The power of descriptive recognition
My husband and I often have discussions about praise. He is wary of it. I don’t tend to be. I […]
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Poetry and play dough on Mothering Sunday
I wrote this a while ago, but (as usual) never got round to posting it up straight after. So, seeing
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Rejections, recognitions and reaffirmations…
In the past month I’ve received one rejection of a poem from a magazine editor, one acceptance of a poem
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Childhood sweetheart, oh, how you shine in this city of mine…
It was lovely to have this poem published on the Dagda Publishing website (fairly) recently, http://dagdapublishing.com/2012/12/19/childhood-sweetheart-oh-how-you-shine-in-this-city-of-mine/ since I greatly enjoyed
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Balance; and the delights of the season
I have been feeling more ‘balanced’ recently – which has no doubt been due to spending lots of time with
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GRIEF it has withered me, hollowed me out;
It is ironic that a poem of mine (a triolet) about grief is about to be published whilst I am
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A poem and an article in Juno
As family life is forever busy I sometimes forget what I’ve written, until I happen across it online, or in
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A guest post about the creation of ‘The Ballad of the Beach’
I was really pleased to be able to liaise with Lisa Hassan Scott so that a piece of my writing
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A few words about ‘Musings on Mothering’
Four of my poems appear in this anthology: Baby’s First Feed The Cold Cup of Tea The Daffodils The Ballad
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Peggy’s Decision
A short story by Marija Smits “Hello Rose. And how are you today?” asked Peggy. “I expect you’re enjoying all
My Sister, My Guide
When you’re a little girl, a big sister is a wonderful, yet terrible thing. She is, after all, the
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The Memory of Water
A piece of flash fiction by Marija Smits Ever since Stephen had died, Maddie had experienced vivid images of him;
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