Celia Jenkins

Well, today has gone better. On many levels. As for haiku writing, for haiku #48 I took inspiration from the #NaPoWriMo day 8 prompt to...

It's been a great day for haiku writing! This morning I went for a walk with some of the other volunteers down 'sakura road' - a whole...

The past few days I've been quite busy and struggling to find time to write my haiku. Today I had a decent amount of time... but only...

Day five of NaPoWriMo, surprised by how many I managed to write today. We had a hard morning of work and aside from a few scribbles when...

The sakura (cherry blossom) are late this year - some trees are edging towards full bloom and others have barely opened up. Roadsides...

I met Emma Hooper during my time at Bath Spa University. She was one of my favourite tutors, and has since become one of my favourite...

I took part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in 2015 - if you are unfamiliar with NaNo, the basic concept is that you write a...

Did you like playing with dolls as a child? Honestly - I wasn't really into dolls. I had a few Barbie dolls but I was never really...

Don't you just love it when you stumble across a really good blog? Something else to follow, to keep up with and share with your friends?...

Here is a link to The True Japan website, which I regularly write articles for. Recent topics I have written about include The Best Time...

Very excited to be kicking off my author interviews with a good friend of mine, Sophie Cleverly. Having done a Creative Writing BA, I met...

Hello again from me with another quick update. I've been busy writing my Bits and Bobs blog posts and have some great ones lined up in...

As a kindergarten teacher, I am always on the lookout for new materials I can use in class. There are, literally, millions of free...

To start of my 2017 Bits and Bobs, a review of a book I read over the Christmas holiday... Christmas Days – 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for...