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I am on here under my pen-name so if you think you recognise my picture (if it ever loads) but are puzzled, that could be why! I am 32 and live in Scotland with my wonderful husband. We have been married for just over 18 months and our first child

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Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Memories: How I learned to knit: 1 of 28

My paternal grandmother used to be a prolific knitter. As a mother of three, it was a necessity - school jumpers were needed and the cheapest option was to make them herself. Knitting never used to be as expensive a pastime as it is now, my Grandmother is shocked how much yarn costs these days. She was brought up on a farm i...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Hate: 7 of 180

FLATMATE An empty womb and aching void A tumultuous leaving; Her face awash with maybe's tears Hypocrite in grieving. - Corkscrew curls, skeletal frame Awkward face of makeup; Disposition: delicate - "Not worth the space I take up." - Paleing skin and wasting bones Dark, this silhouette; Trips on everyone she meets Hasn't fa...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Broken heart: 21 of 235

Did it prickle when you broke my heart? Did splinters dig in deep? And wedge themselves in places which Your tweezers cannot reach? Carry those sharp shards around And don't forget your crime; For somewhere in the universe I hemorrhage over mine.
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The perfect date: 2 of 16

Thomas looked down at his hands and smiled with the memory. Thin, warm, perfectly manicured fingers were entwined with his and were giving them a squeeze. All was right with the world. Thomas had talked through a complicated array of places to go on this, their second meeting, but Elizabeth had plumped for the more laid-back...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting heartfelt gifts: 1 of 7

When one knits, there are so many emotions connected to the act. Scores of us learned our craft from cherished relatives, friends or teachers; that we feel we honour in some way through every stitch. Our work is the result of many hours of our life spent in pursuit of pattern perfection. Countless thought-threads are bound i...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Guide to creativity for non-artists: 2 of 11

Being creative does not mean that you must be able to draw or paint. It also does not demand that you fit anybody else's idea of perfection or 'art'. Creativity is the desire to make something from something else, to construct an idea from the materials to hand. Creativity springs from looking at the world in a new way. Ever...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Poetry is . . .: 46 of 191

Small, neatly formed, yet often sketchy Rhyming lines flow out and stay; Gently molded, not too quickly, End result, result of change. - Maybe in their naked format, Words seem dull and rhyme too much; Touch on language with no purpose Leave untold the moods within. - So I re-arrange their voidness Bring out the flowers, tra...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The void: 10 of 38

Avoid the void She eats you up And pens your poems Without you. The void she comes On cushioned feet Sneaks behind Scaring the soul. - Avoid the void A pure drug Hallucinogen Acidic buzz. She weaves a web Entangles thought Topsy-turvy Twisted dance. - Beautiful stranger Captives walk Back to their homes Much braver; Wearing ...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The rebel: 10 of 30

Frazer opened the flat's door to a skirmish happening on the landing, and found Bloater Mackenzie and Shacks Teirnan bent over in some kind of rugby scrum. "Hi guys" Frazer offered, leaning against the doorpost, trying to figure out whose head was whose in the shadows "nice of you to grace our wee gathering" "Not at all, not...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Are you a "process knitter" or a "product knitter"?: 1 of 3

Many people are interested to know if a knitter falls into the 'process' or 'product' category. In simple terms, a process knitter is one who relishes the act of making a project, usually wanting to have their skills challenged and stretched, and yet is not as focused on the end product. A 'product' knitter is an individual ...