The Sanctuary
The beginning of a sort of series called 'First Chapters.' Read the beginnings of stories old and new. The second is called "The Sanctuary."
First chapters
The beginning of a sort of series called 'First Chapters.' Read the beginnings of stories old and new. The first one is called "Mad Daughter."
I am Pharaoh
A short play based on Queen Cleopatra, the myth and legend.
Pushing forward.
Have a look at my new logo and the new format of my blog!
The white butterfly.
A short story on loss, written for a writing group a couple of years ago.
Finding my forever name.
What a long a long and winding road, it is to be a writer. First, there is the whole being creative and maintaining it conundrum. Then there is the ‘taking yourself seriously and believing in yourself’ trial. Next is the ‘trying new approaches’ phase. It goes without saying that every dream is not without it’s…
Writer’s nerves.
It has been a while since I have thought about my blog. Actually, that isn’t true. I have thought it about it quite a lot. The problem has been, what to do, what to write and honestly, if I want to. I have taken a lengthy break from this blog, to gather my thoughts. If…
The Park Bench (short story)
As promised, I have written a little short story to go with the picture of the park bench I found. I find short stories quite hard to write actually and so this was an interesting challenge. All I can say is, I hope you like it and do let me know what you think. Sheri…
I did it.
I can officially tick something off my bucket list. I have finished my story and I have sent off my manuscript to a few publishers now. I try not to think about it, but honestly I think about it constantly and I am checking my email hourly. There have been a few rejections and I…
The beauty of a park bench.
As I was walking through the park one summer’s evening with my family and puppy, something caught my eye. It was this bench. Nothing out of the ordinary right? Take a closer look. The only reason I saw it was because I had stopped for a moment with Ben to chat and the dappled evening…
