Thursday 5 September, 2019
At our Writers’ Circus group the ‘chair’ rotates and the incoming ‘chair’ sets the topic
for the following monthly meeting.
The topic set was : “an unexpected encounter”.
This provided an opportunity to weave fantasy with fiction and get down snippet tales many
of my fishing, golfing and singing buddies will have heard, perhaps more than once?
The final scenario, a walk in the park on a snowy winter’s afternoon with a friend’s dog
did happen and I was in real danger, a near death experience which, I suppose, leads us to
the opening scene.
Thursday 5 September, 2019
This snippet comes from a Ten Minute Challenge at our Writers’ Circus group.
The topic chosen was : “describe heaven”.
Margaret and I had recently been to the cinema to see the much acclaimed film “Yesterday”.
If you like Beatles music, you should see it, good clean fun and poignant too!
Try this link in your browser: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film)
As regulars may know I am in several choirs. I love singing.
And Golf!
Pity I’m proficient at neither!
Read on, please.
Thursday 5 September, 2019
This is a tale from a recent encounter with our grandsons, Ethan (nearly 6) and Drew,
(newly 4).
I hope most parents and grandparents will recognise the atmosphere small children
create as they learn the ways of adults.
Wednesday 4 September, 2019
This weird tale was spawned by a Writers’ Circus challenge.
One of us, who shall remain nameless, once told us she liked spooky, psychological
intrigues, even though they scare her.
Buckle in, this one is as strange as they come, at least from me.
Tuesday 23 July, 2019
This is a piece for the Writers’ Circus on the theme, “Dinner”.
It is largely dialogue driven and I fear Jeanie Devine’s contributions may be hard for some to decipher.
Sorry.
Otherwise, be assured, it has a nice happy ending.
Thursday 16 May, 2019
This is a lighthearted tale about an group of friends who are members of the Brillo Investment Club.
The piece was written in response to a Writers’ Circus challenge, “it’s only a suggestion”.
The Birllo Club is in the doldrums and Mrs Slyvi Newlands decides its time for a shake-up.
Sunday 12 May, 2019
This is a spoof piece which was written in response to a Writers’ Circus challenge on the theme ‘That’s not going to work,’ she said bossily.
It came in a rush, more or less writing itself.
No, I have no direct experience of Am Dram but I do enjoy watching.
Go on, dive into the world of the amateur actor.
Thursday 31 January, 2019
At our Writers’ Circus group we were given the topic for January 2019 of “a new beginning”.
As often happens, after a period of cogitation, with time pressing, I began to type with no clear idea of where I was heading.
This story came almost completely as a block of words, as if it had been lurking in my mind for years. And no, it is not autobiographical.
In its first version as submitted to the group, it was clunky and one-sided, written dispassionately, as if the narrator and observer were two different people. Then Kareth my inspirational, long-suffering editor and friend, encouraged me to ‘go for it!’, supplying insights and corrections from a female perspective.
I hope you will not find it too explicit.
Wednesday 19 December, 2018
This is a story is a flight of fancy set around thirty years from now.
I thought I had posted it to www.thebuzzinbee.co.uk last December but when I checked, it was absent. Regular readers will recall the website suffered a major glitch when our web hosting service ‘disappeared’ overnight, lost without trace.
So, you may have read Festimas 2057 before but if you have, dive in, refresh your brain cell and enjoy the music references all over again.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Wednesday 5 December, 2018
This is a little Christmas tale for boys and girls of all ages.
It was written for Ethan (5) and Drew (3) who are busy making lists to send to Santa.
The story was prompted by a Writer’s Circus challenge “One Upon a Time”.
This version is revised to include more information about Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs.