Welcome to my stop on the Rough Writers Tour Around the World as we launch the first flash fiction anthology from the Carrot Ranch on-line literary community. If you’re new here, you might be wondering why a memoir writer is peddling flash fiction? And we’ll get onto that, Continue reading “How to worm a cat, Flash Fiction and other ways to tackle Perfectionism.”

Continue reading “The Funny Challenge of Rik Mayall and Misogyny”
I remember laughing ’til it hurt, not able to get my breath with the tiny muscles between my ribs straining in complaint – I think of friends round a dinner table and a blue suit! I remember Dave telling the joke (although not what the joke was) – It was something about a man in a blue suit and it apparently needed telling in an Italian accent.
It was one of those ‘shaggy-dog’ stories with Continue reading “Sharing a Laugh – World Laughter Day”
Some days I’m not even as sharp as Dougal on Father Ted and as my attention wanders, as I lose my keys, glasses, train of thought, I wonder whether to accept it as simple signs of middle-aging.. Continue reading “Writer Driven by Distraction”
These might be crap photos but I renounce perfectionism and anyway Katy has demanded more photos. (You should try saying ‘NO’ to her..)
The week before last, I felt a real urge to Continue reading “Laughing on bad hair days”
Wake up naturally (to avoid tampering with circadian rhythms)
Attach pedometer
Rush downstairs as its a bit late to start the day – Take aloe vera and probiotics for gut health
Drink cup of green tea for polyphenol content
Back upstairs Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Middle-aged Neurotic Health Freak”
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