Returning from a very happy playdate this afternoon, I come in and remove my shoes. There is something extra on the bottom of my sock – I can feel it as I move through the house. On closer inspection, it’s a Mr Men sticker. And I smile, because being a parent is often about the …
Author archives: alison
3 Oct: What if…
Another writing prompt for today. What if…starts me into a nonsensical spiral. What if the worlds of Dr Seuss are real? What if the first of Octember will really come? And what if any of the wonderful dreams of children’s books can come true? I think this is where I go when I hear what …
31 days: S is for soya chunks
There are found items – and then there are found items. I guess it depends on how much hunting you put in to find them – and how much you are surprised by what you find. I have a very small kitchen. I like it a lot – you can stir something on one work surface …
31 days: P is for postcard
I mentioned the poetry postcard yesterday: so it really had to start the series off. This is the postcard I picked up. I loved the title: The Travel Guide to the Country of Your Birth. Some day, if I’m feeling brave, I may write my own story to that title. Although the poem itself does focus …
2 Oct: Today
Here’s the prompt for the extra writing group I mentioned. 5 minutes on ‘today’: Today is the middle of the week. Wednesday is often a good mood day for me – made it this far in the week. Today was grey all day, however. ALL day. With that looming, hovering greyness that promises rain but …