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“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”

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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

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All Mothers Love their Kids

Feb 2, 2020

A poem – for all daughters of narcissistic mothers. … More All Mothers Love their Kids

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Attention Deficit

Jan 20, 2020

A short poem about being diagnosed with ADHD at the advanced age of mumbly seven 🙂 … More Attention Deficit

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The Dinner Party

Jan 20, 2020

How to amaze and impress your guests with haute cuisine.

(Not autobiographical)
(At all.) … More The Dinner Party

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Just Mentioning

Jun 23, 2019

A poem. Sort of after “This Is Just To Say,” by William Carlos Williams. … More Just Mentioning

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Three Haikus

Jun 23, 2019

Haikus which gaslight. … More Three Haikus

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Morning Has Broken

Jun 23, 2019

A poem. … More Morning Has Broken

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Vertigo

Aug 29, 2018

When falling in love, one really should be sensible.
Really.
Should.

Image by http://www.elenakalisphoto.com … More Vertigo

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New Street Station, 11pm

Jul 25, 2018

Summer night, Birmingham. … More New Street Station, 11pm

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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)

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New Usual

Nov 5, 2017

Life after loss. … More New Usual

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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

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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

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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?

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No Vacancies

Oct 13, 2017

A short poem. … More No Vacancies

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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