My Writing

Here you will find some of my own writing, a number of which have been produced in response to one of my Lesson Plans (you can see a list of the plans themselves here - this list is always growing, so do check back). Others have been inspired by emotions, by travels or by situations from everyday life. Some, of course, are pure imagination!

I've divided them into Poetry and Prose, and you can see alphabetical lists below:

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Poetry (D for Doggerel, S for Serious!)

Grandma's Halloween D

Mea Culpa or Words Matter D

Overheard at the Drinks Party D

Photo Opportunity S

Preparation is the Key D

Regret S

Remembering S

Prose

Just an Ordinary Day - A Fairy Tale

This section also includes brief synopses of larger works, mainly novels, that I have written, or am writing, and what I'm thinking about writing.

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Outline Only a Girl

Outline The Colford Tenor

Idea The Colford Cookbook (coming soon)

Outline A Slice of Death

Outline The Bucket List (coming soon)

The Map

The birthday celebrations were over. Charles was preparing his boots for his walking holiday in the Lakes. His wife was upstairs,...

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Work in Progress 3

Novel A Slice of Death - a Cosy Crime story Set in the 1960s, the novel opens at a typical west country small village fete. The following...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Work in Progress 2

Novel The Colford Tenor Set in the same area as Only a Girl , Lancashire villages, towns and cities, date just a little later, covering...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Work in Progress 1

Novel Only a Girl Set in 19th Century Lancashire, the story concerns a brother and sister who start life under the thumb of a brutal and...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Just an Ordinary Day - A Fairy Tale

Joe loved his job. It wasn’t an important job, it wasn’t an exciting job, but for him, it was just right. He lived by himself and didn’t...

Nov 2, 20244 min read

Photo Opportunity

Here, on this rock, an ancient man once stood Trembling on the first edge of discovery . Alone, he took no joy in play of light or shade...

Nov 2, 20241 min read

Regret

If I could only speak to you once more A different you from that my heart recalls If I could see you old, set in your ways With thinning...

Nov 1, 20241 min read

Preparation is the Key

‘I am a famous writer now’ I chant, and turn the lights down low I say this daily, for you see Preparation is the key ‘I am a famous...

Nov 1, 20241 min read

The Housekeeper

This was written in class in response to a prompt in Lesson Writing Plan: I Heard That Andrea considered herself to be a model mother. ...

Nov 1, 20243 min read

Old Friends

Written in class in response to a prompt from the Writing Lesson Plan: All Change It was probably a mistake to arrange the meeting at a...

Oct 30, 20244 min read

Grandma’s Halloween

There’s a Halloween do in our Village Hall .I’m dressed up all witchy, no trouble at all! I’ve dyed my hair black, and I’ve greased up my...

Oct 29, 20241 min read

Overheard At The Drinks Party

This was a class exercise - we were asked to produce 5 -line verses with a single rhyme scheme in each. Silly, but fun! Oh God, is it...

Oct 27, 20241 min read

The Mirror

This story was inspired by Picasso's Girl With A Mirror It’s a beautiful room, not...

Oct 26, 20243 min read

Remembering

(written in response to a Writing Class prompt) Your last look for ever will pursue me though I sleep my soul crackles into life at the...

Oct 25, 20241 min read

Mea Culpa or Words Matter

( Devised from a Writing Class prompt ) He was too old for me, by years Hair sprouted from his nose and ears His teeth were yellow, his...

Oct 25, 20241 min read