Here's a short story I wrote last night. I remember running down the lane behind her house. After the rain, when the potholes were filled with water. Flecks of mud stuck to our legs and dried that way. I flicked them off in the bathtub before Dad got home; he had always been kind and… Continue reading Wendy / Short Story
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Poems and Squids
It feels difficult to get back into blogging, partly because that strange time between Christmas and New Year is over and I've forgotten what routine is. Also because in the past few days I've been submitting more writing to online journals, etc., so blogging hasn't been my priority. As I wrote in this post, this… Continue reading Poems and Squids
Nanna / Poem
My Nanna died last week, and I don't know if that's a strange thing to put online or not, but here we are. I wrote a poem (at one in the morning when I couldn't sleep) about her which will be read at her funeral. She hands me the plate Even though I have already… Continue reading Nanna / Poem
Writing in the New Year
While NaNoWriMo has me excited for writing my novel, I’ve also been getting back into poetry. I do write small poems frequently but lately I’ve been more motivated to write ones that are longer, more thought out, and not only consisting of simple rhymes. I want to write rhythms that aren’t necessarily expected or easy… Continue reading Writing in the New Year
History / Poem
We may not have all had the same demands, But history is held in all our hands. Voiced or not, Choice or not, We all have something to mend. Sarah xx
Sharing (your writing) is Caring
I’ve finished tidying up my novel word document, and while it feels good to have everything in order and everything usable, I deleted so many words that my word count is now about 30,000 words instead of the 50,000 I wrote during NaNoWriMo. This is necessary for the story I’m writing now, and I have… Continue reading Sharing (your writing) is Caring
Recap / NaNoWriMo 2019
If you’re not sure what NaNoWriMo is, I explain it in this post. This year’s National Novel Writing Month has been a refreshing experience for me. Outside of blogging I haven’t spent large chunks of time dedicated to creative writing for a few months, other than university. Regardless of word count, the discipline of writing… Continue reading Recap / NaNoWriMo 2019
