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And, Away!

Post author:Eryl
Post published:26/12/2021
Post category:Travel
Post comments:6 Comments

It's six-o-two on Christmas morning. We are in a distillery cottage on Islay, Dave is sleeping, the wind is roaring round us like a fury, causing the wood in the…

Artist Date 2: A Commission

Post author:Eryl
Post published:26/10/2021
Post category:Travel Writer's Life
Post comments:7 Comments

I tend to think I'm rubbish at working to someone else's specifications. That commissions stifle my imagination. But, the only projects I've managed to complete, successfully, in the last year…

The Artist’s Date

Post author:Eryl
Post published:14/09/2021
Post category:Writer's Life Writing
Post comments:6 Comments

Like everyone, Covid has affected my life in a zillion random ways. While I've had the very good fortune not to get sick, I'm somewhat weighted by certain repercussions. No…

Embracing the Strange

Post author:Eryl
Post published:20/02/2021
Post category:Lockdown Writer's Life
Post comments:4 Comments

It struck me, as I lambasted myself for having watched three You Tubes in a row on how to get the most out of Big Sur, that instead of fighting…

In the Liminal

Post author:Eryl
Post published:14/02/2021
Post category:Weekend Post Writer's Life
Post comments:6 Comments

Lost in the In-Between I seem to have fallen between the cracks again. The cracks in democracy – I knew the Republicans wouldn't have the guts, but all the same,…

Cook Your Own Stories

Post author:Eryl
Post published:31/01/2021
Post category:How Fiction Works Literature Ambassador Writer Opps Writing
Post comments:6 Comments

Literary Diet, the final dayTomorrow it won't be January any more, which feels rather abrupt. But there are still a few hours left of the month in which The Guardian…

Enchanted Lands

Post author:Eryl
Post published:08/03/2020
Post category:Literature Ambassador Writer's Life Writing
Post comments:0 Comments

What is an enchanted land? Does it have to be outside, like a forest or a wild-flower meadow, or can it be inside, like a kitchen in which a pie…

The Short Story: Opening Lines: A Perfect Day for Bananafish

Post author:Eryl
Post published:27/01/2020
Post category:How Fiction Works Writing
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‘There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost…

Writing Prompt: Unreliable Narrator

Post author:Eryl
Post published:17/01/2020
Post category:Writing Writing Prompt
Post comments:2 Comments

Write a story of between five-hundred, and two-thousand words featuring either two puppies or a goldfish. Your narrator isn't omniscient, but tries to hide that. Featured image: Ahmed Zayan on Unsplash

An Apology, of Sorts

Post author:Eryl
Post published:18/11/2019
Post category:Writer's Life Writing
Post comments:2 Comments

I've put the following message on my Home page, but thought it worth putting in a blog post too, mostly because I don't suppose many people look at my Home…