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A poem – In a moment

April 16, 2020 By Ellen 2 Comments

First things first, nothing horrible has happened and everything is rather fine at the moment. I just wanted to see if I could catch the feelings in that moment when you hear some awful, life-changing news.  When the tears won’t flow. This is the worst day of my life. The sharpest. Every second a pin-sharp, […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing, other things I have learned Tagged With: creative writing, grief, poem, writing

Writing: seeking satisfaction

October 27, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

  Previously, I’d imagined Writer’s block was an empty loft. Nothing there but pigeon shit and echoes It’s not though. It is stuffed, rammed, jammed and bloody well bunged up. Like a colon after Christmas. Too much feasting on the fabulous Bingeing. Masticating and swallowing. Until All at once Immobile, There’s belly ache and belching. […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing Tagged With: creative writing, humour, in my life, MLitt, My Life, on my mind, Writer's Block, writing

The Hole in Time by Boy One

November 24, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

To avoid sorting out actual cupboards, I’ve been ratching through the blog back issues. I came across this gem from 2010 – a short story by my eldest son.   A short story. Once upon a time there was a poor monkey called Manny who had a friend called Sid, who was really stupid. One […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing, environment, tropical rain forest

A fine bed

February 21, 2017 By Ellen 1 Comment

A poem inspired by Fionaoutdoors and her adventure in the furniture shop.  A fine bed It will last 20 years, they said. This bed. Like a galleon, strong enough to sail through your stormy nights, safely to the dawns. The wood got ready in forests. Sprouting and branching while you were still rolling through the […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing, other things I have learned, Write, writing Tagged With: creative writing, fun, in my life, in the world, poem, weekend, writing

A slacker’s guide to classic novels

December 15, 2016 By Ellen 4 Comments

OK. You know those lists that have all the books you should have read? The ones, in my case, that I feel quite smug about To Kill A Mockingbird and Brave New World, but pretty inadequate about almost everything else. Those. My powers of bluster and google had in the most part got me through. […]

Filed Under: book, book review, book shelf, books, Creative Writing, reading, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: classics, in my life, novels, on my mind, slacker's guide, Something happened in my life, something happened in my world, things I've learned, writing

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