Why Reading for Pleasure?

by | Feb 20, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Poetry

I decided to write a poem to share my love of reading with the children in my class. So many books… Not sure where to look? Let’s tidy them up as a start, Then read them all and awaken the heart. Reading is everywhere, all shapes and sizes, Look around and...
A Place Where I Always Go.

A Place Where I Always Go.

by | Feb 17, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Poetry

New to this community and excited to share my writing and be inspired by that of others. During this period of lockdown, I have often stopped to think about all the places and people that are part of my idea of ‘home’. I chose to turn to writing to make these come...

Mr Dinner and the Attack of the Seagulls

by | Feb 5, 2021 | #WritersByNight

Mr Dinner was not your usual sort of bear. He was short, purple, and menacing, and I am sure you will not be surprised to find out that he has his own gang. His gang consisted of: Cat, Cat’s brother, Digger and Poppy, a rough and ready group of furry troublemakers,...

Mr Dinner and the Seagull Restaurant

by | Jan 31, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Fiction

Written with help from a younger writer… Once Mr Dinner went to a restaurant but next to him was a large seagull. Mr Dinner got very angry because he hates seagulls so he drank his drink to try and calm down. But it didn’t work, then he threw the can at...

Murky Mudlarking

by | Jan 29, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Fiction

This story opening was written in response to an ongoing Writing Challenge set for my Year 6 writing group, inspired by Philip Pullman’s Little Red Riding Hood and The Girl in Red by Roberto Innocenti..    Murky Mudlarking Becky and Stan met in their usual...