I wrote this after reading mashed radish, the etymology blog. I studied linguistics many years ago and am interested in etymology. While teaching English at a high school in Norfolk, one homework project I devised that really got Year 7 and 8 students going was the presentation of a word. They had to choose a […]
Tag: Blogging
My thoughts and questions about blogging.
Memories of the leaning tower of Pisa
Winding Stairs Haiku Timeworn and sculpted, Smoothed by endless soles of feet, Cool in summer’s heat
We saw these cherubs in an ornamental pond in Florence
Cherubs in a Pond Orbiting in space Gemini lit in marble Two moons face to face
For those of you who love the poetry of Leonard Cohen
I saw this on Facebook and thought it was too beautiful to not share. The second short film is the best one of ‘A Kite is a Victim’ . http://www.openculture.com/2013/07/the-poetry-of-leonard-cohen-illustrated-by-two-short-films.html
A puzzle
How have I managed to get 19 likes today when the stats show only 1 view and 1 visitor (from Mexico) to only the home page and archives? Has something gone wrong?
Update on the short story
I did what I said and read blogs. The newspaper hasn’t arrived yet so I couldn’t read that. But I did go back to some old ideas for short stories and found something that I wrote last year. It was only about 540 words long, but it was the germ of a story and I have […]
Looking for inspiration
I finished the portfolio of five poems for the 2015 Manchester Writing Competition yesterday. Now I am searching for inspiration for a short story. The brief states that it can be on any subject but must be the entrant’s own original writing, and should not have appeared in print or on a website, including blogs […]
The simple pleasures of childhood
Childhood Haiku Innocent pleasure Circles on a tricycle You were the axis
The Empire kicks back
I just had to share this article from The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2015/aug/20/star-wars-another-stormtrooper-day-off-in-pictures?CMP=fb_gu
Writing is not on hold
I am currently putting together a portfolio of three to five poems for the 2015 Manchester Writing Competition. Two poems pretty much wrote themselves yesterday morning, which is the way I often develop ideas, letting the words and phrases form spontaneously before deliberation and polishing. The third poem was one I had started quite some […]
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