I went into last year with hope in my heart, Thinking it would be a new start, But it didn’t work out that way, And we all know why, so let’s just say, No one was expecting that. So, the year took on a different turn, And all of us had much to learn, Including how to work online, And ... READ the POST
Let reluctant readers explore different types of reading material
I directed my World Book Day 2021 message specifically at reluctant readers. Why? Because I know how much of a struggle it can be. I know how disheartening it is to constantly be told you must read more when all you see are partially read books piling up beside your bed. I know how easily it can ... READ the POST
The never ending climb
Trudging up the hill with weary feet,On a treadmill that never ends.The summit is a mirage,I reach out to grab it and itTurns to dust. I’ll keep trudging on, with weary feet,Can’t turn back now, I’ve come so far.One day, I’ll reach the top,I willI will. ... READ the POST
In the silence of the dawn
In the silence of the dawn, When everything is still. The only thing I hear, Is the beating of my heart, Reminding me I'm alive, Urging me on, To go ahead and seize the day. ... READ the POST
Poems in isolation
I’m stuck in a tunnelAnd I cannot see a light.The air is thin in here.I breathe deeply, but my lungs don’t fill.My eyes don’t see clearly,My mind no longer dreams,But focuses on the immediate,OneFootIn frontOfThe other.I smile on the outsideWhile my insides churn like roiling waves.DrowningDrowning ... READ the POST
It’s important for children to see that authors are real people
I think it’s important for children to see that authors are real people. They shouldn’t go around believing that only celebrities write books and that being an author is unobtainable. That’s one of the reasons why I started my writing club in 2017. Another was that I wanted to give ... READ the POST
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