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Treat everyone how you want to be treated…even when you’re low 🖤

It’s been a hard week. My creative juices have completely dried up at the hands of some careless people who choose to be unaccountable for their actions. I’m not a bitch, let’s just lay that on the table. I’ve spent my life trying to treat people with the same care, thought, love and attention thatContinue reading “Treat everyone how you want to be treated…even when you’re low 🖤”

Pain, creative pain and terrible ideas 😞

Just like my post with the Hello Kitty drawing, tonight I’ve found myself pained, desperate for sleep and unable to find a workable solution for either. So, once again, it’s now 3.39am and I could cry. Working hard to keep tears at arms length, I desperately needed a distraction, so I turned to drawing. Again.Continue reading “Pain, creative pain and terrible ideas 😞”

The Apple of her Eye

I’ve lost my creative mojo lately and felt more than a little lost. As a result, I forced myself to pad out another story I was interested in finishing. The same as a couple of my other posts, this story hasn’t been submitted anywhere, it’s just here for myself and you,, if you fancy aContinue reading “The Apple of her Eye”

Another shortlisting! And this time it’s fun 😜

Well I looked back at my written successes in this, my first year of writing for the eyes of judges and (more importantly) anyone else who fancies a short story from my brain. Truth is, although I’m so proud to have had several successes, most of them have been pretty sad and sombre stories. OftenContinue reading “Another shortlisting! And this time it’s fun 😜”

Sleepless nights and Hello Kitty

As I sit here it’s 3.56am. I’ve not slept. No, I’m not drunk. I haven’t had alcohol for years…I might even be ‘t-total’ now (is that still a thing?). No, I’m not writing all night, consumed by a flood of ideas. No, I’m not being kept awake by an unwell child or partner. I’m awakeContinue reading “Sleepless nights and Hello Kitty”

Drawings that festered part #4

Part 3 of this series caused my blood to boil at my own lack of finesse, creativity and ability to finish a job. So today I’m bringing it back with a picture that I think might have some merit. This time I’d been inspired to elaborate on a drawing I’d already created of some raindropsContinue reading “Drawings that festered part #4”

First Place 🏆. That is all.

Well November is typically a difficult month for me. Notorious for leaving me pained, sad and tired, finding it difficult to get up and get on. It started as I expected it to. The grief I experience annually still arrived, but in desperation I tried to push it away. I’ve explained in other posts theContinue reading “First Place 🏆. That is all.”

Feirg – it’s backwards

This is probably going to be my longest prose so far, but it’s been bubbling in my head for a while and I’m setting it free. This is a half and half share of fiction and reality, blended in to one story, but split in to two perspectives. I’m learning about character building in fiction,Continue reading “Feirg – it’s backwards”

Bird of paradise & finding peace

Let’s start with credit where it’s due – someone else gave me the idea to draw this beautiful and incredibly unique flower. Pictures on the internet were used as a reference – I could imagine the flower in my minds eye, but with no real detail. The Bird of Paradise can grow up to 3mContinue reading “Bird of paradise & finding peace”

Flash Fiction Shortlisted again!

I’m starting to struggle to find words that begin these posts. I am humbled, proud, happy, overwhelmed and shocked at least once month. So i’m starting this post with an apology for being repetitive. I am working on my word base and will try to improve! For now though, I am, once again, shocked andContinue reading “Flash Fiction Shortlisted again!”