So today I am doing something that is so completely stressful that I am a nervous wreck. At the moment I look like this: Why? You ask. Well, I am off to do a Chinwag or open mike night at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. And I'm bricking it. Don't get me wrong - I have read… Continue reading Out of my comfort zone…
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Doors and oportunities
I talk a lot to other entrepreneurs. Yes, I know I am a writer and artist but that makes me an entrepreneur. I am self-employed so I have a business. It is odd but I know that most people don't see you as a business person if you are a writer. Instead, you are a… Continue reading Doors and oportunities
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
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
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
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
Appearances
"So where you from?" The girl in front of me asks. "Midlands," I say. I'm so nervous that I'm almost shaking. Luckily she hasn't noticed. This girl is my new neighbour and I'm not sure she and I are going to get on. Not in the least is the simple fact she is sucking on… Continue reading Appearances
Beer Bottle Tops
It started with beer bottle tops. You remember, they were all the rage in the eighties. Every teenager was wearing them. I forget which idol started it, maybe Bros? Maybe not... Anyway, I went into school and laughed. "What are they?" I said, pointing at a friends shoes. "Fashion," she snapped back and turned away.… Continue reading Beer Bottle Tops
Kate Murray - Cleaver 