Jilly Henderson-Long – Pen To Print

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Mindset – Bustin’ Out

10 June 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to June’s Thoughtful Tuesday. It’s an exciting time to be talking about ‘Mindset’ and not just because it’s June. One of my favourite musicals is Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein. There’s a bright, mood-lifting song in it which is really appropriate here. The song tells us about the ...

Showcase: Reputation: Rise Of The Serpent + What Would Woolf Do? + Influential Female Writers + Antoine’s Escape

26 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again. It’s Jilly and I’m back with the last Showcase page for March. What a journey of discovery it has been, presenting so many amazing poems and stories this past few weeks by so many fabulous poets and authors! Not only have I been faced with so much talent, ...

Showcase: The Special Child + Perceptions Parts 1-6 + Have I Got ADHD, Mummy?

19 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, Jilly here. I'm very honoured to have the opportunity to highlight Neurodivergent Week (17 – 23 March) in today’s Showcase, which aims to help address the issues of conditions such as autism, dyslexia, later-life brain injury and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), among others. It's also the chance to celebrate the ...

Showcase: The Engine Of My Mind + Mountains That Empower

12 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again and thank you for joining me – Jilly – as we acknowledge International Women’s Day 2025, with my second Showcase of the month. It's so important women are celebrated in this way because we all have a great deal to offer. What’s the old saying? Behind every successful ...

Showcase: Lessons From Nature + Mirror + On The Last Night Late

05 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hi, I’m Jilly and I’ve had an amazing time since I joined the Pen to Print and Write On! team last year. It's quite incredible that, one year on, I'm here again in March to present another set of Showcase pages. So hello and welcome! Back in 2007, I had my ...

Monday Moments: Generational Divides And Differences

03 March 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Our theme this month is still ‘Misunderstandings’, and there’s plenty more to explore. With Mother’s Day in the UK happening at the end of the month, I’ve been thinking about misunderstandings across the generations; what we might call ‘generational divides.’ I think it’s hard not to see similarities ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstandings

14 January 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for January 2025. For many people, a New Year means new beginnings. That’s certainly the case for us as we embark on our new theme: ‘Misunderstandings’. I have some lovely pieces to share with you relating to that theme. You may know that ...

Monday Moments: Seeing Things Differently

02 December 2024 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Our theme this month, which also happens to be the last month of 2024, continues to be ‘Difference’. As December rolls around, I start to reflect on the year that’s passed and think about what I might want for the year ahead. Admittedly, I find that the end ...

Monday Moments: Building Bridges Through Storytelling

07 October 2024 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, which is ‘Difference.’ We’re stepping into a different season here in the UK, with the past few weeks feeling noticeably more autumnal, so it’s a timely topic to touch on. But for my page this month, I wanted ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Place And Memory

10 September 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen In my previous pages looking at our theme of Change, I've featured writing about memory, faces and places and forgetting. For today's page, I've asked people to send something about place and memory. I’d like to start with a rather sentimental poem of my own, which examines the emotions ...

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