Here’s the thing. Quite a lot of the other 31 day blogs are setting a theme, and some are planning out what to say when. Am I prepared to do the same? So far, no deliberate planning. A few blog ideas are emerging as I do my daily walk to school but that’s about it. …
Category archives: Writing
31 days – but no pack drill
So. Bit of back story. Where does the 31 days of writing thing come from? I regularly read a blog called Tales from a Gypsy Mama, written by Lisa-Jo Baker, based in the US. The 31 days notion appeared on her blog on Friday last week, and chimed in with a feeling I’d had about …
Aye – write
Hello again. It’s been a while. Three years, in fact. Autumn is often the time I seem to come back to blogging. The light fades, you’re inside more. I think the story telling gene kicks in at that time. No wonder there’s a storytelling festival in October – the season lends itself to if. So, …
Green shoots
Everyone likes a happy ending – or a happy beginning. It’s been a week of good news for various friends, and even if the enjoyment of that is as an onlooker, it’s still good. Darker mornings, political parties trying oneupmanship in how much they want to make public sector cuts, need for central heating that …
Write back at you
I know I’ve said before that this blogging lark is more for me than it is for you (though I hope that’s not a selfish statement). Having come home stroppy two nights in a row, part of what made the difference yesterday was sitting and writing, and having a chance to calm down. But then, …