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Day 15: What skills do you want to improve?
I have a quiet little loathing for the word “better”.I hates it.It’s vague and meaningless and it lets us off the hook.Like when people promise, “I’ll help you become a better writer.” I
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Day 14: National Write Your Story Day
At the beginning of March, it was World Book Day—today is write your story day.So tell me: what’s your story?That’s quite a big question, though, so I’ll narrow it down. What’s your origin
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Day 13: Your favourite jewellery
Jewellery’s a funny thing. Since time immemorial, humans have decorated their bodies with shiny stuff.Some of the earliest human burials contain jewellery.Even some animals wear “jewellery”—like
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Day 12: Saturday tea
On Saturdays when I was little, teatime would always be the same.I’d have been dancing in the morning, then horseriding all afternoon, working in the stables in return for a lesson.Then I’d have
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Day 11: Your First Holiday
Writing yesterday’s prompt about what home means prompted today’s prompt...What was your first holiday? Or, perhaps, the first one you remember?I have a memory, and I’m sure its false because I
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Day 10: Where do you feel most at home?
What does home mean to you?Do you have more than one place you call home?Or is home a person?For me, home is Joe, and our cats.And it’s The Dingle and our village.And it’s Pembrokeshire in south
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Day 9: British Pie Week
Look, I’m British. Which means I have an affinity for pie.A golden buttery crust filled with potato, veg, and gravy... or a sparkly sweet crust filled with apples and blackberries, and served with
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Day 8: International Women’s Day
Shout out the incredible women who lift you up and fill your soul!Write about the women in your life who are magnificent, and why they deserve to be lauded as QUEENS.There are so many amazing women in
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Throwing Grammar in the Bin?
I read an article in Mslexia a while ago, by Leone Ross. She asked a question I’ve grappled with for years: is grammar elitist? Should we throw it out the window?Or are you a stickler for grammar—someone
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Day 7: Sock Monkey Day
It’s true: today is Sock Monkey Day and it’s time for a confession.I have never made a sock puppet.Ever.Have you?Perhaps today is the day when you take one of your old odd socks—we’ve all got
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