If you are on Instagram, I’m sure you follow people for any number (or all) of these reasons: you have some kind of personal relationship or friendship, they are leaders or inspirational figures, they teach, they enrich your mind… and I’m sure there are many more. The following accounts fit the above bill to different…
July was long. July was busy. Hard. And still I managed to finish the #JulyCreativeChallenge – I honestly don’t know how, especially when I put everything together. There’s a lot! Of course, there’s a fluctuation of quality in the micro poems: I can spot a few I like as is, a few I’d like to…
In some ways, I’m picking the worst month to do a creative challenge. I’ll be busy conducting workshops, putting together another for an event that (for the moment) has to be kept hush-hush, keeping kids entertained during school holidays and a few other things besides those. But I was thinking back over the fun I…
“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.” Marc Jacobs I had a legendary reputation for messiness in my late teens and early twenties while living in share houses. I never really kept a lot of ‘stuff’ – except for books – but I…
I had the delight of talking to Lisa Heidke yesterday about her new book, It Started With a Kiss (purchase details at bottom), and here it is for you all to see. I have a resolution this morning to go buy a better webcam – the one I’m currently using is old (the one…
Extracted from original introductory post: The Year of Creative Engagement (#yoce) will be my attempt to document my creative journey, put greater stock in accountability and output, while also showing what new work I’m reading or listening to. My monthly book reports already feature here on the blog, and this exercise will also appear on…
I am using the last ten days of the #nanowrimoprompt to post linked flash fiction-ish, non-chronologically ordered, pieces here on the blog. Here is 21 & 22, 23, 24 & 25, 26 & 27. If you would like to read them in order, they number as follows: 25, 27, 28, 26, 29, 23, 22, 24, 30, 1 …
I am using the last ten days of the #nanowrimoprompt to post linked flash fiction-ish, non-chronologically ordered, pieces here on the blog. Here is 21 & 22, 23, 24 & 25. I am running a little behind, but am aiming to finish off the final three tomorrow. 26. Kiss He bought her a double scoop…
I am using the last ten days of the #nanowrimoprompt to post linked flash fiction-ish, non-chronologically ordered, pieces here on the blog. Here is 21 & 22, 23. 24. Opening a letter Dear Frank, You shouldn’t be surprised to be receiving this letter – I have been trying to contact you in other ways, but…
