Christmas Decorations
Here’s a few “feature” decorations on my Christmas tree!
Author: HL Jones
Losing Weight Doesn’t Have to Be Painful
I was introduced as “the fat one” about 2 weeks back, by a friend who is/was the same build as me. I’ve never been fat, yet as I’ve got older, I’ve grown from a size 28 to a 34 waist. My shirts don’t look right on me, and I’ve started to walk around in loose-fitting […]
Farming in the City, or Why Allotments Rule.
My parents decided to apply for an allotment a few years back. I followed suit, and was provisionally allocated a half-plot – suitable for a beginner – and so, armed with the key to the gates and the signed lease, I decided to go down there today. I don’t know the first thing about allotments, […]
Writing Assignment – Observation
One thing which most fictional writers should practise is observation. When in a public place, pick someone at random, then observe them – what they wear, how they are standing or talking, how they look and so on. Then, from what you’ve observed, give them a back story, or try to guess where they are […]
Writing Assignment – Surprise!
IMagine if your friends had organised a suprise for you. You walk into the room, the light go on and…? 500 words. To me, I winged this piece. It feels like I almost got this right, but the word constraint made me force a size 12 idea into a size 9 format. This was a […]
Writing Assignment – Burgled
This is a piece describing being burgled, in about 500 words. I wasn’t a fan of this exercise; I’m quite “macro” in my view of the universe, whereas this piece was narrowing my focus onto the “micro” aspects of an event. However, this is something that I have noticed of late; my viewpoint. I read […]
Writing Assignment – Mother and Son
This assignment shows a son trying to tactfully broach the subject about his mother moving into a home, with a word count of 250. The old women is loosely based upon my own grandmother, specifically the twiddling of the thumbs and the “can’t wait for me to die” line. She would twiddle her thumbs when […]
Writing Assignment – A Heated Disagreement
This exercise shows two characters in a heated disagreement with a word count of 250 words maximum. This was a first idea for the assignment; the one I submitted was more normal (about a taxi driver and a passenger arguing over a fare). Credit to my tutor – I think he knows that I pulled […]
Hammer to Fall
I was walking down the corridor at work today; up until that point, I was having a surprisingly good day. I’d managed to close several long-winded and difficult jobs down, and even received a glowing email from a grateful user I’d dealt with yesterday. However, as I entered my small office, I had a strange […]
On Reflection, I’ve Changed
Today, I sat down and logged onto Facebook; my mother and sister had posted two video links on my page. One was “Do the Bartman” (this was the first record I bought), and the second a link to “Space Cowboy” by Jamiroquai. The former made me smile, but the other set me in a reflective […]
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