Sunset

30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Fourteen – Home

It’s day fourteen of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Home. I’ve been at home for most of today, which I’ve enjoyed. It’s a busy time of year and, as a bit of an introvert, home is where I go to recharge. It’s also where I write. Even though I’m *supposed* toContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Fourteen – Home”

Wednesday Wander – Headland House, Cornwall

Yesterday would have been the 100th birthday of author Roald Dahl so, in celebration, my Wednesday Wander this week has a Roald Dahl connection. This is Headland Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, and it was the location where Roald Dahl’s The Witches was filmed, starring Angelica Houston as the Head Witch. With magnificent sea views overlookingContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Headland House, Cornwall”

#Writephoto – Silver and Black (an excerpt)

Sue has such a wonderful knack for choosing images that inspire stories. Her photo prompt this week does not disappoint and, once again, it seems to tie in with part of my own WIP. Not Ambeth – this time I’m heading back to the world of vampires, Silver and Black. And so here is myContinue reading “#Writephoto – Silver and Black (an excerpt)”

Silver Sparkly Lining

There is a quote by the 17th century Japanese Samurai poet, Masahade, which goes as follows: ‘My house burned down, I can now see better, the rising moon.’ So. It seems pretty clear. It’s all about making the best of a situation, finding the silver lining, so to speak. I personally think that if myContinue reading “Silver Sparkly Lining”

Blue Monday

It’s a bit of a dark and dreary day today. Rain smears on the window, cloudy skies and grey streets. I have to collect my child from school at 4pm, as she has an after school club. According to the weather guru on my phone, sunset occurs at 3:56pm today. So I am collecting myContinue reading “Blue Monday”

Feeling Light

I love the way the light falls at this time of year. There is a golden richness to it, one that invites you to sit outside for a while with hot tea or cold cider, savouring the last sweetness of summer before the long dark of winter sets in. It feels melancholy to me asContinue reading “Feeling Light”

I’m sitting here writing, every so often stopping to watch the glowing red/gold/purple sky. It’s my favourite time of day. There is a calmness, a warmth, a drawing in that happens in the transition from day to night, as though the rhythms of the world are slowing, taking me with them. There are fears, sometimes,Continue reading “Sunset”