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Thursday Connectors: What Now?

News, Thursday Connectors
by Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It’s that time of the week again when I, Farzana, your host, bring you an exciting edition of ‘Thursday Connectors.’ Our theme this week has me holding my head in my hands while I’m nodding and shaking it vigorously. Ouch! Yep, it’s giving me a headache ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: What Now?

Thoughtful Tuesday
By Eithne Cullen Our theme this week is 'What Now?' I know that this is the question on everybody’s lips at the moment; we had no idea what  lockdown would look like back in March when it all started. And most of us have a vague feeling that we don’t know ...

Monday Memoirs: What Now?

Monday Moments, News
Introduced by Holly King What Now reminds me of an exercise my GCSE Drama teacher gave us: find all the ways to express ‘come in’. We went through the obvious ones: cheerful, inquisitive, excited, angry, sad, seductive (well, we were 15); then moved onto a broader range: apprehensive, exhausted, reproachful, worried, apathetic, ...

Friday Feature: Fear And Bigotry

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Dear Ms. Rowling: You probably don’t want to hear my opinion. After all, who am I? Just another writer, another struggling in poverty as you did. Nobody the world cares about. But believe it or not, despite my anger and frustration over this, the latest in a series of betrayals of ...

Thursday Connectors: Pride Week

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by Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It’s Farzana again for another Thursday Connectors. This week, we at Write On! Extra have been celebrating Pride month by showcasing works by LGBTQ+ writers. So, today we’re connecting with two people from different parts of the world, with diverse stories and styles of writing. First up, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Pride

Thoughtful Tuesday
By Eithne Cullen Pride month has become part of our calendar. Every year, during the month of June -  chosen because that is when the Stonewall Riots took place in 1969 - the LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pride in a number of different ways. Various events are held across the world recognising the ...

Friday Feature: Life Unplugged

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by Eithne Cullen This winter, we were burgled. A laptop had been pulled out of a cupboard along with its expensive bag, only to be discarded. It wasn’t worth stealing; no built-in camera or microphone. Actually, the desktop I use for most of my writing has neither of those features either. It ...