Tag Archives: writing

Of Blogging Blues And Otters

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

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 →

Posted in Blogging, Nature & Wildlife, Poetry | Tagged Blogging, Friendship, Japanese Poetry, Memoir, Nature & Wildlife, Photos of Otters, Sarah Potter, Spring, Tamar Otter & Wildlife Centre, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 127 Comments

In The Raw

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

As the sun slowly set on 2016, I watched from a beach on the Dorset coastline, and I thought of my dad. Today, writing my first post of a new year, I think of all that’s happened since I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Memoirs, Guest Blogs, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Champagne, Dad, Family Memoirs, Fourth Blogging Anniversary, Guest Posts, Memoir Writing, New Year, Raw Literature, thank you, writing | 135 Comments

An Italian Journey: Writing And Healing

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

September arrived and with it, any thoughts of writing vanished. My birthday; a long-awaited holiday. Both beckoned. But somewhere in the space between early spring and autumn’s first flush, everything blurred into one big smudge of I can’t face it. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Apolypoprotein A-1 Milan, Grief, Italian Journey, Italy, J W Goethe, Lake Garda, Limone, Malcesine, postaday, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 198 Comments

London Calling

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

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 →

Posted in Blogging, Memoir | Tagged London, Memoir, Memoir Workshop, thank you, The Annual Blogger's Bash 2016 & ABBA Awards, Windows 10, writing | 74 Comments

Memoir Loneliness And Tony Soprano

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

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

Posted in Memoir | Tagged City Lit, Family Life, Friendship, Human Nature, loneliness, Memoir, Memoir Workshop, NHS, Psychology, The Elderly, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, writing | 152 Comments

Blogging And The Three Year Rule

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Dear Blogger, How are you? It’s been a while since you and I had a proper talk, and this seems like the perfect time. I saw you walk around the park a few times last week; that’s good news, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Writing | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Encouragement, English Robin, Facebook, Friendship, hope, Jersey Liberation Day, Memoir, Red Fox, Three Years Blogging, writing | 196 Comments

Good Tools Clueless Werewolf

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A bad workman blames his tools, so they say. But then again, if you haven’t got the right tool for the job… When I moved back to England twelve years ago, my remaining worldly possessions crammed into an international shipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Writing Updates | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Exmoor Beast, First Draft, Humour, Left-Handed, Memoir, NaNoWriMo, Panther, Revisions, Toolkit, Writers, writing | 71 Comments

Guest Post by Author Geoff Le Pard

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Today I’m delighed to welcome to the Summerhouse the indomnitable Geoff Le Pard ~ I had the pleasure of meeting Geoff at the Blogger’s Bash in June and he is as warm, friendly and genuine – and yes, funny – … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs | Tagged Book Blog Tour, Guest Blog, Guest Post, writing, Writing Advice | 88 Comments

Serendipity And The Bunny That Nobody Wanted

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Most of you, I’m sure, have heard the joke about the horse walking into a bar and the bar tender asks: “So why the long face?” But I bet you haven’t heard this one: Three people walk into a store … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Pets, Weekly Pet Challenge, Writing | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Blogging Community, C S Lewis, cats, J R R Tolkien, Pet Rabbits, Pets, Serendipity, Weekly Pet Share, writing, Writing Community | 95 Comments

Book Review: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Mary Karr’s newly released The Art of Memoir couldn’t have arrived at a better time for me. As bestselling author of The Liar’s Club, Cherry and Lit, and teacher of the form for thirty years, I couldn’t wait to devour … Continue reading →