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Follow your instincts

1 May 2025

One of the best things about not being tied to paid employment is flexibility. I can use my time every day whatever way I want, to do what interests me at the time. It’s brilliant. The downside is that, since I have so many options, I often end up doing none of them. The paralysis […]

Summer stories 5

14 February 2025

Strings of hot days = salad fatigue! This is the last of my summer stories this year, as we move into cooler weather.

Summer stories 4

12 January 2025

Oh, I remember those days so well.

Summer stories 3

1 January 2025

A new year, a new summer story.

Summer stories 2

24 December 2024

If only…

Summer stories 1

6 December 2024

I’ll be adding some (very) short stories here and on Instagram at irregular intervals over the summer months. I hope you enjoy them. 🌞

The stories of things

6 July 2024

If you think people collect physical objects and hold on to them solely because their looks appeal, think again. Objects hold memories of people, places and events – stories – and the objects are simply prompts for these stories. It’s no surprise that many memoir writing courses start with an exercise to write about a […]

Writing a memoir

6 June 2024

I started a memoir last year but hadn’t made a much progress until recently. Perhaps I wasn’t ready to write or maybe I hadn’t worked out what to write? It doesn’t matter. My thoughts have been slowly coming together as I grapple with my memories. It’s an emotional process, choosing the words that best recall […]

Writers’ Circle

8 December 2023

I mentioned in my November newsletter that the first meeting of a local writers’ group that I am facilitating was happening on Wednesday. I was anxious that no one would come so I was relieved when eight other writers arrived. We chatted about ourselves and what we were writing for thirty minutes and, for the […]

Evoking another time

6 October 2023

Inspired by this photo, here’s a story I wrote. Thanks for taking the time to read it. The plants were in small pots and sat in rows on a stand. There must have been about a dozen of them, blooming in the environment of the enclosed verandah. Some showed simple flowers, while others had frilly […]

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