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Showcase: Seeking Justice + Broken Pieces + Towards The Light + Meeka And The Moon Baby

26 June 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison It’s the final Showcase of June and we end with some incredible pieces, bursting with emotion that represent ‘Overcoming’. First, we have Seeking Justice by Sarah. A moving, powerful piece on resilience and overcoming. Seeking Justice Waiting in the witness room, the day was finally here. After nine months and ...

Showcase: Hybrid-Renewal + Life’s Plea + Khadijah In The Petrol Station + Elvis And My Pelvis + Hope

19 June 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison For the third Showcase of June, I've selected some diverse pieces demonstrating differing perspectives of ‘Overcoming’. First is an extract from Hybrid — Renewal by Martin Walker. This piece spoke to me about finding our place and people in life and overcoming judgement and societal perceptions. Hybrid - Renewal ...

Showcase: The 31 Days Of May + The Suitcase + Body Image And Body Positivity + The Pulse Of Change

12 June 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison It’s the second week of June and the second Showcase of the month. Our theme ‘Overcoming’ has been interpreted in so many ways by excellent writers, which makes the pieces inspiring, eclectic and encourages a reflection for readers. I hope this week's pieces do that for you. The ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Overcoming Mental Health & Exams

11 June 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for June. I’m continuing into June with some ideas I started exploring in May, with ‘Overcoming’ as our theme. It’s also exam season month and, as such, I also have a couple of pieces from younger writers. In a continuation for May’s Mental Health ...

Showcase: I Used To Be A Mountain + Writing My Way To Recovery + Overcoming + Anxiety

05 June 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison I'm delighted to return to Write On! for the month of June, to select pieces for the weekly Showcase. The theme continues to be ‘Overcoming’, something all of us have faced at times in our lives. This unity is reflected in the wonderful pieces I've chosen for ...

Showcase: Summer Garden Dreams + Short Story + Willingness

29 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to my fifth and final Showcase for May on the theme of Transcendence. In previous weeks, I've shared writing looking at 'Transcendence' through 'Memory, Dream, Imagination and the Supernatural.' Today, I'm pushing the boundaries of transcendence further, in thinking about how humans may transcend our boundaries ...

Showcase: Tall Tales + Octavio And The Witch + Two Nights Ago I Had A Visit

22 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to my fourth May showcase, where we'll be continuing our exploration of Transcendence, this week through the possibility of the supernatural. For millennia, humans have been describing out-of-the-ordinary experiences that seem to defy rational explanation. Through myth, legend, folklore and supernatural beliefs, we have been making ...

Showcase: Poison Ivy + Tall Buildings + Rolling Shoulders + The Devotee

15 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to my third Showcase in May. This week spans Mental Health Awareness Week, Brain Injury Awareness Week and National Women’s Health Week, so it's an appropriate time to be continuing our investigation of our Write On! theme of Overcoming and my personal exploration of Transcendence. In ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Continuing To Overcome

14 May 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to May’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Continuing our theme of Overcoming in this issue, I have an eclectic mix of writing for you to enjoy. Let’s start with some good news. If you’ve been reading Write On! from the start, you’ll know I interviewed Barbara Nadel for the very ...

Showcase: Panther Run + Dream Babies + Knitting Pattern Of The Day + Dream + My House Of Dreams + Pretty Bubbles

08 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to the second of my five showcases for May, on the theme of Transcendence. This week we are exploring Transcendence via our dreams. When we dream, we create whole dreamscapes and alternative worlds to our own, populated by people we do and don’t know, where anything ...

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