The new anthology has gone through its first edit and I have dropped two of the stories. It's odd but the one story is one of my favourites and close to my heart, but it just didn't hold up to the others. There is nothing wrong with it. Except maybe the fact it has been… Continue reading Love, Just, Is
Author: Kate
A Tale of Two Fictions
If I was able to split my time it would be to write two things at once. And, yes, I know that the daily prompt has asked to split myself between two places, but I want to live in two worlds. Three if you count reality. My ideal would be to write the short story… Continue reading A Tale of Two Fictions
The Vegetable Patch
I have been asked - what does the vegetable patch look like? So, here are some photos. This first one is of the orchard. It's only 5 years old so the trees are still babies. Okay from here you take the right hand path - you can just see it worn away a little. On the… Continue reading The Vegetable Patch
Life’s Lemons
So, lately I have been having dyslexia problems and I thought - that's it, I must have had all the bad for the moment. Nope. I spoke too soon. After a midnight coughing fit I sprained a rib. That doesn't sound too bad? Well, it might not have been but in classic 'Kate-fashion' I decided… Continue reading Life’s Lemons
Belief in your dreams
I have to believe that I will be a writer. It is the 'thing' I love doing and it keeps me sane, but I am up against the same problems as everyone else. There is the ever increasing doubt whether I'm good enough and the thought that my dreams are too far. Sometimes a small… Continue reading Belief in your dreams
Fire in the soil
I don't blog much about my vegetable patch, although I have a third of an acre that I work on. But earlier this year, despite the bad weather, we had a disaster... No chilies. Although that is a bit of a lie, we had one. Sweet peppers we have masses of them but the hot… Continue reading Fire in the soil
Dyslexia and novel writing
I have been having dyslexic problems. Most of the time it is there in the background, just sitting and not doing anything much. I know my limits and I live within them. But I am trying to make a living writing. Now I can write small stuff - the short story is my favourite form… Continue reading Dyslexia and novel writing
Puppy Love
"Are you sure you want to take him?" I look at Mum and smile. "Yeah, without him I might not sleep." In my hands is a soft toy, a dog. It is floppy and almost flat and looks more like a cushion as opposed to a toy, but he has been my companion for eight years,… Continue reading Puppy Love
Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor Who
2.5 x 3.5 inches (ACEOs, about the size of a business card) Pencil on Bristol board
Parties
Have you ever seen 'The Sixth Sense'? Well, there is a party in it. This is how I used to feel as a child when I got the invites (not the ghost bit but the party). I'm sure that I was invited because the whole class was, and to leave me off would be too… Continue reading Parties