2018 has been a good year. Well I think it has, but with that good fortune has come the lowlights too, the ones where you continually question yourself, your motives and your abilities. First of all, I finished a manuscript I was confident to show the world. After two rejections and 3 non-answers and a …
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National Novel Writing month wrap up
So another year over and yes, I managed another 50k in 30 days! I have a brand new manuscript in very rough draft form ready and waiting for editing! In addition to my completing Nano I was picked as the recipient for the '30 covers in 30 days' program run through the official site! The …
Book review – A helmet for my pillow, Robert Leckie
I read and enjoy a wide range of fiction but rarely nonfiction and was recently compelled to read a war memoir, something I haven't really read much of - here is my review from Goodreads. Years ago, a family friend told my parents that I would not like a certain movie because it was a …
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The indecent flower
The glossy layered curves fold gentle around into a cuplike shape. The main colour is vibrant and dramatic and transitions into a flamboyant golden colour hue at the edge in stark contrast with the main. It dazzles the eyes if you look too long. Inside the cup, the soft folds reveal ominous, yet velvety, filaments …
Day 8 prompt: The curtain of grapes
The carpet of green grass rolled down through the rows of vines and down to the bottom of the paddock. Joseph ambled down the gentle slope to the fence line then began a gentle stroll back up to the homestead. The smell of ripening fruit hit his nose as he hit the top of the …
A life in pictures and in words of love
My Dearest Pa, There’s this picture of you from when you were a boy sitting in a small go-cart surrounded by three of your sisters. You don’t look happy. Surly is the best description I have for it, but it makes me laugh when I think what might have been going through your mind at …
Day 7 Prompt: the magpie and the cockroach
Sleek and quiet, the black and white of the magpie blends into the shadows of dusk. One last meal is all it’s after, before the sun sets and only streetlights illuminate the grey asphalt of the road. Focussed and alert the magpie observes the sleek antennae of the cockroach glimmer in the last rays of …
Day 6 prompt: nightflight to Venus
Eva dug her elbow into her companion’s rib cage. James, shaken from slumber barely stirred and Eva rubbed her elbow in annoyance. “How can you possibly sleep? We’re supposed to be on a romantic flight to see Venus.” He yawned and stretched, stroked her hair and her bare shoulder before laying a kiss on her …
Day 5 Prompt: Sage, pepper, lemon
Sage, pepper, lemon. Isn’t it heaven, to be here with you now. By the fire we sit and lick our fingers. Sage, pepper, lemon. Isn’t it heaven, to cuddle with you so. By the fire we sit, nuzzle and kiss. Sage, pepper, lemon. Isn’t it heaven, to taste you on my lips, under a blanket …
Day 4 prompt: A sound, a smell
The bell rings for the second time. Fashionably late in unfashionable clothes. He sidles close and I can smell him, earthy and fresh. His formal attire sits well on him, far better than I thought it would. You can see his figure, stout but not fat, poised and surprisingly handsome. His posture is almost perfect …
Nancy Cunningham 