There are days when my heart is heavier than others. Days when melancholia lingers around my head, like a mist, brushing its soft hands against my skin. A feeling I try to shake off but, some days it just settles right back down on my shoulders like dust falling back to Earth, after being temporarily … Continue reading Therapy

I wrote a piece for college this evening which took me outside my comfort zone. Had to do a 1000 word review profiling a Reviewer. WTF!!! I read reviews of books and films all the time but I don't pay a blind bit of notice to who writes them (how wrong is that for someone … Continue reading Learn

Sitting chillaxing and watching Mark Wahlberg do his stuff on tv. Life's simple pleasures should never be underestimated! 😃 Didn't write today but a girls gotta have a day off.  Always work to be done, even on a writing day off but, between all the chores I got plenty of smiles, laughs and giggles from … Continue reading Time…

Hello my pretties! Sorry I've been off the grid for a few days. Have been mucho busy but, in a good way. Thursday I went to college, met two inspiring writers, and got to see The Pillowman. Wow! Had been warned by our American lecturer that this was dark even for Martin McDonagh. Now, maybe … Continue reading The Rain

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” —George Orwell Weeelll, it's maybe not as dramatic as George once said but, there is some … Continue reading The Demon.

Well hello there! Said I'd pop by for a quickie...like I promised ! 538 words in the bag...yeah baby!! (I know it's teeny tiny in the bigger scheme of things but it's enough for me.) Have a nice night my sugar lumps. Hope you've enjoyed our quickie as much as I did.!!! D xx

I'm procrastinating big time today....if there was a prize for putting things off I'd be up on the winners podium with the gold medal hanging off me neck! I have done a myriad of uber-important things today...things that could not be put off until later.  I cleaned the kitchen and hoovered the house (I did … Continue reading Procrastination

Typing this one on the aul IPod so apologies in advance if it goes all wonky on me! In my leaba looking forward to tomorrow. Once upon a time (in a land far, far away) I used to hate Mondays. In fact I hated Sunday too purely because Monday came after it. I'd get that … Continue reading Monday