An open letter to my children’s teachers

In my job, the results are satisfied customers and targets achieved. In your job, you're making memories.

Pulp: Disco 2000

Friendship. Ah, there are so many heart-warming sing-alongable classic songs I could post for this week's Song Lyric Sunday. You're my best friend, You've got a friend (in me), Get by with a little help from my friends... but no. Not tonight. I don't know, maybe it's the weather, but tonight I'm feeling a bit …

Twittering Tale #41: Homecoming

It had taken years, but I was ready to go back. A watery shaft of sunlight brightened the sky. The clouds were clearing. Better days ahead. (139 characters) Written for Kat's weekly twittering tales challenge.

Six Word Story: Bluff

"Everything's fine" she smiled, kissing him. Written for Nicola's weekly Six Word Story Challenge.

Glorified Mistrust

I like this. Powerful writing as ever from trE.

Twittering Tale #40: when the music’s over

  I woke alone, the needle scraping against the record centre. A hurried note on the bedside table: “I’ll call you.” But I knew he wouldn’t. (138 characters) Written for Kat's weekly Twittering Tales - the challenge is to write a story based on the picture in 140 characters or less. Not as easy as …

The Jean Genie – Sunday night brilliance

Song Lyric Sunday - I've missed you guys these last few weeks! I'm going seventies again, with another David Bowie classic: the Jean Genie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQo6zpVzt8 I know, this is really stretching the definition of 'magic', which was Helen's prompt this week. But genies do magic... don't they? Ok, so these lyrics have nothing to do …