Tag Archives: Memoir

49 Days In 1988: Week 36 – Choices

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Originally posted on Hugh's Views & News:
Click here to read the first week of this feature, and follow the links at the end of each post. *** London – September 7th, 1988 Yesterday, it seems that there was quite a…

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – #Travel – An Italian Journey – Writing and Healing by Sherri Matthews

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Originally posted on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life:
Welcome to Sherri Matthews and her series of four travel posts. Sherri includes wonderful photographs in her posts and so I will give you a taste and then a…

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Real Memoir Imaginary Flash And Not Your Typical Anthology

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

When I moved house last October, I said goodbye to my Summerhouse.  That is, to the wood and nails of it.  To the little wooden house painted blue , strung with pretty bunting and lights which no longer belongs to … Continue reading →

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Sixty Seconds’ Worth Of Distance Run

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

The sun disappeared taking last year with it, and I quietly prayed that this year would be better. Eyes straight, time to press on and write.  This is THE year, right? The Summerhouse is five years old this month.  Five … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Murderous Musings: When Good Folk Turn Bad At The Rodeo By Sherri Matthews Saddle up, tighten your reins and pull on your riding boots. And while you’re about it, watch your back, because…

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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #4

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Scars By Irene Waters Welcome to Contest #4 of the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Rodeo. This competition is free to enter and carries a cash prize of $25 for first place. Winning submissions…

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Of Blogging Blues And Otters

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

Today, the view from the Summerhouse is grey and wet.   Yet I am heartened at signs of spring bulbs rising from winter’s slumber with fresh, green shoots.  Soon, the view will be awash with colour. As I work on the … Continue reading →

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London Calling

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

What is it with London this year? It beckons for several reasons, a memoir workshop being one. I promised an update on the course, but first I would like to thank so much those who have continued to ‘stick’ with … Continue reading →

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Window On A Train

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

I gaze through the train window looking for my fox, but so far, it is nowhere to be seen. I put down my book, wanting only to soak up the beauty of the English countryside as it zooms past my … Continue reading →

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Memoir Loneliness And Tony Soprano

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

Sitting with my mother in the hospital a few weeks ago, an elderly man shuffled into the small waiting room, flopped down into a chair, sighed and said, ‘Three children, eight grandchildren and I never see them…’ A nurse fast … Continue reading →

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