Writers in Residence 2022
I loved the Writers in Residence 2022 competition, hosted by the Frome Writers Collective. On the morning of the competition, we all meet up and are handed an envelope. Inside...
Not Ours to Own
Our children are only lent to us. We have the opportunity to give them all the life skills and tools they need to become the very best version of themselves....
If God had a Job
Our prompt at my creative writing class with teacher Alison Clink was 'If God had a job'. This was my short story. Godfrey pushed the cleaning trolley quietly into the...
How I View (HIV)
Whether the effect is severe or mild, Remember that this is just a child, Who may have lost a father or mother; Friend; a cousin; a sister or brother. Try...
Out of the Blue
By Teresa Denton She had worked 9 hours. She walked up the steep road to her apartment. The year was 1968, the date was the 8th of August, and it...
What is Writing?
Writing is the physical act of ‘putting pen to paper’, but it is so much more. It is about your soul.
1820 Settlers
BBC Wiltshire asked the public to submit a short story about something relevant to Wiltshire. I wrote this short piece about the 1820 Settlers. This is a group of over...
Being a Writer
Being a writer means actually writing. I don’t write enough. I know I should and, of course, I want to. So, why don’t I? It’s an odd thing. I enjoy...
The Violinist – the Unexpected Beauty
From the outside, the church looked drab and uninviting. One would never consider the magnificence that lay within. As I pushed open the heavy door to the Church of...
Creative Writing: Judge, Button and Goose
Every year, during or before the Frome Festival, the Frome Writers Collective, run a brilliant creative writing event called Writers in Residence. Those who have been approved to participate, meet...
Friendship
We sat on a grubby mattress in a large room of the big house share. Except for the music downstairs vibrating through the floorboards, it was quiet. Kal took my...
Dis ons Afrikaans!
Natasha and I wrote a last-minute Afrikaans article for the 1988 school magazine of the High School for Girls, Potchefstroom, South Africa. I can picture us all in the classroom,...