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Jun 16, 20202 min read
Playing Poohsticks
By Cathy Eden Among the great children’s writers who introduced me to fiction and made me fall in love with reading are Edith Nesbit,...
Mar 9, 20204 min read
A most mysterious thing
Strange things sometimes happen at the writers’ groups. Here’s one of them ... A basket has magically appeared in my living room. Please,...
Dec 15, 20194 min read
Writers' groups weekly update: romance in the air
There are romance writers, and then there are people who can write about romance, which is not necessarily the same thing. Belinda...
Oct 10, 20191 min read
Writers’ groups weekly update: a tribute
This week I’d like to pay tribute to Nicky Handfield, a brave, positive woman who was already very ill with cancer when she came to do a...
Oct 3, 20192 min read
Writers’ groups weekly update: productivity and passion
Several members of the writers’ groups do well under pressure. Calene Kruger (she of the knitted mittens) can cut things particularly...
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Writers' groups: the next generation
It’s a joy to me that my grandsons love books. Daniel, nearly 12, reads voraciously; James, 10, has a growing appetite and Michael, 6,...
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Writers' groups: the discipline to write
Much of what a writer produces never reaches an audience, but we keep working anyway. One of the great benefits of writers’ groups is...
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Writers' groups: a weekly update
The writers who meet in my home each month are a constant source of inspiration and delight. There are novelists and columnists, a poet...
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Becoming a writer
By Carol Poolton Stepping across the threshold of the homely Victorian cottage, we are enveloped by an atmosphere of peace and...
Aug 11, 20194 min read
Kindness
John O’Donohue, who writes with such wisdom about the human condition, says: “There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it...
May 20, 20192 min read
Snapshots of a life
My first magazine article, published 30 years ago, has a picture of me, the wannabe writer. There I stand: a young, suburban mother of...
May 20, 20192 min read
Pushing my buttons
An email arrived the other day, offering me access to three short presentations by a well-known teacher. Sign up and enjoy this FREE...
Mar 14, 20192 min read
Learning to Speak
By Calene Kruger When I had my first child I yearned for her to speak. “Say mama,” I’d prompt. “Say dada if you have to, but speak!” Then...
Feb 12, 20191 min read
The coffee shop
By Marc Rogatschnig It is a gathering place of sorts. People striding in, queuing, scanning the tables for familiar faces, reaching for...
Jan 20, 20192 min read
The cat-friendly dog
By Carol Dreyer I opened my eyes; it was Sunday – bliss! A mug of tea and a croissant in bed is the perfect slow start to the day, but...
Jan 16, 20193 min read
Morning
By Charles Sloan 5.45: Walking the dogs. Dew on the grass makes it glitter. Mist drifts slowly up the side of the hill across the...
Dec 8, 20181 min read
The Rock Generation
By Cathy Eden At 8.30 on this perfect morning, low tide offers a shining expanse of sand as a mirror to the mountain. There’s no sign of...
Nov 2, 20183 min read
Suitcase
By Andrew Turner Granny Mary and Grandpa John were our own glam slam edge of the family. Grandpa Charles, Granny Mary’s first husband,...
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Where does the time go?
By Cathy Eden Every year I go to great lengths to plan a daily programme; one that includes household chores, meditation, exercise, time...
Oct 12, 20184 min read
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