Month: February 2023

After an exciting Mug of the Month contest last week (Congratulations Anne McManus!), we’re back to normal with a fine selection of poems and short stories. A discussion on Story Endings promises to provide insights and inspiration, an interesting topic for all members. Further items may still be submitted – all contributions are welcome! Have…

The popular Mug of the Month contest takes place in this session – a 50-word text containing the words ARM and HAND. The current ‘Mug’ lives in Boise, Idaho. Where will Mugsy travel to next? Of the seven entries only one is from abroad – but good luck to every contestant! By contrast, our three…

The coming meeting is scheduled for Wednesday instead of Thursday, an exception. Our session last week ended with an animated discussion about the short story The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munroe, and it was decided to continue this on Wednesday. The focus will be on story-telling techniques that can be adopted in our own…

On Thursday we will be talking about Alice Munroe’s brilliant short story The Moons of Jupiter, which our members have been asked to read. They have been invited to select a passage or an aspect of the story that they believe might be useful to them – and other members – in their own texts.The…