Jetty Supposing at a certain time there is a jetty, suppose it is never used or necessary, suppose no one is permitted on its hardwood boards and no angling allowed not even if it’s autumn, certainly not utilised further into winter to spring and the middle of summer when there’s sufficient stocks of lively silver […]
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Prose Poem: Jetty — Helen Hagemann’s Studio
Posted in Writing on April 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Are Free Online Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted in Writing on April 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Jennifer Garner, Amy Adams on ‘Save With Stories,’ Helping Children During Coronavirus Quarantine — Variety
Posted in Writing on April 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams are opening their contact lists for their new endeavor to help children during the coronavirus pandemic. Not long after the U.S. came to a screeching halt because of COVID-19, the two superstars launched “SaveWithStories,” an Instagram account that features celebrities and other notable figures reading children’s books. The line-up already…
Alice Loves Drawing
Posted in Writing on April 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »
All Washed Up
Posted in Writing on April 1, 2020| 3 Comments »
Now for something different: my poem ‘All Washed Up’ written in Ireland, read aloud.
#POEM:AllWashedUp #IrishPoetry #FrancesMacaulayForde
Bluey wins International Emmy award
Posted in Writing on April 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Bluey wins International Emmy award
“Australia’s most popular children’s television show”, Bluey, has won an International Emmy Kids Award.
The Ludo Studio animated series about a family of blue heelers won in the Kids: Preschool category, beating other nominees from Germany, Chile and China.
Bluey Executive Producer, Charlie Aspinwall said the win is an incredible recognition for every one of the fantastic team at Ludo Studio.
“They’ve poured their hearts and souls into making Bluey the show that everyone loves and we’re just so proud of this achievement and how far we’ve come.”
Music in Lockdown…
Posted in Writing on March 31, 2020| 1 Comment »
I just loved this!
‘It’s not all about you (or me).’
Posted in Writing on March 30, 2020| Leave a Comment »
A blogpost from Melinda Tognini worth remembering…
“If we were to believe social media, it would be easy to think we need to choose either panic or denial in response to the reported risks of COVID-19.” READ FULL POST
#MelindaTognini #WordsToRemember #Self-Isolation #SocDistancing #Consideration
Fire
Posted in Writing on March 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Wonderful, scary words…
The smoke smothers,
forms a solid screen.
The fire frantically fights
for its existence,
twisting and torturing
the air around it
like a dictator leaving
nothing to chance.
The flames writhing,
and rising in their
hot blazing dance.
Live — The Sketchbook
Posted in Writing on March 29, 2020| 1 Comment »
Here’s one I painted live on Instagram today. I’ve been wanting to try this for a while, so I threw some paint tubes on my table and pointed the phone at my paper. My son helped with the setup because millennials know how to do these things, and voilà, I started painting. Lots of artists […]










