Mouse’s ‘A Story of a Tree’ and Michael Lloyd’s family ritual tales remind me that often family life is made up of small rituals that over time become richly significant. ** One of the small rituals of our family’s life is bath time for our champion guinea pig crew; champion because they survived CycloneContinue reading “Operation Bath Time for the Guinea Pig Crew”
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Learning from Writing Signatures
A signature style lets me know that I‘m reading particular writers’ work. I just know when I’m turning the pages, via paper, or ebook, or scrolling a webpage, that I’m in their company. Their styles may draw on set patterns of a genre (romance, fantasy, crime, young adults etc.), but their writing will stillContinue reading “Learning from Writing Signatures”
The Light and Shade of Life in Who Shaped Me
The light and shade of life is reflected in many of the current ABC Open Who Shaped Me contributions. Not everyone is happy with the person who shaped them. They have moulded themselves into an opposite. For instance read Just Jane’s initially bleak Driving Away from Darkness , a damning portrait of a relative which has me thinkingContinue reading “The Light and Shade of Life in Who Shaped Me”
Prompts for Creating your #500 words story
So you’re trying to create a 500 words or more memory story. You’re not sure where to start but you are keen to tap into your memory. Here are some practical ideas to get you going. All you need is your nose’s sense of smell, some pens, creativity, imagination, photographs, the courage to interview someContinue reading “Prompts for Creating your #500 words story”
Who Shaped Me – makes me want to play my guitar…
Reading all the Who Shaped Me Stories so far at ABC Open is an enlightening experience. Just who do the contributors find shapes them? So far fathers, friends, and teachers lead the way. Are influences always positive, or do we sometimes form ourselves in antithesis to others? Denis Murphy explores this in his contributions. EspeciallyContinue reading “Who Shaped Me – makes me want to play my guitar…”
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