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A Ray of hope Flickers in the sky A small robin cheeps Between the leaves Sounds of rippling waters. Close to my heart. A moment in time The world stood still. No busy streets. No traffic Stillness But eerie. What happened God silenced the noise. And the busy streets. He shut down economy. To getContinue reading “Empty”

Open Book is an organisation that often works with The Bugle’s Creative Writing Group. They run shared reading sessions across a wide variety of communities all around Scotland. During the lockdown they have begun publishing news letters containing much to get you reading, thinking and writing. It also contains news about how you can joinContinue reading “Ideas and Inspirations: From Open Book”

Who Lives Where? There’s Bungalow Bill, who lives over the hill, Then there’s Pat, in her high rise flat, There’s Annette, in her wee Maisonette, Then there’s Ken, in his wee but’n’ben, Then there’s Jermone, in his old care home, There’s Dan, in his static caravan, Oh, and my very best friend, in her gableContinue reading “Three Poems for the Self-Isolated”

I don’t know if I was happy. I don’t really understand what happiness means. Something unobtainable maybe. But I have memories that make me smile, little things, often unnoticed. Most of my life I was self-employed. I’ve noticed saying that can lead to suspicion. Something must be broken if you don’t work for the machine,Continue reading “Memories of a Dancing Girl”

Brave Why don’t we clap for shop assistants so brave? Walk past their window and give them a wave, Open your window, open your door, Stand on your balcony and clap once more! Isolation Everyone’s talking about isolation, deprivation and separation, Here, there and across the nation, Everyone’s going out to clap and cheer, EveryContinue reading “Three Poems About Appreciating Key Workers”

Nobody knew where the old records were kept. Filing cabinets a distant memory. Everything was data. Invisible as the mountain air. So they relied on the logic of Star Trek to find a way forward. Somebody had found an old box set. Everybody left got a living wage. Everyone was comfy. The workers thought theyContinue reading “In the Beginning”

At this time you may want your work to be topical or escapist. You may want to write about what is going on in the world today, or take a trip into your imagination or think about some of the pleasant things you see around you. This first “Ideas and Inspirations” post is simply toContinue reading “Ideas and Inspiration: Themes”

seasons change all the time you have winter autumn spring summer all are very different to one anther my favourite ones are winter spring autumn these ones l like everyone is different though By Prue Fox

We do not know at all where this virus comes from. We just note that everything happens by the will of the almighty. This virus called coranavirus is ravaging the whole world. The virus teaches us something very important, and here is an example that I can cite: whether you are rich or poor youngContinue reading “My Point of View of the Current World Concerning the Pandemic”

I went down to the local food bank, I bumped into an old flame, my heart just sank, We glanced at each other across the hall, My heart was beating faster I can recall! I felt obliged to say something, to break the ice, She responded with a smile, I thought was quite nice, WeContinue reading “Food Bank Connection”