The kitchen window overlooks the neighbour’s wall. Our wall. But it was built and paid for by HIM and in… Read more Washing Dishes

The kitchen window overlooks the neighbour’s wall. Our wall. But it was built and paid for by HIM and in… Read more Washing Dishes
The winter they had been married for twenty years the pipes burst. It was a cold winter. Snow drifts obscured… Read more The Week After He Fixed the Dripping Tap
The other story the villagers liked to tell was the one where Mr Salomon brought a golf club to the… Read more The New Year’s Eve Party
It is this again, legs and body screaming ready to give up because it too hard and my belly feels… Read more Wilderness Walk at Towerland, Langeberg Mountains
The Do Not Disturb sign has been on the door for two days. The front desk says the man hasn’t… Read more The Hotel Manager
He tried to say something at the start of the meal but every time he opened his mouth she slid… Read more He Should Have Said Something
Gale force winds. Slanted rain. Flooding expected. The door is closed. The coffee shop full. The hiss from the coffee… Read more Early Morning Coffee Shop
Over the past fifty-two days I haven’t been writing much…but this week a poetry course I signed up for, before… Read more Poetry Readings in Lockdown
Why it is important to teach creative writing? I view creative writing as a craft with techniques that can be… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – Helen Brain
Why is it important to teach creative writing? I’m not totally convinced you can teach it. You can teach processes,… Read more Why teaching creative writing matters – J.S. Watts