What is a Poetry Marathon? A Poetry Marathon is a creative endurance test. Writers from all around the world are invited to take part writing at the same time, to the same creative prompts, which are posted once per hour throughout the event. Inspired by The Poetry Marathon, run by Caitlin Thomson and Jacob Jans... Continue Reading →
"The words you say often mean less than your silence. Silence. The only thing people want to hear, other than their own words."DS Coremans Written: Monday 10 May 2021 - 16:08 Shout. Shout loud. Shout loud into the Void. The echoes will return. To you if no one else. The pain in knowing, that your... Continue Reading →
"The crux of being a full-time carer for a family member, of the family I was born into, is that I will never have a family of my own."DS Coremans Written: Monday 10 May 2021 - 13:42 I’ll likely never work in care again. I have accepted this. Grudgingly. What makes it difficult is that... Continue Reading →
"The truth is there has been a wait for so many things ‘to be over’ for such a long time, that we have begun to wish our lives away."DS Coremans Written: Tuesday, 04 May 2021 - 18:16 I’m given to understand that “it’s over,” though what it is I can’t be sure. The truth is... Continue Reading →
Monday 15 February 2021 Use either of the pictures provided as inspiration, or write a poem or short story about something you have learned within the last year.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Write and share your work on any of the platforms linked below: Six Word Story: (6 words)Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter... Continue Reading →
Is there such a thing as failure if you can continue to try. Failed attempts, but of course, failed starts, failed projects? I wonder that these things are less certain. A failed start implies a sense of expectation of failure to begin, few go into ventures that they believe will fail, even when things go... Continue Reading →
Monday 15 February 2021 Use either of the pictures provided as inspiration, or write a poem or short story about something you have learned within the last year.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Write and share your work on any of the platforms linked below: Six Word Story: (6 words)Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter... Continue Reading →
Sunday 14 February 2021 Use either of the pictures provided as inspiration, or write a poem or short story about the relationship between a mother and her son.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Write and share your work on any of the platforms linked below: Six Word Story: (6 words)Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter... Continue Reading →
Today alone at least three separate people have told me the benefits of going outside, even just for twenty minutes a day. I wish I could. I truly wish I could. I miss the wind which whips over my ears, making my hearing aids whistle so much that I turn them off and walk along... Continue Reading →
