“Just a Romance”
Feb 4, 2020
It’s funny how many genres have become ‘respectable’ in literary circles in recent years, but not romance. Never romance. I wonder why..? … More “Just a Romance”
Trying to Please the Critics
Feb 3, 2020
Critics – they can crush your writer’s soul. Guard it carefully! … More Trying to Please the Critics
All Mothers Love their Kids
Feb 2, 2020
A poem – for all daughters of narcissistic mothers. … More All Mothers Love their Kids
Attention Deficit
Jan 20, 2020
A short poem about being diagnosed with ADHD at the advanced age of mumbly seven 🙂 … More Attention Deficit
The Dinner Party
Jan 20, 2020
How to amaze and impress your guests with haute cuisine.
(Not autobiographical)
(At all.) … More The Dinner Party
Just Mentioning
Jun 23, 2019
A poem. Sort of after “This Is Just To Say,” by William Carlos Williams. … More Just Mentioning
Three Haikus
Jun 23, 2019
Haikus which gaslight. … More Three Haikus
Morning Has Broken
Jun 23, 2019
A poem. … More Morning Has Broken
Vertigo
Aug 29, 2018
When falling in love, one really should be sensible.
Really.
Should.
Image by http://www.elenakalisphoto.com … More Vertigo
New Street Station, 11pm
Jul 25, 2018
Summer night, Birmingham. … More New Street Station, 11pm
A Man Goes (found poem)
May 31, 2018
How does “A man going” differ from “A woman going”? And why does it matter to a beginner poet? … More A Man Goes (found poem)
New Usual
Nov 5, 2017
Life after loss. … More New Usual
I didn’t think
Nov 2, 2017
When you were miaowing to be let in
Miaowing to be let out
Peeing on the carpet
Scratching the furniture
Puking in the plant pots
Falling in the lavatory… … More I didn’t think
Just a cat
Nov 1, 2017
When you lose a pet, it’s not like losing a person, is it?
Is it? … More Just a cat
Where do you get your ideas from?
Oct 16, 2017
Last week, I reached a milestone in my nascent writing career: I was asked, for the first time, where I got my ideas from. Friends, I’ve arrived! This question makes me a bona fide writer. (As far as I’m concerned it does. Don’t burst my bubble.) And of course bona fide writers traditionally reply to … More Where do you get your ideas from?
No Vacancies
Oct 13, 2017
A short poem. … More No Vacancies
Release Day
Oct 10, 2017
A prose poem on the theme of freedom: pain vs comfort, urban vs rural, cold indifference vs love. … More Release Day
The Writing on the Wall
Sep 13, 2017
The brief: write a story in no more than 500 words incorporating: a diplomat, a child, a harbour, something missing, remorse, daring to be different and writing on the wall. Challenging! … More The Writing on the Wall
What are your five writing strengths?
Sep 8, 2017
So often we as writers are well aware of our weaknesses, but rarely take stock of our strengths. Here are mine – what are yours? … More What are your five writing strengths?
Her Wedding Day
Aug 1, 2017
They say a woman’s wedding day should be the “happiest day of her life”… … More Her Wedding Day
