December 2021 – Page 2

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Writing With Wonder – A Child’s Magical View

14 December 2021 Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to December’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. December always brings a lot of different emotions and elements. It’s really winter now and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, in many, many ways! For my page toda,y I’m continuing to look at the world through a child’s eyes and Christmas ...

Write On! Interviews: Author David Donachie

12 December 2021 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author David Donachie. David was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He was educated poorly at a Catholic Selective School, where he excelled in only three subjects: history, geography and truancy. He left school to work on a five-year apprenticeship in his father’s painting and decorating business, but left ...

Friday Features: What Inspires Me To Write by Mirabel Lavelle

10 December 2021 News, WriteOn Features

I am a young grandma, a teacher and the eldest daughter of a typical Maltese family. When I turned 20, I married my Sunderland sweetheart and emigrated to the North of England. It was November. I had to re-root in a very different environment to that of the traditional Mediterranean ...

Showcase: Poems Are Nice + The Signalman + A Caterer’s Guide To Holidays And Homicide

08 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. I know a lot of people are only just beginning to feel a bit of the Christmas Spirit we need at this time of year. So I’m opening today’s Showcase page with a fabulous ...

Monday Moments: Spreading Christmas Cheer

06 December 2021 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King The final month of 2021 rolls in and people seem to be needing Christmas more than ever. Is it just me, or have stores been selling Christmas items, and have friends put up their decorations, earlier this year? Perhaps more than any other UK holiday, Christmas is ...

Write On! Interviews: Writer Ehinaaya Destiny

05 December 2021 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews writer Ehinaaya Destiny. Ehinaaya currently lives in London. His passion for writing stemmed from heartbreak. Within that drowning pain, self-love was found. Writing poetry and short stories is what keeps his passion for writing thoroughly fed. WO: How would you describe your writing to someone new to it? ED: Relatable, ...

Friday Features: As A Writer Of Our Times by Charis Odoki

03 December 2021 News, WriteOn Features

I would like to begin by proposing an approach to the end of the world. As writers, poets, authors, creators, artists, we need to prepare. Our world – not to be dramatic – is dying. It is churning at the stomach and the bile is coming out in waves that the news ...

Showcase: Saying Goodbye + The Approach To Salisbury + Tired

01 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. It’s really exciting to be editing the December Showcase pages. December can be a time of joy and delight especially in the run-up to Christmas, often evoking memories of past Christmases and our younger ...

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