Things are the stuff of life and this week’s writing exercise uses objects as prompts. At the last session we did a reminiscence exercise where we went back to school – not always a pleasant place to return to… This … Read More
‘if you don’t mind my asking, why are you staked out on funeral street?’ we were asked as we sat outside a cafe near Père Lachaise Cemetery. The speaker, an Englishman in his early 70s, was on his way to … Read More
This week has been back to school week, for the kids and for the group I teach at Maggie’s. And for some of the youngest members of our family, it’s been their very first day at school, with all its … Read More
I am sitting in a former tram depot and I #amwriting I sit near the balcony which gives me a view of the bar below. This place is designed a bit like a Victorian music hall, in which case I … Read More