I used to read every single day as a child. My Grandma encouraged my love for books. She had an awe inspiring array of shelves in her room, lined with musty hardbacks and crinkled paperbacks and large packages would arrive weekly full of new stories for her to dive into, once she had finished the stack … Continue reading What’s on my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2017? | Pugs and Dinosaurs
Behind the third door of the Halloween advent calendar is a short horror story to celebrate all things spooky! Mrs Ellingworth had always made the neighbourhood kids cookies. She’d open her front door and push out a small table on wheels, proudly offering her latest batch of soft, warm, milk chocolate chip treats that we would … Continue reading Creative Writing | Mrs Ellingworth | Pugs and Dinosaurs
You can read Part 1 of this story here. Arnold would arrive every few months at the house and Grandma Smith would leave with him, wrapped up in her favourite shawl decorated by hand with glittering beads and silk ribbon. She looked like a giant insect, with her wiry black hair sticking up on her … Continue reading Creative Writing | Blue Eyed Girl Part II | Pugs and Dinosaurs
I've been babysitting a puppy at my boyfriend's Mum's home this bank holiday and for some reason my brain created this... The garden was a good size and she had made it welcoming, with just a patchy lawn and a small patio to work with. A trellised area created two separate spaces, the one closest to the door … Continue reading Creative Writing | Hands| Pugs and Dinosaurs
I was inspired by a moment I experienced quite recently, when an interaction with someone left me feeling angry and stupid but then I realised my thoughts about the person were uglier than the exchange itself. I dunno, I decided to just put some words down and this is what came out! She made me … Continue reading Creative Writing | Shark Tooth | Pugs and Dinosaurs
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