a collection of short stories and poems to make you laugh, giggle, chuckle, or grin. Silliness to lighten your day.
Authors in a Pub: was inspired by a Monty Python sketch
Island Artist: A humourous look at island life
In Icelandic: inspired by something my Icelandic-Canadian grandma saw on a bus
The Island Storyteller on Stage: celebrates my love of reading my writing to an audience
Irene's Reading: How NOT to act during writing group.
Offered without apology to the pun lovers among us...
What's in a Name?
Sue was sick and tired of
being used and abused.
She was going to sue.
Ever since Ted was a
little boy
he'd always slept
with a teddy.
Frank had just one
character flaw.
He was much too
frank.
Will was very determined.
He was motivated by
sheer will-power.
Pam didn't use butter
when she baked.
She used Pam.
Russel went for a walk in the woods,
But he stopped walking immediately
When he heard a rustle.
Graham was offered saltine crackers
But he chose Graham wafers.
Bob didn't know how to swim
So he bobbed in the water.
Leanne was never alone
Wherever Lee went
Anne was there as well.
What have I missed? Please, play with me...
Oh, yeah, and...
The List
I found the list
and checked it twice.
He'd judged me naughty
and not very nice.
So I burnt the list.
One last thought...
Holding his wife's hand in the delivery room, George Harrison sings, "Here comes our son, little darling. Here comes our son. And I say, he's okay. Son. Son. Here he comes."
Photo by Byron
Without a reader,
A writer's words mean
Nothing
photo by ldyck
April on this blog...
This month I indulge my--and hopefully your--love of fiction.
April 6
A Cat Called Sam (children's story)
One magical night, driven by a desire to be precisely like his human, Sam the cat becomes Sam the boy.
April 13
Sheep Choir (short story)
As a fledgling knitwear designer, I was blessed to have the support of kind people. This is a tribute to one of them.
April 20
Seashells (short story)
...about an "unexpected" gift
April 27
Finding Her (short story)
When you're lost, sometimes all you need is someone to follow.
My author journey...
Every sentence ends with a period.
(Immediately after writing that sentence, I thought about question and exclamation marks. Don't they end sentences? And then I thought, No! Question marks end questions. Exclamation marks end exclamations.)
Since returning from my trip to Manitoba and Ontario last May, I've been in a heightened state of creativity, producing five children's stories, four short story collections, and a memoir.
On Wednesday, after adding a period to the last sentence in my latest project, I stopped abruptly--just like that. Instead of writing, I've been reading All the Little Monsters by David A Robertson and organizing my work for the next stage in my writing journey.
Correction: everything didn't stop; something did continue. This...
From January 1st (yup) to March 28, I pressed send 74 times and submitted 31 different manuscripts to publishing houses.
Living without my writing has felt uncomfortable; however, taking a break to follow my natural creativity’s ebb and flow is necessary and healthy.
A writer never has a vacation.
For a writer's life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.
Eugene Ionesco
Playwright
