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Bomber's Moon
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 86. It’s a bomber’s moon she thought then caught herself, the war had been over 50 years. Suddenly a whistle pierced the…
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The Garden Makeover
Storytelling. The show team arrived early for filming today. All wagons, vans and catering trucks. I hadn’t realised there would be so many juggling for…
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One small step
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 85. Sandy looked at the flight of stairs with trepidation! It looked long and it looked hard but she’d promised Jack she would…
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An interview with Charles Dickens
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 83. For many years I hosted a weekly Thursday Throng interview. They were written rather than recorded and were housed on my…
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To Do or Not To Do
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 81. A couple of weekends ago I found myself running a life writing retreat at the Othona Community in West Dorset. A recurring…
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God plays the Tom-toms
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 80. My mother was the centre of my universe. As a child, I would sit on the back porch in a thunderstorm watching the rain…
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Life in the Present Tense
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 79. It was the cards I noticed first this morning. Each one neatly placed on the window sill. Carefully butted up against the…
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Night Shift
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 76. Tom gently pulled the bedroom door behind him, not wishing to wake anyone at such an early hour. He prided himself on his…
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Gem the word weaver
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 75. Once upon a time in the land of t’Internet there lived a woman called Gem the Word Weaver. Her fame had spread throughout…
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The darker side of chocolate
Weekly Writing Prompt No. 73. This week I’m returning to simplicity with a photo prompt. I haven’t done this for so long and as it’s the holiday season…
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A Diva's Guide to Menopause
Hello lovely readers.
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Grab your ARC for The Music Master
This is your chance to get my novel FREE before it's published on 1st June! Today, and for the next couple of weeks, I’m looking for reviewers to help…
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