Tag: writing

  • The Wee Small Hours Of The Night

    A noise woke me in the night. I thought it was one of our cats, who frequently scratches the airing cupboard door, in the hope that someone will let him in. Fuzzy-headed, I crept out of bed too sort him out. But he was not there. In fact the house was totally silent. Had I…

  • Real Books Versus Ebooks

    I had a great conversation this weekend about eBooks. My friend, Sal, proudly told me that she had seen an eBook recently. I assumed she meant a piece of software. I wanted to know what it was called. When I realised that that she was talking about hardware, I couldn’t get the name of the…

  • Poetry

    I’ve been asked to help launch a small book of poetry, written by children in hospital, in September. Reading the book got my interest. It is laid out in sections that describe different types of poem. For someone who hasn’t read a poem since school, it’s a gentle introduction to poetry as well as an…