You may recall, from a previous article, how I read many different versions of Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, all in aid of staging...

The Writers' Block #18 - Theme: Lovely mushroom soup I spend some time on my hands and knees. At my age, I haven’t got long before my...

The Writers' Block #17 - Theme: A & E - a maximum of two characters The booth used to look inviting, in a corporate kind of way. An...

When a theatre invites you to produce a play of your choice because of the success of your previous production, you don’t take it...

The Writers' Block #15 - Theme: voyage and the return Unaware of my watching them, Aphrodite and Poseidon seemed unsure what to do. They...

Task: Write a story to enter the Words For The Wounded Literary Competition Hello, mate. Don’t be shy. I won’t bite. What’s your name?...

The Writers' Block #14 - Theme: confusion resolved ‘I don’t understand.’ ‘Can you confirm your name, please?’ She wasn’t joking. ‘Thomas...

Task: Feature colour White. They had to be white. She was that kind of woman. I was so confident that I staked my dinner money on it....

Task: Choose a book at random and open at a random page. Select the first five similies and metaphors, then use them in a story ‘I’m not...

The Writers' Block #13 - Theme: fatal flaw ‘We don’t even know what they’re called.’ Callum had been the first to break the silence as...