Something I Wish I Knew How to Do

This is the fifth post in a WP challenge (“Bloganuary”) to write something every day throughout January with the aid of a prompt. The above title is the prompt. Oh, this is a tricky one. There are so many things I wish I knew how to do. Well, actually, it is probably quite easy to… Read More Something I Wish I Knew How to Do

January 5, 2022 Derek LeeLeave a comment

The Last Time I Left my Comfort Zone

This is the third post in a WP challenge (“Bloganuary”) to write something every day throughout January with the aid of a prompt. The above title is the prompt. We tend to think of a comfort zone as some kind of homogeneous place where we feel at ease. I think that it is helpful to… Read More The Last Time I Left my Comfort Zone

January 3, 2022 Derek LeeLeave a comment

Fear

Today’s Writing 101 Challenge – to write about a personal fear as a vehicle for putting your personality on the page, perhaps by using a different style of writing… My fear may appear trivial to some people. It does not amount to a fully-fledged phobia, although it does share some characteristics. In particular, a marked… Read More Fear

October 7, 2014October 11, 2016 Derek Lee4 Comments

Mending Fences and Saying Goodbye

The rain has returned, such a contrast to recent days that felt more like late May, a warm prelude to summer. The magnolia tree is in full glorious bloom, the precious few short weeks that remind us why we keep it. Two weekends ago saw me mending fences with my neighbour, in a literal rather… Read More Mending Fences and Saying Goodbye

April 25, 2010April 1, 2013 Derek LeeLeave a comment