Monthly Archives: March 2016

Fiza Pathan Interviews Judith Barrow

Reblogged from Fiza Pathan’s insaneowl… and interview with Judith Barrow. “There was one English teacher who taught me in my teens, a man called Leslie Ellenore, who always said that, one day, he would be reading my books. He left … Continue reading

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Celandine

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WHY DID THE SHEEP CROSS THE ROAD? by Marilyn Armstrong

Reblogged from Serendipity WHY DID THE SHEEP CROSS THE ROAD? A writing prompt from Sue Vincent. Why does anything — or anyone — cross a road? “To get to the other side.” But. What was so important that it goaded a vulnerable sheep to … Continue reading

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Little Bo Peep – The Sheep’s View! 

The first response to the photo prompt is from Ritu…

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The written word and why it matters.

There was a recent change in the curriculum in the US, when the decision was taken to no longer teach  cursive script in school. All the arguments about the differences between the physical movements involved in typing or printing in … Continue reading

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Find Us A Place by BART Station Bard

Do we really need four walls? Reblogged from BART Station Bard Do Druids need a community center? This question comes up fairly often. I’ve definitely thought of it myself. There’s an empty church nestled next to the largest trees in … Continue reading

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Invitation

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Why did the sheep cross the road? – Writing prompt.

K.L. Caley from new2writing asked when the next photo prompt would be… I hadn’t thought to make it a regular feature, but thought that when I happened to stumble across a photo that tickled my fancy, I might put it … Continue reading

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Beyond the door – writing prompt round up

The door opens slowly on its rusty hinges, as if the hand that propels it is afraid of what it might find. The village street is bathed in silence and the long shadows of sunrise. A patch of motion slips … Continue reading

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Tips for writing clear dialogue by Connie Jasperson

Practical punctuation, reblogged from Connie Jasperson at Life in the Realm of Fantasy Dialogue can be tricky. Often, in our rush to get the ideas on paper, we have left off quotes, misplaced punctuation, and written interrupted dialogue with inconsistency. … Continue reading

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