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
How to help a reluctant reader
As a mum of a reluctant reader, this is not a new challenge for me. I’ve been all around the houses and back again trying to encourage a love of reading in my daughter, but nothing really seems to work. In fact, I’ve even written in defence of the reluctant reader because I’ve felt the injustice, ... READ the POST
The ghosts within these walls
“Imagine if these four walls could talk and what they would say about the things they’ve seen and heard over the years.” This is a line from the first Time School book, Time School: We Will Remember Them. It also sums up the premise for these stories and it was this same thought that had first ... READ the POST
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