Saturday’s Story – The Vessel
This week my prompt was ‘The Vessel’. I wondered what I could possibly write about. It was a challenge coming up with something so I took one of my passions and created a story set...
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January 2021: Lockdown Watch List
The third lockdown has wreaked havoc with my motivation and drive to get things done. It has resulted in me binge-watching again – something I haven’t done in so long I can’t put a time...
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The Book Club: Love After Love by Alex Hourston
Love After Love is not the type of book that would typically make my reading list. Still, as it was included with January’s A Box of Stories box, I felt compelled to give it a...
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The Will of John Spooner Pagett, Gentleman of Rothley
A few years back, I came across a will for my children’s ancestor, John Spooner Pagett. I unintentionally stumbled across the will when looking for a different family. Still, I found myself heading down the...
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Saturday’s Story (on a Sunday) – Snow Day
This morning we woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland. It was the first real snowfall this winter, the first in our new home. I woke up seemingly before the rest of the world while...
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Unpicking the Untruths
Yesterday, I wrote about the struggle to find a space of my own… learning to hold space for myself is tough. I have struggled with it ever since I can remember. I seem to have...
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A Space Of My Own
There is an important truth to remember when considering why relationships that obviously do not work last long. Children complicate matters. One person within that relationship will have sacrificed far more to become a parent...
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Why Do I Write?
As a child, I wrote all the time. I would often be found with my Vtech laptop type device writing stories. I wish I knew where they were now. I would spend hours writing them. ...
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Saturday’s Story – Unrequited Love
This week’s story prompt was ‘Unrequited Love’. I’m not sure if that would be quite clear in the story but I did enjoy writing this one. I’m actually really enjoying writing more than I have...
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