Flaunt it Friday

Every month at the writing group I go to – Let’s Write – Esther, the facilitator, sets a prompt. A few months back our prompt was music and I wrote a piece about buying my first single at aged 8. Esther asked me to read the piece at the group session and suggested I submit it for the Yesterday Remembered section of Best of British magazine, which I did. https://www.bestofbritishmag.co.uk/

My piece was accepted and, this week, I picked up a copy of the magazine at my local post office shop. It’s a wonderful feeling and worthy of a flaunt. To use a word from a recent Wordy Wednesday, I’m chuffed.

I’m chuffed to see my name in print in Best of British magazine

Wordy Wednesday

My word today is confabulate. I used this word last week and the person I was talking to said, ooh that’s a great word. My trusty dictionary, The Oxford English Dictionary, gives two distinct definitions. The first is to talk / engage in conversation. The other, which I’m more familiar with, is to fabricate imaginary sentences in compensation for loss of memory.

The origin of the word confabulate is Latin and from the 17th century. Confabulari con = together, and fabulari from fabula, fable.

Apologies in advance for any typos – my eyes are a bit blurry for writing following cataract surgery!

Nev, from my children’s book, The Clocker, does a lot of talking with his best friend, Samantha. My Books

Sum up Sunday

It’s Sunday again. Time to sum up your week in 25 words or less. Here goes;

Volunteer and write

Then write some more

Meet friends for lunch

First cataract done

Excellent NHS care

Shopping deliveries

Until I can drive again

Waiting for cataract surgery