Words Worth Writing

After the campervan failed its MOT, the poet asked if we could go away for the weekend while it was still legal. He had a fancy for the seaside and…

It’s publication day today for my SHORT STORY The Ace of Swords, Short Tarot Tale #3.  This story is Fal’s backstory, the policeman in the Stevie Beck/Horvale cosy mysteries.  The…

It’s Friday today and I think I may finally be up to date. Yay! Saying that, yesterday does seem to have disappeared down a dark hole. The day started okayish….

Well, it’s Thursday already, and I’m only just catching up on this week. At least it is this week, though, and not last week still. The weekend Monkey Dust had…

I’m way behind on the blog posts at the moment. I’ll try and keep them short and sweet so that I can catch up a bit. Last Tuesday By the…

Well, the weekly blog posts went a bit awry a bit quick there. I did notice in time to change the publication date of the bookazine, so that I could…

It’s publication day today for my VERY SHORT STORY The Battle of Stubbins Bridge, Wordsworth Flash Fiction #15.  In 2023, I started a writing challenge. The challenge was to write…

Well, how are we *here* already? I feel as though I’ve finally settled on a workable schedule. One that will ensure jobs get finished and not simply moved along every…

I had a fair bit to do in July, and I was pretty much keeping on top of everything. Then Covid came along and wiped us both out for a…

It’s publication day today for my BOOKAZINE Words Worth Reading: Issue Four.  I’m so happy I managed to get the July issue out while it was still July.  In this…

We had a Very Busy weekend. Saturday On Saturday, we took our Covid tests, and once we had the go ahead, we went out and did the shopping, via the…

And here we are already, in the last few days of July. I have a calendar on the wall over my desk. It’s a Christmas gift every year from the…

Slow start to the day yesterday. We’re both still really struggling with Covid, and neither of us is definitely clear of it yet. We both think we can do something,…

With the poet testing positive for Covid on Thursday evening, first job Friday morning was moving a couple of dental appointments around. I was supposed to be in yesterday afternoon…

It’s publication day today for my SHORT STORY Elvis is Missing, Wordsworth Short #39.  I first wrote Elvis is Missing as an assignment for a WMG workshop. We were asked…

Everything was going really well. I was getting through my work and I wasn’t feeling stressed. Nothing was left waiting. I was managing to shift it all. Yesterday, the day…

We had a very late night on Tuesday, for some reason, which resulted in us both struggling to get up on Wednesday. We had to drag ourselves out of bed,…

The day started well again yesterday. Especially when we woke to see it had rained. Yay! I began the work day with revisiting the diary again and lumping jobs all…

I think we’ll start with some good news today. Well, good news for me at least. We got back from Stratford a week ago on Saturday. Between then and yesterday,…

Honestly, blink and you miss it these days. While Friday does seem a long time ago, I seem to have completely missed the weekend… I had a lot to do…

And just like that…it’s Friday again! Crikey. I feel as though I’ve wasted an entire week, but actually, I should stop beating myself up. I spent several days working on…

First job Wednesday morning, after feeding the dog and the birds, was Week 3 of the 50 crime mystery prompts workshop. This is the final workshop in this course. I…

Before I went into hospital back at the beginning of March, I’d lost 8lb on the 16:8 ‘diet’. When I came out of hospital, I had to take it easy…

After a lovely break in Stratford last week, yesterday was back to normal, apart from having grand-doggy #1 with us to get us up on time. We were both exhausted…