Every once in a while, it is good practice to write without consequence or concern for the end result. Just let the letters fall into words like drops from the river your image floats upon. The stains on the paper may surprise you. Or not…

Here is the outcome of such a writing exercise. The image used, that is to say, the inspiration behind the text, is of a dream I had recently.

Check out my free-write exercise and then do your own.

In my local writer’s group recently, we had a writing exercise. We were challenged to write a piece from the point of view of a person trapped in a coma. The following is my result.

Stuck in rush hour traffic, a man finds a gun in his glove box. What follows?

A short poem I wrote whilst browsing the dictionary. I don’t claim it to be good, nor do I claim I can writer poetry. I just wrote it for a bit of fun more than anything. Enjoy!

Some mysterious things go on in a house.