A senior story For some reason, I shoehorned in as many proverbs and sayings as I could. I've no idea why I decided this was a good idea. Put it down to my age... Proverbial Wisdom I remember when Beth started work in our department. She had the face of an angel and the body … Continue reading A Plethora of Proverbs
Category: My Writing
Grammercy!
Another poem about punctuation. Grammar gurus rewrite the laws once taught in all our schools, formerly undisputed when the teachers made the rules. Miss taught us that a comma goes where we would pause to breathe. Now grammar buffs say otherwise; so, who should I believe? Some say it doesn’t matter now to who or … Continue reading Grammercy!
I Forgot
A rhyme of things to come? Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com “I forgot…” As I hold the things out to explain my daughter, not looking, says, “Never mind, Mum. What did you forget this time? Clinic appointment? That’s not till next week; there’s no need to look glum.” As I dangle them, jingling, my … Continue reading I Forgot
Goblins and Trolls
Here's (another) one I made earlier. Photo by Burst on Pexels.com ### When goblins denigrate your work, and trolls belittle every line, don’t even try to understand the labyrinth of their twisted minds. Trolls delight in others’ pain – seek to destroy, not to create, and leave behind them worms of doubt that stir your … Continue reading Goblins and Trolls
Lame Lyrics
A villanelle I like villanelles. They rhyme, and I have a structure to follow. They are like word puzzles, and puzzles are my thing. Here's one I wrote from a challenge in Writers' Forum to compose a villanelle on the theme of learning about poetry. Diagnosing Lame Lyrics The words connect, but do they flow … Continue reading Lame Lyrics
Bloganuary’s tail-end
So that was Bloganuary 2023. It was a relief not having to think what to blog about, but I didn't feel I could really get my teeth into this year's questions. A nice month to visit, but I wouldn't want to stay there. ### 29th Jan What is something you learned recently? I can't break sellotape … Continue reading Bloganuary’s tail-end
Bloganuary week 4
I've seen fewer Bloganuary posts this year on my feed. (Although, I confess, I haven't been searching them out.) Last year there were enough to make me curious, although it took a while to sink in. The prompts have given me something to blog about this month - most of them not topics I would … Continue reading Bloganuary week 4
Bloganuary week 3
Since I don’t blog daily, I'm doing my bit for Bloganuary by posting a summary of the week’s prompts. ### 15th Jan What fear have you conquered? The fear of pressing 'Publish'. ~ ~ ~ 16th Jan Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell? The smell of freesias reminds me of churches. Nothing specific, … Continue reading Bloganuary week 3
Bloganuary week 2
I don’t blog daily. I'm sort of taking part in Bloganuary by posting a summary of the week’s prompts. Some responses have been brief. ### 8th Jan How far back in your family tree can you go? Another short one. . . I have the name of my birth mother on my original birth certificate. No … Continue reading Bloganuary week 2
Bloganuary week 1
Last year I joined the challenge late with a summary of the previous week’s bloganuary prompts. I don’t blog daily. Anyway, a one-word blog seems a waste of cyberspace. It worked for me last year, so here we are again. ### 1st Jan What is something you want to achieve this year? Placement in more short … Continue reading Bloganuary week 1
Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings 