Recently I’ve been doing much more writing than I normally do - by this I mean, I’ve been writing several pieces a day.

The biggest thing I have with my writing is, I love feedback and I love sharing my writing with others… I especially like seeing/hearing how the reader reacts to my poem(s), if they get emotional over it or find any emotion in it at all then I feel extremely happy because I feel like I’ve done something worth while.

Because I’ve been writing so much lately I began to find I was getting stuck - I didn’t really have anyone to share all of my pieces with, or if I did it wasn’t the right sort of person… by that I mean, they weren’t able to give me constructive criticism when I needed it and so forth. I’m sure you all know what I mean.

So, a light bulb went off in my head. Why not create my own Message Board? The perfect solution. I already have a graphic related one - so why not a literature one as well? I couldn’t see a reason why I shouldn’t and so with my sister, Rosanna’s help it’s finally open!

Black Ink referred you!

I hope to see you there :)

I received Against the Clock today! I now have a few books sitting on my desk - I ordered a few too many to give to a few people. My Grandmother, Godparents etc.

I think it turned out really well - I have to say the cover scared me a bit but after a few more glances I realise how bang on it is.

My thought is that the clock represents the 12 hour marathon. The face is old/aging if you take a close look - and you get Alzheimer’s when you’re older… and the little boy (child) represents the state of mind someone with Alzheimer’s has… they become child like.

The book is lovely and I can’t believe I actually have a number of my poems published! It’s such an honour.

I’ve been writing quite a bit more lately; I’m considering entering a few poetry competitions, I even have two in mind but I have to decide which poem(s) to submit.

I have two in mind so far, I think I need to write a few more but the two I have in mind I’ll post blow. If you have a favourite I’d love to know which! :)

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