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Creative Writing Walkshop
The creative writing walkshop is a 40-minute outdoor workshop featuring timed exercises to inspire creative writing while walking. Participants follow no set route and use prompts to develop notes and ideas for flash fiction or creative non-fiction.
Winning Urban Tree Festival Writers share their tree secrets
Penny Walker and Julian Bishop came through as the winners of the Urban Tree Festival’s writing competition that attracted more than 160 entries, sharing “Secrets of the Trees”. They joined the other 10 shortlisted authors at the finale WRITE ABOUT TREES showcase that was compered by eco-poet and critic, Dave Borthwick. Penny’s story “4Ever” was
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Another Day in Griefsville
I wake up screaming from a nightmare I haven’t had. The tactless sun shines and paints the world relentlessly happy. But, it isn’t. So, I force myself to sleep some more, retreating back to the haunted world of my mind. I wake to find my pillow drenched with the sweat and the tears of more…
Crack in the Ice
A story inspired by a frosty walk across the marshes The world was frost. Across the marshes, the ice was thick – even the mud was frozen. Eira stood amidst the glittering crystals, feeling the sun’s warmth groping its way through the night’s chill. Where the heat touched the trees, she could see the new…
Passers By
“Hurry up, children,” you say, rushing past me. You avoid eye contact at all costs. Part of me knows why; I am either despised or unseen. This is my lot. This is my existence. But, another part of me wants to chase you. I want to tell you the truth. My truth. You see, my…
Cathedral Chimes
The boys from the cathedral school sat, smoking, on the wall. Rain attempted to obliterate the pavement and impatient water jostled in rainbow gutters. Mal stood, leaning against the wall, seething about the dampness accumulating in his shoes. He tried to count the number of times he had asked Gem not to be late. He…
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