Here I go out to sea again The sunshine fills my hair And dreams hang in the air Gulls in the sky and in my blue eye You know it feels unfair There’s magic everywhere Look at me standing Here on my own again Up straight in the sunshine Black – Wonderful Life A bright… Continue reading 2. – Where’s the Attraction?
Tag: Writing
1. – The Overall Feeling
The Guest House This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honourably.He may be clearing you outfor some new… Continue reading 1. – The Overall Feeling
Why I Decided to Write About My Eating Disorder
Writing has always been my go-to when I’m in a mental health muddle. It started with keeping a diary after our Father died and I went to boarding school which I hated, I was incredibly homesick. We suffered endemic bullying, military routines and the house mistresses were more Miss Trunchbull than Ms Honey and I’d… Continue reading Why I Decided to Write About My Eating Disorder
Dissonance
Going for a walk and lost at the door Beating heart but you still can’t breath Loving the song but can’t hear the words Climbing a tree and can’t see the view Speaking aloud but nobody’s heard Meeting with friends but in another room Being held tight and floating away Reading a book but the… Continue reading Dissonance
Bed by Day
Brightness of day But you see the dark Crave a positive mind Not a contrary heart Lighting a candle Your world is distorted Chances surround you Ideals that are thwarted Comfort under swaths A belly of dread Body is protected It’s all in your head
Self Love
You waited for someone else to show you that you are enough, Convinced yourself that you have no worth . You picked up the clues left by the people you followed, Always going in the wrong direction, trusting in a compass that had broken . If you had loved yourself then love would have found… Continue reading Self Love
Sea Glass
Keep searching for glistening colours You need to look closely for the precious pieces, they’re always there Find the fragments of sea glass Small gems hidden amongst infinite sand and stones They’ve survived the buffering of the waves They have come through more beautiful than they were before Holding tiny glimpses of the past Once… Continue reading Sea Glass
Elizabeth Sometimes
When I was little, my favourite chapter book was called ‘Charlotte Sometimes’ by Penelope Farmer. It’s a time travel story about a girl who goes to boarding school and every day wakes up alternately in her own time or forty years earlier. So she has to contend with being the new girl in two settings.… Continue reading Elizabeth Sometimes
First Draft
12th June 2021. I was awake early, about 5 am no chance of getting back to sleep. My head was full of ideas for the last couple of chapters of my novel. So I went downstairs, fed the cats, made a cup of tea and sat at my laptop. I wrote for an hour and… Continue reading First Draft
An Introduction to My Novel Writing Progress
I did a couple of short story creative writing courses a few years ago with the fabulous Jackie Buxton (Tea and Chemo, Glass Houses) and then went on to do ‘A Novel in a Year’ course. I have always loved writing but never had the confidence to do anything with it until I started writing… Continue reading An Introduction to My Novel Writing Progress