A poem inspired by Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North and South' South to North Edith buttoned up her dress, And sat upon her silly mess, Calling out to ‘Dear Ma Mere’; The fanciful call of a love-not-shared. And my dear Aunt did answer the call. My cousin following in her lovely shawl. Plain at sight was dear… Continue reading South to North: The Life of Little Miss. Hale
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Writing and Why Mistakes Can Be A Good Thing
I know. It seems like a weird choice for a topic. How could a mistake be a good thing? We spend hours, days, months (years, in my case) editing or writing. We fix the spelling, wording, syntax. We re-write whole sections of work to show our writing at its very best. But, hear me… Continue reading Writing and Why Mistakes Can Be A Good Thing
The Street Crawlers: The Soldiers of Hell
Daisy was running down the corridors. They were practically empty, though before they’d been full of screaming, panicking agents. She was panting hard as she ran. She wasn’t the most athletic of the soldiers and ever since she had joined the artillery division she hadn’t needed to train as much. Right now she regretted avoiding… Continue reading The Street Crawlers: The Soldiers of Hell
The Street Crawlers: The Children of Hell
Sammy whistled cheerfully as she walked around her room, grabbing a mug from her bedside table and dancing around her bed to the drawers on the other side. She pulled out her phone and smiled at her reflection, moving her lips this way and that and looking at her teeth closely. She groaned and rubbed… Continue reading The Street Crawlers: The Children of Hell
The Literary Onion 