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Continue reading →: Keeping going (even when you don’t want to)What motivates you? A short piece about writing, keeping going and how to stay motivated One of the best things about writing, be it poetry, fiction, or anything else, is the opportunity it presents. Sometimes, I hear writers set unrealistic expectations of themselves, thinking that if they aren’t successful by…
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Continue reading →: What do I enjoy most about writing? Learning to love the blank pageThere is something about a blank page, sometimes people describe it as intimidating. I don’t see it that way, it has a lure, inviting. The opportunity to fill its empty space with something new, a thing that didn’t exist before. The chance to create something that you own completely, just…
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Continue reading →: Pitter PatterIt was almost possible to grip the silence on the winding paths between the pines. The steady drips hit the plastic hoods of a small group of children, trudging through the woods. Miss Tyler fumbled with a soggy map and hopeless compass. This trek had already taken longer than planned.…
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Continue reading →: Emergency preparedness in the event of zombie apocalypseCreate an emergency preparedness plan. A short poem about how to handle a zombie invasion It may seem dull to Keep the petrol tank full, And though people will mock it, Keep car keys in your pocket If you’re braces and belter, Keep a well stocked shelter, Keeps you dry…
Gavin Turner Writes
Essays and fiction about people, behaviour, and the hidden systems that shape everyday life.
Gavin Turner writes
Essays and fiction about people, behaviour, and the hidden systems that shape everyday life.
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