Lancashire Litfest has produced a map of poetry from the north west. They are still taking submissions, so see where…
Joseph’s New Toy
Another tale of not seeing someone for a while, but people can be busy in your absence! This twisty little…
Not Seen
While we are living separate lives, it is easy to miss missing people. This chilling little tale from Christine Howe…
Secret Lives
Not seeing someone for a while…we are all going through that it seems. But sometimes people who you see every…
The Frost Fair
This piece is by Carrie MacIntyre, and explores a character reinventing themselves, whilst holding on to family traditions. Using the…
The Weird Girl…
Another character from a song – this is from Ross Kerr, who set us the exercise. It has proved really…
Blackout on the Last Blue Mountain
An exercise which has prompted a few interesting responses is the “Blackout Poem”, whereby a piece of text is altered…
A character from a song.
This first exercise of the year, set by Ross, is a touching piece by John Nevinson. See if you can…
An exercise in the unnerving.
We set writing exercises, and prompts, and sometimes they produce full length stories, other times they produce snippets which can…
Dear Diary
A new year, and a new exercise set by a new member! This is a piece by Ann Ferguson, who…
