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About me - Christine Bennett

I first started writing poetry when I was a child and at the age of 18, I had my first poem published and then the writing bug hit me, I love it.

Years later I had an article published in the My Weekly magazine about my dog called Wolf.

I have four children

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Experimental fiction: Dialogue only: 1 of 27
AT HOME WITH SHEILA AND NORMAN"Hello there, I'm Norman.""Oh Hello, my name's Sheila.""Did you arrive today, or did you creep in late last night?""I came in just after breakfast, my daughter brought me in the car.""Well welcome to the clan, it's nice to see a new face around here.""How long have you been here then?""Me, oh now... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Growing old: 3 of 36
Chain of Fate?Checking on the delivery of directories for a bit of extra money, I reached the front door of the next house and knocked.As the old lady opened the door I asked, "Have you had your local directory love, you should have had it in the last couple of days.""I'll have a look," she said as she disappeared into anothe... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) General rules for the game of darts: 1 of 11
The dartboard is hung 5' 8" from the floor to the centre of the bullseye. And on the floor is a line which is 7' 8" distance from the wall.Stand here to throw the darts.The most common game is called the 501 and the object of the game is for one of the players to reach a zero score first.The game can be played in teams but th... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) History of the game of darts: 2 of 20
Darts have been used as far back as man can remember where flint-pointed darts were used for hunting wild game.The first recorded game being played in Dartford, hence the name.The dartboard has a distinct resemblance to the cross section of a tree trunk and the old term used for the first type of dartboard was butt, because t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Heartbreak: 36 of 357

I sit here quietly but know not why,My tears are there but I try not cry,Patiently waiting, wishing you home,How could you possibly have known.Far away by now, you must be,Are you alone, I can not see,I know the truth now, you did not lie,I just wish it hadn't been goodbye.You said the time had come to part,You had not meant ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Unexpected death: 1 of 8
UNEXPECTED DEATHIt was August 25th , another normal day or so we thought, but how wrong can you be, how do you know when disaster will strike and take away someone you love so much.The day for Gordon had started the same as any other, but little did he know that he would never see his two children ever again, and as he said g... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Always: 21 of 151
I held out my hand, and my fist closed in fear,It grabbed for a branch, but the brambles were near,My heart was pounding, what had I done wrong,Inside I was screaming, his arms were so strong.I'd looked at the moon, and the stars in the sky,I'd begged and pleaded, oh God tell me why?Why on an evening so beautifully calm,I des... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) How to set up a dart board: 3 of 20
The choice of where to put a dart board needs careful consideration, the last thing you want is people having to avoid flying missiles coming at them.Keep the board as far away from the toilets as you can as this area is frequently used, especially in a pub.Make sure you have allocated a space with a minimum of 12' from the b... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Guide to professional and amateur dart games from around the world: 1 of 5
The 501 game is where players start with a score of 501.Each player throws three darts and their score is taken away from 501, winner reaches zero first.The last number scored has to be a double, if a player needs 36 they win by scoring double 18.Some games start also with a double.When playing in teams, the number to be zero... More..
Education > Learning Styles & Skills Is your child's learning style being taken into account?: 2 of 9
Let's take a different point of view with this title. All children learn different ways, each one has his or her style, but what we seem to be forgetting here is that children don't just learn at school.A teacher can be really good to one student and awful to the next, the same teacher the same style of teaching and both chil... More..