Our last creative writing assignment was to write something about a bad act, as either an ambivalent or an unsympathetic narrator. It was far more difficult than I anticipated and I found it really uncomfortable to write the piece. What I did notice was, as we all read our work out, that the females in… Read more »
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Creative Writing: term 2
Yep, I’m behind the times again – I’m well in to term two of my creative writing class. We’ve lost two members and gained one, but it’s nice that almost everyone returned. Before half-term, we were asked to write something based on fruit, after being given the verse A Kumquat for John Keats to read…. Read more »
The Rod Liddle Article
художници на икониI am absolutely disgusted with this article in The Sun: Rod Liddle attacks “pretend disabled” in Sun column At the weekend, I found an old CV of mine. I looked through it – I have a LOT of qualifications, which are very good and I PAID to do them. I have a lot… Read more »
Best wishes for 2012!
Haven’t posted for a while as Christmas is tough on people with ME/CFS, among other people – the work involved doesn’t stop just because you’re exhausted! Anyway, I hope that you all had an enjoyable festive season, and that 2012 will be a positive year for you. It’s time for my recap of the year…. Read more »
Creative Writing: week 9
I know I’ve jumped ahead, and haven’t posted earlier weeks’ work, but I will. It was the penultimate week, this week, and I woke up feeling rotten. This time of year is bad for the ME/CFS, as there’s a balancing act between resting and doing what it takes to prepare for Christmas. I’ve never perfected… Read more »
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Book 4: Transworld Book Group Reading Challenge
The last book in the Reading Challenge – and it has been a challenge, as I deliberately chose books I would not have picked up in a book shop. The final book I selected was Crippen by John Boyne. I had heard of Crippen, of course, but given his notoriety, assumed him to be a… Read more »
Creative Writing: week 4
Had reservations about choosing to write a poem for this week’s class – I’m not a poet, but did feel I wanted a challenge. The theme today was ‘returning’, whether it be to a place or a person. Surprisingly, there was very little criticism except that the way the poem reads is a little short… Read more »
3rd Annual Charity Night in aid of Marie Curie, Newcastle
It’s that time of year again – this year, it has been EXTREMELY difficult to get prizes. Not only are people busy, companies are tightening their belts and there are so many deserving causes out there that they can’t help everyone. Nevertheless, I am not prizeless: ordinary people have dug deep and donated things to… Read more »