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Tag Archives: inspiration
Two Years, Two Hundred Posts
The strangest fact about Blogging is that no one, or very few people, starts a Blog to read anyone else’s. That’s just a by-product of the process. I came to Blogging because I woke in the middle of the night … Continue reading
Posted in blog, community, creative writing, Relationships, writing
Tagged blogging, inspiration, life, reflections, relationships, writing
42 Comments
Tea and Biscuits
I knew a lady , old and proud. Money was in short supply but from her dress and demeanor that would never show. She never complained . She had little but her privacy and guarded it closely. What her life … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, creative writing, Fiction, old age, Relationships, writing
Tagged character, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, relationships, writing
32 Comments
Desperate Circumstances
Professor Monkton, who graduated from a college created by his own imagination, wrung his hands as he looked at his bank statement. Hardly enough for a light luncheon at the local refuse tip. Everything now hung on his latest invention. A jam … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, Fiction, humour, skils, writing
Tagged character, confidence, environment, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, self-esteem, talents, work
24 Comments
Gentle Incompetence
Recently I have been paying more attention to my writing career. Sorry, I’ve got a bit carried away there. What I meant to say was,” I’ve been paying a bit more attention to my desire to have a writing career”. … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, employment, Fiction, humour, Life, skils, Talent, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged character, confidence, environment, inspiration, life, musing, musings, Panic, reflections, self-esteem, talents, work
34 Comments
Life in the Zoo
Here I am, A Lion in the Zoo. All meals ready packed. Adventure no longer on the table . Those primal days, running on uncertain ground are now a story board, caught on a poster laid out before my cage. Needs are catered for … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, Environment, Life, life2, writing
Tagged character, environment, faith, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, values
16 Comments
Living the Nightmare
Let us hope that you do not know the feeling when you are looking at the damage caused by the bathroom ceiling falling down onto your living room floor, together with a cascade of water from the burst pipe which … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, Fiction, Life, life2, Uncategorized
Tagged character, confidence, conflict, environment, inspiration, musing, musings, reflections, relationships
28 Comments
Drifting Into Adulthood
I grew up in a slightly odd childhood, one of the younger of six siblings, and sometime after my mother had exhausted all sense of wonder at the birth of a new child. Dealing efficiently with the demands of a … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, community, employment, Environment, Life, Relationships, Talent, Uncategorized
Tagged character, childhood, confidence, environment, inspiration, life, musing, reflections, relationships
26 Comments
A Curious Ambition
“So you want to be an artist”, my father had said.,” or at least an entertainer”. What’s the difference” I replied.” An entertainer helps people forget, but an artist wants to remind people of the truth: of where they are. … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, employment, faith, Life, life2, Talent, writing
Tagged character, childhood, confidence, environment, faith, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, talents
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Inconvenient Truths
Recently in the UK, a man died. He was in his eighties and revered as a celebrity who “gave something back” through his “tireless” work for disadvantaged and sick children. He was often to be seen in his Rolls Royce … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, Environment, faith, Life, life2
Tagged character, environment, faith, family, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, values
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