U is for Uncommon Courtesy
Common courtesy. What is it? Well, for one thing, it certainly isn’t as common as it used to be (I now realise…
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R is for Red, White and Blue – a song about War.
I wrote this song a few years ago, not long after Tony Blair left office as UK Prime Minister. At the time…
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Q is for Quiet. It’s Always The Quiet Ones . . . Being a Writer
As a writer we need to have the ability to disappear in to the background. To observe. To extract meaning from body…
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O is for On My Own – Why we all need time alone
As Greta Garbo once famously said, “I want to be alone!” Cue sharp intake of breath from those around you as they…
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N is for Night Time of The Soul
Ever have that ‘wake up in the middle of the night, searching-the-soul’ type moment? I’m sure you have – it’s part of…
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M is for Maybe I Don’t Need To Know (inspired by Dreams of a Life)
Another song written with George Odom, ‘Maybe I Don’t Need to Know’ was inspired by the haunting and desperately sad documentary, ‘Dreams…
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Flash Fiction – The Bank Job
This week’s piece was 200 words around the following prompt: My Worst Job Ever. Here is what I came up with ….
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K is for Keep Moving – Write or Die!
Today’s writing metaphor comes courtesy of the shark. In case you’re not entirely au fait with animal biology, many sharks need to…
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J is for Jokes – Being funny is no laughing matter
“From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend…
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I is for Imitation – the sincerest form of flattery. Honest!
I have a problem. It has been with me for as long as I can remember and over the years it has…