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Dog – 110 words

February 8, 2022 By Ellen

Dog. My dog is a little bitch – a chocolate drop of a creature, sweet and domestic, when she’s minded. But sometimes she is a sharp-clawed ball of instinct and indignation. Why can’t she dig up the raised beds or gnaw on the school shoes? My food should be hers and, indeed, will be if […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, dog, Patterdale Terrier, pet, Yumi

Imbolc – 117 words

February 2, 2022 By Ellen

Imbolc. We are poised midway between the solstice and the equinox. And the moon is new. Auspicious, some would say. I hope so, but I don’t really know. I wish I was wrapped in the old wisdom like a velvet cloak. I could stand and gaze at the stars, full of knowing. I can see […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, imbolc, snowdrops, spring

Parliament – 96 words

February 1, 2022 By Ellen

Parliament. Owls would be much better. We have a parliament of liars and sneaks who squark loudly, flail their feathers and fling mud in the face of the truth hoping that no one will notice how far they fall short. What huge heads on narrow shoulders to think themselves special enough to deserve parties while […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, comment, creative writing, owls, parliament, unsplash

Cake – 104 words

January 31, 2022 By Ellen

Cake. Why don’t men make a fuss about cake… or gin? We’re made to think it’s women who go ‘ooooh, red velvet, ooooh, martini’ like we were under some kind of spell and these – admittedly delicious and lovely – things knock out our ability for lucid, angry thoughts. It’s almost as if women can’t […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, cake, cocktails, creative writing, gin, patriarchy

Pride – 113 words

January 20, 2022 By Ellen

Pride. It comes before a fall, they say, in a way that makes you want to suppress it, like a fart. Taking pride, on the other hand, is a good thing – to do with ironed creases and polished shoes. Things that line up. Mother’s Pride, instead, is a kind of bread in a waxy […]

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