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The loss of a loved one is always hard to bear whether it be a beloved pet or a family member, although some would say that the two things are interchangeable. The image above shows Zak beside the cactus in … Continue reading →

Self-partnering is the new term for singleness as coined by actress Emma Watson, famous for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films. https://ruthclemence.com/2019/11/05/emma-watsons-anxiety-rings-true-in-churches-too/#like-8392 “If you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, … Continue reading →

There are many different kinds of writing but perhaps many of us think of short story or novel writing or poetry but what about writing lyrics? Many of us get put off the idea of music lyric writing because we … Continue reading →

Visiting the island of Corfu would not be complete without following the trail of the famous writing family, the Durrells and we visited at an opportune moment with the TV series about them having just ended in the summer. Although … Continue reading →

This month I would like to share with you a poem that I wrote last year but thanks to some help and inspiration from another poet, I worked on it again and submitted it to a poetry competition and was … Continue reading →

Angus and I have just returned from a lovely week’s holiday in Norfolk. While there we had a couple of opportunities to also explore Suffolk, a fairly unfamiliar county to us both. I was particularly keen to view Constable country … Continue reading →

We writers generally work as solitary people. We may see our family and friends regularly but connecting face-to-face with other writers only happens at workshops, writing groups or a writing retreat. What a privilege it was at the end of … Continue reading →

Family is incredibly important to all of us. We see just how valuable these relationships are when tragedy strikes as it has done in Sri Lanka over the Easter weekend this year, when evil leaders commit acts of terror which … Continue reading →