The 1st of March marked three months since Des and I made it official ‘way back’ on my 55th birthday when he gave me a ‘kuis’ ring – the pull tab from a very old cold drink can that Vaughan found while we were exploring The Little Red Desert. That date also marks 17 months, […]
Caught Between the Tides There are moments when the world feels suspended, like the tide when it’s somewhere between high and low. This story is about a moment like that. Because, although it spanned five days, in the greater scheme of things, it is but a moment. Tuesday, 5 August I left home at […]
Why do Writers Write? The reasons are probably as diverse as the writers themselves. First and foremost, I think it’s because writers have an opinion. The word ‘opinionated’ is such a misnomer. To me, it shouldn’t mean dictatorial, or pompous, or prejudiced or dogmatic. Nope. It should mean ‘I have an opinion, and I’d like […]
I wrote an acrostic poem, using all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
(Including the tricky ones like Q and X.)
Children’s Rhyming Story Book I was approached by a client who needed content for a children’s book. Ideally, they were looking for someone who could write the story and illustrate the book. I told them quite honestly that, although I am creative and love sketching, I was quite unable to do illustrations for a children’s […]
Kind & Keto Vegan Articles In the About section of my LinkedIn account, I claim that I can write “deliberately or deliciously”. I’m surprised no-one has ever asked me what I mean by that. My Kind & Keto client is the perfect example of my delicious writing. The site is sprinkled with content written by […]
Book Review; The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino I love reading stories that take place in South Africa. Some people might not get that. After all, if reading is a means of escape, then surely you would want to escape to distant shores and imaginary places? Yes. I enjoy those kinds of stories too. But I […]
Pinnacle Hygiene and Pest Control Services I strive to achieve a balance between Search Engine Optimisation and readability. I wrote the content for this website and all of the blogs except the Hand-sanitiser blog published on 31 March 2020. The website content and all of the blogs I wrote were search engine optimised (SEO) by […]
Triple E Training I worked as a full-time content writer for an Adult Education and Training provider. Whilst in their employ I wrote website content, blogs, articles, LinkedIn posts and articles, Facebook posts, Twitter posts, press releases, emails, and more. Whilst working for EEE Training I learned the value of pillar posts and became quite […]
Farallones Coffee As a content writer with proofreading and copy-editing qualifications and heaps of experience, I was approached by a client on LinkedIn to write blogs for a German-based Colombian coffee company. You will find the bogs I wrote on their website. Here is a small sample to get your coffee juices flowing: THE BEST […]