NaPoWriMo2020, Day 5, Poetry Challenge
I'll be honest, I didn't have a form in mind when I wrote today's poem. I just wrote a few lines while sitting in the garden and, looking...
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NaPoWriMo2020, Day 4, Poetry Challenge
Day four, and I've cheated. I didn't try a new form of poetry yesterday - having spent so much time learning about the ghazal, I couldn't...
NaPoWriMo 2020, Day 3, Poetry Challenge
It seems that my #NaPoWriMo2020 is doomed to be a day behind throughout the month, as again I'm posting what I wrote the day before. But...
NaPoWriMo 2020, Day 2, Poetry Challenge
Wasn't in the poetry groove until later in the evening, so only uploading my 2nd poem now. Yesterday I tried ekphrastic - poetry that is...
Day One, NaPoWriMo 2020, Poetry Challenge
The beginning, day one. The letter 'a'. Acrostic? But no, I want to focus on trying something new. So I was interested to discover a...
NaPoWriMo2020, Poetry Challenge
I did National Poetry Writing Month (#NaPoWriMo) in 2017 and 2018, but last year we were in the manic midsts of buying a house and I was...
First post of 2020
It's been ages since I blogged anything. Ages! Probably something to do with being so busy these days... but here I am at last. I was...
Work in Progress, Magazines and More
Hi everyone! Once again its been a while since I posted, but I've been quite busy! Not only with work, but also with moving house,...
Japan with Kids
As I'm sure you know, Japan is one of my favourite places to write about. It's one of my favourite places, full-stop. So I was really...
'Jackrabbit' travel memoir
Just a quick post to say that my travel memoir 'Jackrabbit' was published today on Vamp Cat Magazine, an online literary journal. You can...
Lafcadio Hearn Article in Ireland's Own
Another exciting thing for me this week. At the start of the year I discovered a magazine that prints stories and articles that have an...
Second Place in Writing Magazine Competition
Hi everyone, more good news from the writing world of Celia. I've been subscribing to the Writing Magazine for a few months now and have...
Hilariously Unrealistic Expectations for Teachers
I recently heard about a call for (paid) submissions to a website for teachers and I sent them an article. A few weeks ago, I received an...
Retelling the Classics - My Published Books
So after not having blogged for months, I now have two posts in two days because I've received some more good news. These came through...
September Update - Competition Wins and Other Success
Hello! Sorry it's been a while since I blogged - it's been a very busy summer :D But it's worth the wait, because I have some good news!...
Shortlisted for the Retreat West Photo Flash Challenge
Another competition I entered recently, the Retreat West Photo Flash Challenge, where I reached the top 5 to be put to a public vote. I...
Second Place in Short Story Competition
Just a quick post to share some good news. I've been entering a number of writing competitions this year, and have been keeping an eye on...
NaPoWriMo 2018 - Haiku 575 Day Twenty
Two haiku for you :) 24. sunshine, sunglasses, sakura still blooming but, wow! those summer feels! 25. slam of a car door, early...
NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day 17 (catch-up!)
Well, I haven't been posting my haiku every day, but I have been writing them! Here is a quick catch-up of what I've written recently,...
NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Eight
08/04/18 9. irresistible first breath through new pages, turned open, midnight book 10. petals take flight, leap caution to the wind, the...
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