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The #7syllablesentence
I had the privilege of hosting the #7syllablesentence on BlueSky earlier this month. My chosen theme was New Year.
I enjoy the challenge of writing my responses to the #7syllablesentence. It requires creative thinking to write something that includes the prompt word the host has selected so when the opportunity to host came up I was happy to volunteer.
4 days ago


I wish you an imperfect Christmas.
I hope that
You forgot the cranberry sauce
You can’t all fit round the table
Someone coughs their way through Jingle Bells ...
Dec 17, 2024


The Lily's 2023
First all the books in these awards were read by me in 2023 but could have been published at any time up to and including 2022 (with the...
Dec 31, 2023


Phoning it in
'The innocence of youth had taken early departure. His eyes surveying for opportunity. Accusations met with beseeching eyes. The guilt...
Nov 3, 2023


Things to bear in mind when living with a writer
1. We may keep strange hours. We can be either up at dawn, awake till the early hours or waking up at intervals to get the writing done....
Sep 29, 2023


Reasons to review?
Authors are always banging on about reviews. They shout on social media, in their newsletters, on their website, requests at the end of...
Aug 18, 2023


The flowers faced east…
There was a glow in the forest. The mist changing colour, every colour of the rainbow in turn. Neve watched as the cloaks of her parents...
Jun 6, 2023


Picture prompt see image
This was the perfect night for magic. The mist thick enough to deter intruders, clear enough for the creatures of the forest to take...
Jun 5, 2023


Its inquisitive eye ...
My Uncle George was known in the family as ‘The fix it man’. Whenever anything broke in our house my mam would send me along to Uncle...
Jun 2, 2023


Girl in the meadow picture prompt
‘Clarissa, come along dear, grandma is here and we’re about to have tea.’ Clarissa didn’t hear. She was sat in the meadow dreaming of the...
Jun 1, 2023
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