prowling like a cat ~ he creeps up the spiral stairs ~ seeking a warm bed ~ lashed by flames he cowers ~ inferno extinguished
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Field of Clocks ~ Free Verse ~ by Noa Summerlock
This poem was inspired by a recent walk through a field of clocks, near to my home. The field, normally used for horses (not mine I hasten to add), has been set aside this year. It has turned into a wild-flower meadow, with the dandelions stealing the show. Field of Clocks Today I stoodin a …
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Escape to The Hermitage ~ Fast Fiction ~ Noa Summerlock
Louise Mangos' brilliant piece of fast fiction, 'The Ocular Precision of the Photography Teacher', deservedly won Ad Hoc Fiction's 'Hermit' competition. Congratulations to @louisemangos ! Here's my entry: Escape to The Hermitage A haze of dust hung in the air as Hermione pushed through the wooden door. It was gloomy inside, but with a bit …
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Hermit ~ Fast Fiction ~ Noa Summerlock
I'm really chuffed to see my 'hermit' inspired fast fiction in this week's edition of Ad Hoc Fiction's e-Book ... but I can't tell you which piece is mine (because that's the rules of the competition). All of the pieces in this week's edition are now open for voting. So, if you've got a few …
Lunchtime Smoke ~ Haiku ~ by Noa Summerlock
Lunchtime Smoke
Giggling, gaggling hens ~ gossip, and smoke cigarettes ~ in their lunch break.What it’s like to study ~ A215 ~ Creative Writing at the Open University
This post is about the Open University module "A215 Creative Writing". I've been studying this module for the last few months and I've really enjoyed it. If you're keen to improve your creative writing, or even if you're starting from scratch, you may want to consider this module. I've been studying it as part of …
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What it’s like to study ~ A105 ~ Voices, Texts and Material Culture at the Open University
This post is about the Open University module "A105 Voices, Texts and Material Culture". I took this module last year as the recommended second module for my degree course. This module is expected to run for another couple of years after which it will be replaced. A105 is an "interdisciplinary" module, covering art history, classics, …
What it’s like to study ~ AA100 ~ The Arts Past and Present at the Open University
This post is all about the Open University module "AA100 The Arts Past and Present". When I began my Open University adventure three years ago, this was the first module that I took. It's now been replaced by "A111 Discovering the arts and humanities". Looking through the description for A111 some of the content looks …
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What it’s like to study ~ BA (Honours) Arts & Humanities (R14) at the Open University
I thought I would tell you a little bit about my experience of studying with the Open University, which as you may know has just celebrated its 50th birthday. I've been studying part-time with the Open University for three years and I'm half way though "R14" which is better known as "BA (Honours) Arts & …