writing

  • It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot. This week, I have something very special for you. The very talented Darlene Foster has interviewed her lead character, Amanda Ross, from her books, the Amanda Travels Series. Interview with Amanda Ross By Darlene Foster DF:  Hello, Amanda. Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed as your…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I’ll be back with my short story challenge soon. In the meantime, Lance Greenfield is holding my Monday and Thursday challenges if you’d like to take part. You’ll find him at https://lancegreenfield.wordpress.com/ I also promised I’d publish all your wonderful five-word stories from several months ago. Well, here they are. The prompts were: KISS SANDWICH…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. As I’m going to be out of action after my surgery, here are three prompts to keep you going. I’ll publish all your stories when I’m recovered and back blogging. Prompts: KISS SANDWICH DEODORANT Here are your STAMP stories from last week: Kim Smyth: Dad loaned…

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  • Fairies Part Three

    For part one, click here For part two, click here The knife came from nowhere. Eleanor hadn’t seen it before. All she saw was a shimmer of silver and then there was a sea of scarlet. Her mummy didn’t even get a chance to scream. Mrs Draper did. She screamed before she ran down the…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – TRAIN Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was SPORT. Keith Channing: Sport can be fun, but I’m lazy. Perhaps I’m a little bit hazy, Only I see…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is FRUIT. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FRUIT in it somewhere? Here are your THING stories from last week: Ritu: This thing, too, shall pass. Need to tell you something. Things are looking up, finally.…

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  • Fairies Part Two

    For part one, click here I am shaking with sobs now. I know the answer. I know the things Eleanor has seen. Things a seven-year-old shouldn’t see, shouldn’t ever know anything about. And I could do nothing about it. I couldn’t stop it, I couldn’t save her. But it wasn’t always like this. Her daddy…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SPORT Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was GIFT. Keith Channing: A friendship that’s suffered a rift Can sometimes be healed by a gift. An ill thought-out…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is THING. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word THING in it somewhere? Here are your BATH stories from last week: Ritu: Bubble baths – my favourite treat. How do you say ‘bath’? Christine Mallaband-Brown: Bath, town…

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  • Fairies Part One

    She’s seeing things again. My dear, sweet, Eleanor. I watch her and yearn to reach out my hand and stroke her long, brown hair, to tuck it back behind her ears. The tiny girl turns. She knows I am watching. Such sadness in those glorious eyes. My fingers are edging nearer. I stop. I can’t…

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