Prompt: Let’s Get Inked

Lady Jabberwocky has given a great prompt for this week: https://ladyjabberwocky.com/2021/07/05/prompt-of-the-week-lets-get-inked/ Here is my poem and number 7 of my NaNoWriMo challenge:

Three Things Challenge

I am grateful to Tessa for this prompt (check the link below) very helpful for my pledge to write a poem a day for July, https://tessadeanauthor.com/2021/07/03/three-things-challenge-645-and-the-weekend-writing-prompt-and-writephoto-prompt-the-cow/ I have combined both the TTC and the visual prompt for my poem:

Happy Birthday NHS

July 5th 1948 was an historic moment in Britains’ history, it was the day our pioneering National Health Service (NHS) was born, bringing free healthcare to all. It has been treasured ever since, but never more so since March 2020 when the Coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK and utterly changed all our lives. Today the

Writing Prompt

This weekend prompt by Sammie is the word is ‘Tether’ or any of its variations https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/weekend-writing-prompt-216-tether/ Below is my poem of 80 words, not including the title and day 4 of NaNoWriMo:

Writing Morning Pages

I have only recently come across the phenomenon of writing ‘Morning Pages’, a type of ritualistic journaling, a writing process to clear your mind, build confidence and make way for greater creativity, I have tried it and found it very therapeutic. For those who don’t know, basically when you wake up each morning, open your

Prompt for the Week

https://ladyjabberwocky.com/2021/06/28/prompt-of-the-week-the-worst-advice/ Great prompt this week from Lady Jabberwocky – What’s the worst piece of advice you have ever received? I had a few that sprang to mind but this has probably stayed with me the longest!

Jean-Jacques Rousseau & his Influence

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), (Not to be confused with the Belgian independent film director with the same name), was born on 28th June in 1712, he was raised by his father as his mother died 9 days following his birth. He was a philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment

Weekend Writing Prompt ‘Ink’

Sammi’s weekend challenge:- https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/06/26/weekend-writing-prompt-215-ink/ Here is my poem ‘Ink Blot’: just reread the challenge was for 22 words for some reason I thought it was 25…shh dont tell anyone!

Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee, poet and writer was born in Gloucestershire on this day 26 June 1914 and died in the same county as his birth on 13 May 1997. He was educated in his home village and in nearby Stroud, Lee eventually moved to London and travelled in Spain in the mid-1930s. On his return to

prompt for the week – ‘cat’

Lady Jabberwocky has given a prompt for this week – ‘cat’ see below https://ladyjabberwocky.com/2021/06/21/prompt-of-the-week-year-of-the-cat/?c=2021#comment-2021 so I took the challenge: