Inspiration point (IP)
We've had a few pieces recently on the theme of memory, looking back, and reflecting on times past. It's a rich source of material, and the variety of the writing, both fiction and fact, has been one of the joys. So this week's IP is 'looking back'. Fact, fiction, comedy, tragedy, and all points in between - I look forward to seeing the results!
Inspiration point
I Can Stop When I Want To
A train ride. I am moving in parallel lines. I am half-cut, face-pressed-against-the-glass glad to get out of here. The familiar sights fade, and I...
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Living with Post-Natal Exhaustion
I retrieve the baby wipes from the fridge and the pleasantly chilled bag of spuds from the chest freezer. We’re too tired to work out who is to blame any more.
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Scribbles From the End: Apocalypse Love
The government is coming back today. Their great black bulldogs are coming, Trundling into our grey city And turning its ashy bones to splinters...
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No Angels
It was raining. Standing at the open French windows, a redolent wind blew a strand of hair across her cheek, and for a second she fancied there was a certain hint of Byzance in the air– Julie’s late sister’s signature perfume.
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Belgium
COMING ROUND THE LAST BEND ON THE A2, I get full view of Eastern Docks. The clock on the dash says, 11.21. The sun’s out and the English Channel...
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