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Write On! Features: Surviving Winter Creatively by the Write On! Team

17 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss At a recent online meeting, the Write On! team were discussing how heavy the winter days can feel and the ways in which this time of year weighs down our creativity. As writers, poets, artists and creators we all have different methods to look after ourselves and ...

Showcase: Meanings + Annoying List + Shot! + A Woman’s Voice, A Woman’s Words + Just To Say Thank You

31 May 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Amelia Cave As May draws to a close, the pieces I’ve selected for this month’s final Showcase emphasise voices in all forms: from the voices we hear aloud to those within ourselves. The first piece I would like to present is by Julie Dexter. Meanings Ink on fresh paper, flowing from the pen's nib ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Contradictions In Poetry

11 April 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for April. It’s National Poetry Month and I’m sure you’ll know, by now, that poetry is one of my loves. So, I’ll be sharing some lovely poems (along with prose) on my page today. We’re still looking at the world of contradictions here ...

Showcase: The Beauty Of The Human Mind + Spring + A Matter Of Time + IHTDR Chapter 1 Grammar-Leed

29 March 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Palak Tewary Dear Readers, Today is my last Showcase and as March ends, we stand at the verge of spring. The days are lighter and brighter, bringing a cheer to our hearts, yet the chill and rain make it confusing… is spring here or not? In this time, there are contrary themes ...

Showcase: Less Is Often More + An Old Man + Suitcase + Summer Heat

22 March 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Palak Tewary Dear Readers, Contradictions add spice and flavour to our life, our experiences, and our understanding. Two things being opposites doesn’t necessarily mean that one is correct and the other wrong, and in this lies the absurdity of life. Often, while I've been reading a piece to bring to you, I've ...

Write On! Features: Re-Evaluating Our Creativity by the Write On! Team

30 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buss As the end of 2022 draws nigh, our thoughts turn to the things we have achieved in the past year as well as the things we didn't, which in turn fuels our plans for the year about to begin. A cyclical process that many of us are extremely ...

Showcase: Snowed In + The Last Train Home + Dreams Have Jurisdictions Only Over Ourselves

28 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to my final creative writing Showcase this December. I'd like to begin with this artwork, Dark Fantastic Sunworship, by Simon Pemberton. (c) Simon Pemberton, 2022 You can connect with Simon at his website: simonpemberton.com and follow him on Twitter: @pemberton_simon and Instagram: @pemberton.simon ***** In this startling short story, a warning reminder to collect ...

Showcase: My Mother’s Sherry Trifle + Christmas At Home

21 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to my third December Showcase, and may I wish you all warm winter Season's Greetings! This week, preparations for all sorts of Christmas menus – family ones, charitable, as well as restaurants – will be well underway. So what could be better than a recipe for a delicious ...

Showcase: Snow + A Thought On Houses, Homes And Corners + Away From Home + Flash Fiction

14 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to our second Showcase of December, continuing with our theme of Home. I hope everyone is endeavouring to keep warm now that the weather has turned decidedly chilly! (c) Rhyv Cota, 2020 Let's begin with a beautifully written, seasonal poem by Deputy Editor, Claire Buss. Snow The frozen flakes of water ...

Showcase: A Philosophy Of Home + Home + Calm And Chaos + Home Again + How Lucky We Are + At Home

07 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to the first of four December Showcases. I'm delighted to be the editor for this month, which will see us navigate the shorter days and begin the festive and winter solstice period. Continuing with the theme of Home, I’d like to open with a piece by a ...

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