Stories in poetry are always fun to do. I wrote this a few years ago. I hope it makes you smile. Once upon a time, there was meRight at the bottom of the family treeSitting up there at the topWere Grandmama and PopI moved up when I had my childIt took quite a whileBut we… Continue reading #Fiction Friday – The Family Tree
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National Gingerbread Day
So who loves gingerbread? I love making these, especially when t my children were little. A stitched this for my daughter and it hangs I. Her kitchen. Stitch in 2011 A Gingerbread Man Short Story Learn More About This Day
Its National Wine Day – A Micro Story
As it is National Wine Day, I thought I would bring you a very short story. It's a quick bit of flash fiction where I sat down with a pen and with wine in mind. It's not meant to be perfect and I've kept it to how it was first written with no changes. Amazing… Continue reading Its National Wine Day – A Micro Story
My Review – Cut and Thirst by Margaret Attwood
This came in an email from Amazon with a few other books where I could choose one for free. I chose this because I like the author and I loved The Handmaid’s Tale. That means I didn’t read the description and so didn’t know what this story was about. It started with three women, friends,… Continue reading My Review – Cut and Thirst by Margaret Attwood
My Grandad Said, a Story in Poetry
I drew this from an image in a book When I was a little girl, I sat on my grandfather’s knee He told me stories of how things used to be. When he was a teenager, there were no phones. Instead, there was just one in the family home. Can you imagine going out unable… Continue reading My Grandad Said, a Story in Poetry
My Review of Broken by Ellen Read
I receive Ellen Read’s newsletter and when she offered ARCs of her new release, I immediately asked for one. I love getting an advanced copy of a book, although unfortunately I missed the release date. Usually I have the review up to coincide with the day. Short stories have always been my favourite. This is… Continue reading My Review of Broken by Ellen Read
My Review – Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed
I can’t remember exactly where I picked up this from. With it being an Amazon original, it may have come in an email. But I’m more inclined to think I heard the author talking about it on the radio. It’s been a long time since I’ve read non-fiction. This memoir was interesting as the author… Continue reading My Review – Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed
#FictionFriday – First Meeting
“Come forward my dear, let me look at you?”I moved forward until I was standing right in front of her. Her eyes looked bright as she peered through her glasses at me. “You’re a pretty little thing, aren’t you?”I didn’t quite know what to say to that, I didn’t consider myself pretty.“What was your name… Continue reading #FictionFriday – First Meeting
#FictionFriday – Our Street is Bloody Offal
Some years ago, I came across this newspaper article. and I thought it so amusing, I wrote a story around it. A quiet street turned into a river of blood yesterday when a tanker sprang a leak. More than 2,500 gallons of offal cascaded into the road after a pipe burst as the tanker pumped the… Continue reading #FictionFriday – Our Street is Bloody Offal
#FictionFriday – Office Super-Girl
When I opened the door this morning, a gift box sat on the step. It wasn’t even my birthday, but there it was, a red squared container tied up with a bright gold ribbon. I gazed up and down the road but saw no one. Inside, I placed it on the table, searched for a… Continue reading #FictionFriday – Office Super-Girl
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