Have you ever experienced the generosity of strangers? Here's my story of a wonderful encounter during my honeymoon in Athens.

Mary skipped down the towpath blithely unaware that Death was waiting for her around the bend. The day had started sunny and bright,...

The doors of the tram opened and Fay headed straight for the back. Tucking herself behind a guy with a guitar and an old lady laden with...

The bear sat at the bottom of the stairs. Its beady eyes flashed as Emily turned on the light. Facing the door like that the bear had...

The Box Ruth headed up the stairs to the attic with Carl the Cat close at her heels. She’d promised Sally she’d look out the wedding photo a

She was 14 and knew everything. She knew where all the boys hung out. Where to go to get an illicit drag of a cigarette.

I've been taking part in another session of writing prompts, again 15 minutes and just writing straight off the cuff. The theme of this...

Perfection is something we all strive for. That outcome of which we all can be proud. But how many times does that actually happen? How...

Writing prompt number 10 – 20 January 2021 Same procedure as last year: 15 minutes of writing prompted by a teabag proffered by Jane...

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...

Writing prompt number 9 - 14 December 2020 See previous blog posts for the whys and wherefores. Warmth Lily had been walking for what...

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...

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...

Fifth writing prompt – 10 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag...

Fourth writing prompt – 9 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag...

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...

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...