Flash Fiction Friday – Postcard prompt

Today’s flash fiction piece is one from my Arvon course. I was given the postcard pictured below to write about with the following additional guidance…

Imagine you are reading a book, in the middle a page has been torn out and replaced with the image on the postcard. You are to write that page using words to illustrate the picture. Rule: No letter ‘A’

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Totleigh Barton – Arvon Writing Course. Part 3

Tuesday

I awaken abruptly at 6am the next morning, this is typical for me. i potter around for a while reading Utopia (Lincoln Child) and head to the kitchen for a cup of tea. Breakfast is help yourself, but I have a Salmon and Cucumber sandwich with me that I didn’t eat on the drive down so I have that and not let it go to waste. Continue reading

Totleigh Barton – Arvon Writing Course. Part 2

It is Wordless Wednesday, so today I am sharing my photos from my stay at  Totleigh Barton.

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Totleigh Barton – Arvon Writing Course. Part 1

The front of Totleigh Barton Manor, Devon, one...

The front of Totleigh Barton Manor, Devon, one of the writing centres of the Arvon Foundation, a charitable organisation promoting creative writing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

On the 7th May 2012 I went to Devon to stay at Totleigh Barton. One of the Arvon Foundation‘s centres which holds writing retreats. This is the first part of my post’s about my stay. Hope you enjoy reading about it! :)

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5 Great Things People say about me – and why I can’t believe them…

Borderline personality sufferers often like to...

Borderline personality sufferers often like to present themselves with an image that is “bad”; in ways including wearing “gothic” style clothing, heavy makeup, and other unusual fashion statements. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I know that it is not just down to having Borderline Personality Disorder that I have this problem, I know that people who don’t have BPD also have this problem.

The problem is the inability to accept compliments. Continue reading