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The trials, tribulations and occasional nonsense of a debut writer. Life really is too absurd not to write about it.

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Outwitted by Words #1

March 17, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

Have I mentioned that I adore words? Specifically English ones. (I'm sure words in other languages are equally wondrous, but I don't know any of them thus I'm naturally biased.) You can do anything with words: excuse, pretend, explain, enlighten, deceive, emote ... Words have the power to create whole new worlds, if you want … Continue reading Outwitted by Words #1

Saviour of Sheep

March 13, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

I've no great fondness for sheep beyond how they taste with mint sauce, Though in winter it's quite nice to have to hand a good woolly jumper, of course. I suppose some people like their milk, and it's cute the way lambs leap about, And I concede I've sung "Little Bo Peep" more times that I can count. Other than that I am … Continue reading Saviour of Sheep

Mr Darcy: Superhero

March 10, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

By day he was a gentleman, all good and rich and proper, He wore the latest fashions – a sartorial show-stopper. He could handle well a curricle, ride his stallion at full speed, He attended church on Sundays and all but pissed Noblesse Oblige. His house was grand, his fortune large, he was, in all, … Continue reading Mr Darcy: Superhero

The Blank Page

March 9, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

It's staring at me, as though I just knocked it's drink out of its hand at a bar and have refused to buy it another one - asking me if I want a fight? Er, no thank you. I'd quite like to make friends actually. Sadly, after four years of learning the hard way, I … Continue reading The Blank Page

A little bit of nonsense goes a long way

March 9, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

Fuzziness and grumblinoss, Snifflinky bungedup snozenges, Snortingy sniffinuss sneezeburgers, I've lost the Strepsil lozenges.

To do, or not to have done

March 2, 2017April 18, 2017 ~ Jessie ~ Leave a comment

I've torn a leaf from my diary, And used it to make a list, Of things I've to do on the morrow, Of things that are not to be missed. But what of the page that was torn out? When I get there, what will be gone? On that day I could have been writing, … Continue reading To do, or not to have done

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