Why writing excites me

Writing tickles my fancy because I love words. Words fascinate me. Endlessly. They look static and colourless, but they have a rich life of their own. When I’m writing I’ll choose a word that’s perfect for the context — meaning, alliteration, rhyme, etc. — and it will...

Before It Was Empty

Old Father Hubbard went to the cupboard
That’s when he discovered the bear
Who gobbled up Hubbard and all in the cupboard
And left just a bone lying there