This year I am writing a novel but today I am taking a little break. What do you call a story about a broken pencil?Pointless. – Whee Winn’s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) Where do pencils go for vacation?Pencil-Vania. (Whee Winn’s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) A hungry lion roamed through… Continue reading Stopping for a quick break
This year I am writing a novel! Today’s post is inspired by a chapter in Terry Brooks book Lessons from a Writing Life: Sometimes the Magic Works. The chapter is called “Influences” and it got me thinking about my progression to writing. For me reading and writing go hand in hand. I love them both.… Continue reading Why Write?
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading Z – Zappy
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading Y – Yak
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading X – X-Factor
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading W – Wordsmith
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading V – A to Z Blog Challenge 2021
This post was created in response to CadyLuckLeedy’s “Life in Colour: Pinkier” challenge. “‘Rabbit’s clever,’ said Pooh thoughtfully.‘Yes,’ said Piglet, ‘Rabbit’s clever.’‘And he has Brain.’‘Yes,’ said Piglet, ‘Rabbit has Brain.’There was a long silence.‘I suppose,’ said Pooh, ‘that that’s why he never understands anything.‘” – Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne Pink was never a… Continue reading “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” – Eeyore
The stream rising from my mug this morning carries whispers of the future. I can see the images form briefly before dissipating into the air. I see myself, a few years older, sitting at the kitchen table with one and sometimes both of my boys. They are first teens and then men. Nestled in the… Continue reading Coffee and Comfort
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading U – Utterance
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 