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Dear Children, I write to you from deep within the Dragon's Lair, with heavy news. Though the news I write to you is sad, I do not want you to be sad for long. I only write to say, I visited a Dragon yesterday. The Dragon needs my help to defeat the evil Wizard, Koronin.... Continue Reading →
I am grateful to announce the publication of my poem 'The Long Read' at Spillwords Press today, and would like to thank the team at Spillwords for their continued support. It was an honour to be voted Author of the Month for Jan/Feb 2021, and I am equally honoured to have my poem published today.... Continue Reading →
This week's Twitter Poetry is a bit of a mixed bag. I think I started off well and after a few days just posted whatever sprung to mind, so there is no particular theme that I can see. I understand that April is #NaPoWriMo or 'National Poetry Writing Month,' where poets and bloggers take up... Continue Reading →
I’m not afraid to diefor when I go, I knowI’ll be in such good company up there.Up where?For the Kingdom of Heaven is withinalso without the three women I admire mosthave already joined that holy hostwithin me and without meI am made of lightno body can contain meyou dwell in that light with meand so I... Continue Reading →
This week, I bring you another vegan recipe. I love chilli: it's such an adaptable recipe, and easily converted to a vegan version. The ingredients below are just a suggestion; you can really let your imagination run wild with this one! Ingredients 2 large onions, finely diced4-6 cloves of garlic, minced1-2 fresh chillies (optional)1 red... Continue Reading →
A painter without a brush, that's what I'd like to be; a painter without a brushor any paint: to paint with words alonethe things I see, without too much of artifice,without restraint. I'm not sure I could paint youa sunset sky in poetry, and anywayyou know the way it goes:all crimsons, lilacs, pinks,the softer shades... Continue Reading →
There’s a knot in my stomachwhich was not what I wanted butguess what?You can't always get what you want.But if you try sometimes...What I need?Not to feel this way. This knot is not from want but from need. © Experimentsinfiction 2021, All Rights Reserved Written for dVerse Tonight, Mish is hosting quadrille, and she has asked... Continue Reading →
This week, Don examines the frustrations of writer's block, and of trying to find a publisher who publishes poems which rhyme. If such a publisher still exists, I'd be interested to know! Answers on a postcard please... In the meantime, I'm off to the newsagent to buy a pair of socks! You can find more... Continue Reading →
If you're visiting the Slovenian Coast and you like wild beaches, then you really should pay a visit to Mesečev Zaliv, or Moonlight Bay, a hidden paradise on the Strunjan peninsula which is only accessible on foot. How to get there I am absolutely terrible at directions, so here's the link in Google Maps for... Continue Reading →
The Journey this far North has been graciously uneventful. In every town we stopped, we were welcomed. We vaccinated everyone we could, instructing them with joy that in a matter of weeks they would be able to step out into the sunshine and enjoy life in the Spring once more. Of course, this depends on... Continue Reading →
Experiments in Fiction 