I recently had some rather nice writing news. Last year I decided to devote some time to writing short stories, with the idea that I would submit one per month to anthologies and/or competitions. I figured that, even if I didn’t get anywhere, I’d still end up with a nice collection of short stories, asContinue reading “A Nice Surprise – Writing Magazine Story Competition Results”
Author Archives: Helen Jones
Thursday Doors – United Reformed Church, Nuneaton
My Thursday Door this week comes from a small Midlands town called Nuneaton. It’s a town I’ve been to many times – it has an excellent market and, when I was a child, Saturdays usually included a visit there. When I was three, I was even briefly lost at the market – I remember standing betweenContinue reading “Thursday Doors – United Reformed Church, Nuneaton”
Wednesday Wander – Amsterdam and London
Today I’m wandering to a couple of different places, linked by a young girl who lived over half a century ago. This is Anne Frank’s house, in Amsterdam, Holland. I did go inside the house, climbing the steep stairs and entering through the secret door to see the rooms where Anne and her family livedContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Amsterdam and London”
#Blogbattle – Iridescent – When The Moon Is Full
It’s Tuesday, and time for Rachael Ritchey’s Blog Battle. The rules are simple – each week you get a prompt, a genre and have 1000 words to write a response, which has to be posted on the following Tuesday. This week’s prompt was Iridescent, and the genre was Fairy Tale. Here’s my take: When TheContinue reading “#Blogbattle – Iridescent – When The Moon Is Full”
Navel-Gazing
It’s Monday. Monday means something a little different to me now that I’m back working regularly, rather than freelance. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just different. I’m still getting my new schedule sorted out though, so please do bear with me. I’m going to keep posting as much as I’m able to, though I’llContinue reading “Navel-Gazing”
Thursday Doors – Haven
I’ve been posting in Thursday Doors for a while now. Some weeks the doors have been grand, entrances to cathedrals or palaces. Other weeks they’ve been more humble, just like my door this week. Yet a door, no matter the size or shape, represents possibility. None of us know what lies behind until we chooseContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Haven”
Wednesday Wander – Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
I saw in the news last week that a massive crack in the Larsen ice shelf has increased by six miles in the past few weeks, with the entire crack being over 100 miles long. When a crack in ice is measured in miles, the size of the ice shelf itself is almost too largeContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland”
Back To A Working Week
It’s a new year, and a new era for me, as I’ve just returned to office work after more than a decade working freelance. My daughter is older now and soon won’t need me to take her to school any more so, when an opportunity came up, I took it. I am still writing andContinue reading “Back To A Working Week”
#writephoto – Lanternlight
Sue Vincent has come up with another beautiful image for her latest #writephoto prompt, and my response is the next part to the story I started for another prompt, Sacha Black’s 52 Words in 52 Weeks. And here it is: Later I sat and pondered his words. Alone in a dark corner, rainbow light fromContinue reading “#writephoto – Lanternlight”
Writespiration – 52 Weeks in 52 Words – Lost Things
The fabulous Sacha Black has set a rather good writing challenge for the year. Each week this year she’ll be setting a writing prompt, which you have to respond to using exactly 52 words. This week’s prompt is: Lost Things. Here is my response: ‘D’you like lost things?’ ‘What?’ ‘Lost things.’ He smiled, gesturing atContinue reading “Writespiration – 52 Weeks in 52 Words – Lost Things”
Helen Glynn Jones 