Writing prompt number 10 – 15 December 2020 See previous posts for the whys and wherefores. I scratched my head a lot for this and my 15 minutes ran out pretty quickly. Still, it's the thought that counts, isn't it? Year: The wind whistled down the lane creating small eddies. Swirling leaves gathered crisp packets and bus tickets in their wake as they made their way through the alley. Dancing madly, they flew through the air before coming to rest against Laura’s prone body. L

Writing prompt number 9 - 14 December 2020 See previous blog posts for the whys and wherefores. Warmth Lily had been walking for what seemed like hours. The rain pelting down like stair rods on her back. Yet, she still plodded forward, clutching the parcel beneath her coat in a desperate attempt to keep it dry. Had she known what was going to happen before she headed off, she would never have set foot out the door. Christmas Day was just hours away and Lily had but one parce

Image of Andrea Garfield-Barkworth with a Steve Barkworth jug in the background.

Seventh writing prompt – 12 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the day courtesy of her tea Advent calendar and to write for a whole 15 minutes to see what you produce. I duly took up the challenge and am now presenting you with 5 minutes of unedited, undiluted insert epithet here in the comments. Please note: these are random musings and no facts have been verified! Seventh writing prompt – 12

Stormy* Oh yes, I’ve experienced stormy. As a kid, I grew up in Morecambe, a seaside town in Lancashire that used to have two piers. One pier was my favourite as it had a roller-skating rink at the end and me and my friends would be down there whizzing round and round to the funky sounds of “Boys, boys, boys” (that one really seems to have stuck in my mind 😊) every weekend. But that’s not what I want to write about in my storm post. Imagine a sky as black as night. An oncomi

Fifth writing prompt – 10 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the day courtesy of her tea Advent calendar and to write for a whole 15 minutes to see what you produce. I duly took up the challenge and am now presenting you with 5 minutes of unedited, undiluted insert epithet here in the comments. Please note: these are random musings and no facts have been verified! Two words for me today: grandp

Fourth writing prompt – 9 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the day courtesy of her tea Advent calendar and to write for a whole 15 minutes to see what you produce. I duly took up the challenge and am now presenting you with 15 minutes unedited, undiluted *insert epithet here*. Please note: these are random musings and no facts have been verified! Time: Funny thing is time. Sometimes it’s fluid and

Hildegard 1 (forgive me for reducing you to this if you happen to be reading) was the first Hildegard I had ever met.

Second writing prompt, 7 December The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the day courtesy of her tea Advent calendar and to write for a whole 15 minutes to see what you produce. I duly took up the challenge and am now presenting you with the second 15 minutes unedited, undiluted *insert epithet here*. Please note: these are random musings and no facts have been verified! Santa: I don’t remember Santa or Father Chri

The 15-minute writing challenge The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the day courtesy of her tea Advent calendar and to write for a whole 15 minutes to see what you produce. I duly took up the challenge and am now presenting you with 15 minutes unedited, undiluted *insert epithet here*. Please note: these are random musings and no facts have been verified! Krampus. Oh my, now that takes me back. I’ve lived in Nor