"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."Audrey Hepburn Image by aKs_phOtOs from Pixabay The whole world has been talking about climate change the last few weeks. It got me thinking about what I can do as an individual. I'm not a 'green thumb' by any means, but I do like to have plants … Continue reading New Project: Garden
“Sherbet fountains.” “Liquorice bootlaces.” “Pear drops.” “Ooh, Black Jacks.” “Candy necklaces! Yay, I love these.” “No, look, gobstoppers!” The wide-eyed children turned as one to the sudden celebrity who’d located the ultimate lolly. A scramble in the aisles became a traffic jam at the retro shelves, and the owner of the new Lucky Sweet Emporium … Continue reading Sweet Shop
Reddit icon by http://noop.nl/ Reddit, the front page of the internet. Also, a great source of inspiration for writers. My favourite community on Reddit is Writing Prompts. Though I've only contributed four times in the past two years, it's still great to browse, read other people's writing and critiques, and fuel my desire to write. … Continue reading Writing Prompts
It's very unlikely that a writer is going to make a living by writing. So then the question is: how do you balance work, life, and writing? If you find out, please tell me.Kelly Link I echo Kelly Link's sentiments in the above quote. How do you balance it all? The last fortnight I have … Continue reading Finding the write-life balance
There was a dead cat in the washing machine. One surprised emerald eye stared out of the mangled, inverted face. Matted black fur speckled with dirty dried suds covered its other eye, and its absurd pink tongue lolled heavily out of its mouth. What the hell? I stepped a little closer to the partially open … Continue reading The Imp
EMMA LOUISE GILL 