts of older blazes tangle in the smoke. As you gather half-hot and brave against the shadows, invisible eyes are watching from the inky chill. The darkness behind you is so […]
4 Reasons To Get In The Kitchen with Kids and Cook!
Cooking is one of the best skills you can teach your children, and having them help out in the kitchen in any way can support healthy development and give them valuable life skills as they grow up. Cooking can help you incorporate many different skills and assist with their development in many different […]
Tips For Getting A Good Night’s Sleep
If you’re walking around exhausted every day and feeling like you are walking with your head in the clouds it’s probably because you’re not getting enough. Sleep allows you to function properly and when you’re not getting enough of it, it won’t be long before your body starts rebelling against you. This rebellion can […]