When Exmoor brings all its colours It is a place of wonderment The clouds, the grasses, tiered blues There is no place I’d rather be ❤️ #exmoor A clear cold Monday in November

Sometimes I am the tree Stoic and moody in the clouds Sometimes I am clinging on in the wind The grass growing on a wall Exmoor in November ❤️

Last night’s news from the Avon Federation I shared some stories in Portishead ❤️ Marina WI - lots of lovely people there 🙏

Must do better - 1979-81 What was ‘Int Studies’ anyway? Much love to Aubrey Hodes,a brilliant human - although I did none of the things he thought I might. Holloway School was a mad melting pot of 1200 boys, as diverse and integrated as it comes. The NF were chased away from the school gates 👊

In a short series this week, I might share some pics from previous decades of my life. A birthday ending in an ‘Oh!’ awaits 😱 My first pair of football boots - from when I was about 6 years old ❤️ I remember running towards a hospital in Norfolk after a patient had nicked them 😂

It was a thrill to be at @stroudstories last night ❤️ Such talented writers and an amazing mix of stories 👏 A room full of lovely people and so much fun…with free statistics as ever 😂

A pic of the current SCWers @melciavucco.bsky.social, @markrutterford.bsky.social and me taken at the third talking tales at LeftBank in Bristol back in 2015. How young we all look 👀 If you come to TT39 on Thursday, you can see how wonderfully we have aged 😊🍷

A pic of the Talking Tales 39 crew from last night - huge thanks to all the amazing readers, it was a fabulous evening 🎉 More pics of the readers coming soon 👀 The next Talking Tales is being held on 26th Feb 2026, hosted by @markrutterford.bsky.social ❤️ Oh, and Happy Halloween 🎃

Orchid update If you’ve got it, flaunt it ❤️

How beautiful. I just found a common spotted orchid in the garden ❤️ Mondays just aren’t the same these days 😀

Talking Tales #38 is open for submissions 🗣️ @melciavucco.bsky.social @markrutterford.bsky.social The event is July 2025 at The Robin Hood in Bristol! 🎉 If you'd like to perform, or just attend the event to listen, please read our latest newsletter ❤️ - mailchi.mp/b8c47c38a46f...

Well look at this! Poetry Plus on Tuesday night in @thebellinnbath 730pm start - part of @fringeartsbath No strings, no cost, no brainer ❤️ See you there 🙏 …along with @clayton.debbie @milenapaccani @raven_on_the_wire20 and more

Tis the day for this pic 🥚❤️ It will always make me smile 🙏

Big smiles for a big night 😍 I am delighted to be taking part in the Chimes Poetry Variety Night as part of Sparkfest Bath 🌟 May 22nd 6pm at Burdall’s Yard in Bath It will be a gorgeous mix of performances Book now www.ticketsource.co.uk/bathspalive/...

What an excellent evening of stories, poetry & spoken word at Talking Tales! 📖✍️🗣️ Thank you to everyone who read and performed, to our lovely supportive audience and to @markrutterford.bsky.social for hosting. The flyer pictured is from 10 years ago from the very first Talking Tales! 🥳

A reminder Even shipwrecked dreams can last And surprise us with their beauty ❤️ Wreck of the SS Nornen Berrow beach ⚓️

Submissions for Talking Tales 🗣️ #37 - an event taking place at The Robin Hood, St Michael's Hill, Bristol on 17th April and hosted by the amazing @markrutterford.bsky.social - close soon! Please check out our latest email for all the details 😊 mailchi.mp/36a7f795c19b...

I am coarse from the ravages of Winter I am broken, muddy, brown Is that sunlight in the distance? May it shine on us again ❤️

Very excited to be seeing @zahodesagazan in Bristol tonight. Will report back…expect much ❤️

Just saying… We don’t have to take our clothes off to have a good time ❤️

Poet in Residence wanted for the National Memorial Arboretum for two years to use the Arboretum's landscape and memorials for a series of original poems to share stories with brand new audiences. Details in link. Please share :) www.thenma.org.uk/about-us/wor...

What a brilliant event - bravo to everyone that’s made this happen with @readwithyeovil.bsky.social 🙌 I have more props than is wise but I am buckled up and will enjoy the ride making a story with some 6 - 8 year olds ❤️ Let’s see where it takes us…

The winner of the best bit of marketing seen over the weekend award goes to 👇

Sorry to report tomorrow’s The Love Stories Show at The David Hall, South Petherton has had to be postponed due to circumstances beyond our control 💔 The David Hall and me are working on rescheduling but it won’t be for a while. Thanks for all the love and support x

Thanks to Somerset Live for this article ❤️ www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/wha... The Love Stories Show at The David Hall, South Petherton 8pm on Valentine’s Day Tickets from www.thedavidhall.com/events24-25/

One week to Valentine’s Day ❤️ And to save yourself from the same old same old 🙏 Get booked up for The Love Stories Show @thedavidhallsp and lets make Somerset sizzle Details and Tix via qr code at Pic 3 #valentines #love #somerset

🏍️ TO HULL AND BACK IS OPEN 🏍️ The 9th To Hull And Back humorous #shortstory competition is open for entries 🎉 - Closes 30th June 2025 - £10 early-bird entry fee, £12 standard - 2,500 words - Top prize £1,000 - Shortlist published in anthology Details: www.christopherfielden.com/to-hull-and-...

Love is…a small bag of wonder ❤️ I know half of you are going to be…just…WRONG😡 But who’s got these on their Valentine’s lust list? #marmite #marmitecrispsuk #valentines #loveit

Some days, you wake up and think you’re a bit off kilter…and then you remember to smile and get some coffee 😎

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Been writing about songs in languages I do not speak and the fire and ice of a 1960s love affair. Emotions are a bit close to the surface today 🙏

I am broken - in a beautiful way I’ve just watched a video of @zahodesagazan and @tompeterodell meeting for the first time and it’s just a beautiful tribute to creativity, it’s impact and the connections it can bring ❤️ look it up And keep writing, playing, singing, rhyming and making ❤️❤️❤️🙏

Within 100 miles of Bristol Words to share…prose, poems, the essay you’d graffiti on a wall if only you were ok on a ladder? Check out and come along to Talking Tales ❤️

One month until Valentine’s Day ❤️ Make it one you’ll never forget ❤️❤️ Come to this at @thedavidhallsp ❤️❤️❤️ The interactive story-telling show where the audience is the ying to my yang 😉 Tickets available here www.tickettailor.com/events/thepe... #valentines #love #theatre

This is a dog house You have 5 weeks today to get yourself out of it Surprise your squeeze on Valentine’s Day Come along to The Love Stories Show at @thedavidhallsp and earn yourself many ❤️ points Booking here www.tickettailor.com/events/thepe...

Beautiful afternoon walk Energising Melancholy Brutal 🙏

Resolutions? Really! That implies room for improvement… ❤️❤️❤️ Don’t rule out the possibility you can be different And that changes you want to make are achievable Remind yourself, you can do anything But don’t rule out the possibility that you are beautiful just as you are 🫶

In the grey days before New Year A reminder At the end of one cycle There is beauty in the next one 🙏❤️

You. All of you. I hope you’re feeling the love this eve I hope you are gifted love tomorrow And all the days that follow 🙏 ❤️❤️❤️

Staff Christmas party today 🎄 There’s always someone that invades your personal space…but she’s the boss and I don’t mind 🫶 #christmas #patterdale #cheeseandgrain

“You have to love what you do so much that you don’t care what people think.” ~ Mary Ruefle

I’m surprised I can tie my own shoelaces… 🙄

Talking Tales is back Quarterly in2025 New year, new venue but you’ll do just fine as you are ❤️

Well this look rather amazing ❤️

Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers. Please share.

I noticed frost on a lime tree Hanging in the morning air It was both beautiful and bleak A paradox of the season

Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.

I might deploy this tactic…until February. I’ll do this now - Happy New Year 😘

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