Walk With Me
or bike or horse ride – with me along this delightful island of Jersey(c) Sherri Matthews 2015
This Is Lockdown
The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I
Congress of Rough Writers Awards
Lady By The River: Stories of Perseverance
Heart Whispers: A Poetry Anthology
Slices of Life: An Anthology of True Stories
The Lighthouse Award
Wonderful You!
Category Archives: Childhood Memories
Thoughts Behind A Silhouette
The word ‘silhouette’ is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as: ‘The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background.’ This week, we’re asked to post a photograph showing a silhouette for … Continue reading
Holiday Reading, Ghosts And The Norfolk Broads
Holiday reading. What beats a book crammed full of twists and turn, thrills and spills to keep us occupied while lazing on the beach or reclining on a deck chair by the side of a pool somewhere hot and Mediterranean? … Continue reading
Bite Size Memoir: Mum’s 10 out of 10
What is my 10 out of 10? I ask this question because this is what Lisa has asked of us this week for her Bite Size Memoir challenge. In celebration of her tenth ‘bite’ prompt (somehow I’ve manage eight of … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Childhood Memories
Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Childhood memories, Children, College, Computers, Education, Family Life, Kindergarten, laughter, Memoir, mothers, School
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Bite-Size Memoir: Cycling and Sherlock Holmes
When Lisa set her cycling prompt for this week’s Bite Size Memoir challenge, the first thoughts that came to mind were not so much the riding on but the falling off a bicycle. My first bike was for my seventh … Continue reading
The Prisoner’s Daughter
Holistic Wayfarer (she of her community-inspiring site ‘A Holistic Journey’) very kindly invited me to take part in her ‘Belonging’ series. This week will see daily posts from other bloggers sharing their story and today I’ve shared some of my … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Childhood Memories, Family Life
Tagged Alcoholism, Childhood memories, crime, Family Life, fathers, hope, Musings, prison, Prisoner
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Bite Size Memoir Number 7: Childhood Illness
Where has the week gone? I can’t believe that it’s already time again to turn in my entry for Lisa’s Bite Size Memoir challenge, the theme of which this week is ‘Childhood Illness’. As soon as I saw this prompt, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Childhood memories, Childhool Illness, Hospital, Memoir, Operation, Tonsils
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Bite Size Memoir Number 5: Camping
The biggest challenge for me with Lisa’s ‘Camping’ prompt for this week’s Bite Size Memoir is how to cram in all I could write about it using just 150 words! Still, what I love about these challenges is that they … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story Of A Winning Smile
The Weekly Photo Challenge this week is ‘Split-Second Story’ in which Shane asks us to: ‘…capture an image that tells a full story in a single frame.’ We’re asked to put our National Geographic hats on and become a documentary … Continue reading
Bite Size Memoir Number 4: Sports Day
Thank you so much everyone for your lovely responses to my first bite size memoir post last week, you really encouraged me! So, carrying on, here is my next 150 word memoir written up for Lisa’s ‘Sports Day‘ prompt for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Childhood memories, Competition, divorce, Memoir, Running, Sport's Day
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Bite Size Memoir Number 3: Magic and Fairy Tales
I came across Lisa’s site, Lisa Reiter – Sharing the Story while reading Irene’s recent ‘Bite Size Memoir‘ posts. I intended to ‘join in’ at the beginning but here we are, week three, although just making it before the deadline … Continue reading
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Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Childhood memories, English Woods, Fairies, Magic, Memoir, Pixies
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A View From My Summerhouse 