Have you ever heard the expression "hot pen?" This is when you have to write about a random topic for a certain amount of time to see what creative story you can come up with. We do "hot pens" in the Torrevieja Writers' Circle the last Wednesday of every month and occasionally other times as … Continue reading Let Your Writing Flow Freely
Memorial Day
By Lisa Denton The day was set the bar was bookedAll arrived, they all lookedCheerful in the circsWinks and nods, even smirksThis crew of friends from days of yoreHad wanted to do this, months beforeRules in play on the original dayTho’ broke and busted byThose we trustedA lesson here for one and allWhose tick in … Continue reading Memorial Day
Care Home Visit to an Art Gallery
Photo by Matheus Viana on Pexels.com This is a funny story by one of the members of the Torrevieja Writers Circle group. We meet weekly on the Costa Blanca in Spain to share our work with each other and give and get feedback. There are many talented writers in this group. This is one of … Continue reading Care Home Visit to an Art Gallery
How to Be A Good Parent
Our sons who gave us the Storyworth gift Our sons gave me a Storyworth account for Christmas (www.storyworth.com) and this requires me to answer questions every week that they selected for me. The question they chose for this week was a particularly good one so I decided to share it as a blog post for … Continue reading How to Be A Good Parent
An Answered Prayer
For the last few months, I have been hoping and praying to have a dream about my mother. My much-loved mom died 18 years ago so I can only visit her in my dreams. One of my older sisters told me she often dreamt about our mother. I was annoyed at this and said to … Continue reading An Answered Prayer
Two Images
By John Edwards a wave surge smacks against this super-yacht languishing marina-bound and impotent now portals still gleam in clear sun looking out on peace no sound of incendiaries here an explosive surge exposes living rooms opening them as a can-opener would soul less eyes of the apartment block glare out onto shattered shards of … Continue reading Two Images
A War Against Truth
Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.Dalai Lama Lying during a war is the most intolerable crime When innocent civilians are killed The aggressor country says, "You committed these crimes yourself!" When a … Continue reading A War Against Truth
News-Following Ambivalence
By Nancy Klein Collage of headlines from newspapers. IStock photo. Diving into the black hole Of news Wanting to read about the war And yet Not wanting to know Of the latest catastrophe-- Slaughter of innocents Destruction of homes and businesses Lives ruined when mortars hit families Easier to read a novel, perhaps? Pretend it … Continue reading News-Following Ambivalence
Ukraine to Spain, Our World in Turmoil
By Susan Champion BBC News photo of fighting in Ukraine Somewhere in a Kiev basement A mother cries out Is there a bus leaving soon? Is there a bus leaving soon? Asks the child’s aunt Our homes destroyed, nothing left Our homes destroyed, nothing left No food or water How must we survive here now? … Continue reading Ukraine to Spain, Our World in Turmoil
Lviv – East West Street
By John Edwards Amazon photo of East West Street book cover LVIV - EAST WEST STREETI have wanted to go to Lviv where national borders movedwithout a citizen crossing a linefrom Poland to Ukrainespeakers of languages doctored by oppressors Third Reich to Stalinand now a new war I want to go to Lvivwalk their streets … Continue reading Lviv – East West Street
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 