Creative writing is the foundation for a successful career as an author. It allows you to generate new ideas and perspectives to produce unique and engaging work. Without it, you may find yourself stuck in a rut, repeating the same ideas. 10% of creative writing graduates make it into relevant field sectors. Creativity allows you […]
The Benefits of Journaling for Children
7 Fun Ways You Can Help Your Child with the Three Rs
Your baby’s brains are firing with neuronal activity from the moment they are born. Neurons help shape how they learn and absorb the world around them. As they grow, children use each moment as a potential for learning. Some children learn faster than others, but most kids benefit from a little extra help. Reading, writing […]
Unread – 102 words
Lament for all the unread words. We bob on an ocean of instructions, appendices and contra-indications. As sterile as saline. Sentences curl around diagrams, lodged in folders, binders and on-line repositories, furiously punctuated for no one to see. Semi colons like silent trees falling in the forest. Think, won’t you, of the hours of writing, […]
Poem: I come from …
I come from the north, From grey harling, drizzled crags and scree. Dandelion and burdock. Engage low gear now. Bacon for breakfast. Breaking in your boots. Passing places and bloody tourists. The library’s parquet gleam. Peewits and feral cats. Toasted arse against the Aga. Wellies and broken veins. Creosote on the fence. Shirt […]