(A.K.A. My Mum badgered me to post my ramblings and annoyance about staring at a blank screen). Everything I write, it’s absolutely rubbish. The words are just lodged in my head, stuck behind a brick wall of self-loathing. When I need them, They’re not there. When I’m busy with something else, They come and pester… Continue reading Struggling To Write Today (A Poem by Literary Onion)
Author: theliteraryonion
Trained as a chef, and with an English and Creative Writing Degree, there are no two things I am more passionate about than words and food (apart from maybe my dogs and family).
Follow along as I blend both together with as much skill as I have been taught and as much creativity as I can muster. Love to read? Try my serial stories, short stories and poetry. Love to cook? Have fun with my recipes and lessons. And if you love both? Read everything, and I hope you enjoy as much as I do.
An Archaic Modern Play: Play On, Act 1, Scene 4
CHARACTERS IN THE SCENE: WILSON: An Independent Investigator from France. Sent over by the King of France to investigate Medi. LIA: From Albion, friendly but rule-breaking. SOMMERS: The King of Albion's Court Jester/Fool/Close Friend. ATTENDANT 1: Attendant in Albion Castle. ARTHUR: Wilson's guide. King Bors’ Castle Enter Wilson Wilson: An honour to serve the King’s… Continue reading An Archaic Modern Play: Play On, Act 1, Scene 4
Claustrophobia in Disneyland
Donald Duck Presents, The Literary Onion as Captain Claustrophobia The Disneyland Paris Annual Pass Social Media Page recently posed the question: When was the last time you cried in Disneyland Paris and why? They received a lot of the responses you would expect: I was so happy to see the castle; I was scared going… Continue reading Claustrophobia in Disneyland
Creative Curse in a Box With a Bow
Which side is good or bad? You decide. A lot of people, mostly non-creatives, can’t understand what I mean when I say this about imagination—but, seriously, imagination sucks. But it’s also great and makes you who you are. Because of imagination I can never be alone. I constantly have characters I can call on to… Continue reading Creative Curse in a Box With a Bow
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