Having one of those Sundays where I was doing my absolute best to avoid any kind of actual work, I found myself passing by my wife's office. Her little sanctum is directly opposite my own, but far enough away that I'm not in any immediate danger of sitting at my computer. As I've said before, …
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Imitating Warland's Table Once again, I'm going to revisit one of my old writing assignments. I'm going to expand on the original task, which was limited to half a page in length, and I'm going to use it to write a follow-up sometime soon, because, well... things move on. Anyway here's the task, you be …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a creative writing task I had, as part of a course for my PhD. The title was a Definition In Two Parts: Fear. It was based on something that happened to me whilst I was working as a ranger at a safari park in the UK. …
I sit in my car as I leave the Town of Pearth (names and locations have been cunningly disguised to conceal the identities of the not-so innocent). It’s a hot summer’s day, and the sun is bright enough to make me squint. I'm waiting for the traffic signals at the four-way intersection to change; these …
A few years back, I took a creative writing course at the start of my PhD. I've always enjoyed writing, and the prof' running it that year, was generally thought of as a great person to study with, so I grabbed the opportunity... and loved it. What follows, was one of the tasks we were …
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