poetry – Pen To Print

Showcase: Am I Enough? + An Ideal Date + Twelve Days Of Christmas And The Difference Time Makes

18 December 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to my third Showcase following the theme of ‘Difference’. Often, outside forces can make us feel ‘different’ even if we’re feeling perfectly OK in ourselves. I'm using this page to expand on this idea. ***** Our first contribution, by Peter Roe, examines the complexity of emotions brought on by the act of ...

Showcase: The Bike Project + What Makes ME + Dagenham To Barking Banter + Grandma’s Christmas Cake

11 December 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello and welcome to my second Showcase for December. Things are hotting up out there, and I’m beginning to realise my Christmas card list won’t write itself! Time to crack on then with my first piece, written by Claire Buckle, detailing the work of a brilliant charity, The Bike Project, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Nostalgia

10 December 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to December’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. It’s that time of the year when we rush home to avoid the dark, think about Christmas festivities and, as the month closes, have some nostalgia for the year that’s coming to an end. My page today reflects quite a lot of these ...

Showcase: Difference + Blacke Dog + O Christmas Tree + Mabel Goes To Lunch

04 December 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, everyone. I’m Clare Cooper, your Showcase editor for this festive month of December. I live on the South West London/Surrey borders with my long-term partner and I’m a freelance editor and writer, having previously worked on Woman’s Weekly magazine for many years, where I was Deputy Fiction Editor. Our current ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Recognising Difference

11 November 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to November’s Thoughtful Tuesday page, continuing on the theme of ‘Difference.’ I was looking at an old photo with my granddaughter recently and was interested to see how she recognised family members, even though their appearances have changed: going from beard to clean shaven and from long ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Difference

15 October 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to October’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. As I write, I’m seeing autumn creeping in to take the place of summer, and know that the dark days and nights, drop in temperature and blustery winds are here to stay for a while. I must get around to planting my ...

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 ...

Showcase – Quarantine Chronicles And Hayfield In 2020 Vision

14 August 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

It’s August 2024 and as per usual, the Write On! team are enjoying a short summer break. With this in mind, and as the founding Editor, I’m picking some of my favourite Showcases from the past few years. Though they are higgledy-piggledy in terms of season and themes, one thing ...

Showcase: Listen + Definition + Changes + The Child I Was With A Pure Heart Is Still There + When The Game Is Over

31 July 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Clara Khan Over the last four weeks we've shed light on the various changes in life: in school, in nature, through death and as writers. In this last July Showcase, I want to conclude that change is not only a natural and inevitable part of life, but also necessary. ...

Showcase: I Won’t Tell + The School Bus

24 July 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Clara Khan When James Joyce wrote Ulysses, he said: “I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that is the only way of insuring one's immortality.” I want to focus on the first part ...

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