Our young writers have been participating in online workshops #wordsonwednesdays during lockdown. We asked if they’d be happy for us to share some of their responses to tasks set by the workshop leaders. Here is the first, by Mathew Anderson, inspired by exercises set by John Glenday. We hope you…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s story is by Zoe Mackenzie. A World Apart Ella looked about her in wild-eyed confusion. People were wearing masks. She could not seem to…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s words and photograph are by Sheila Lockhart. As the weeks have flowed by since lockdown started, my creativity has, alas, continued to stagnate. I…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Anne-Mary Paterson. Being on Tele in the Lockdown Of recent days, I have not done much work writing my book because of…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Graham Bullen. A Second Lockdown What if we murmurated, like swallows. Like circling the Ka’bah. But, like, every day. Just waiting for…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Karen Lean. Good Friday I managed to go into the Co- op tonight, for the first time in weeks. I’d driven by…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Zoe Mackenzie. NB contains strong language. Domestic Lockdown The tell-tale signs were everywhere; from the wan, defeated expression to the barely perceptible, but…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Pam Lucas. Missie the Mare Plans for Life with Corona Virus I am Missie the Mare, and I want to talk about…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s blog and photographs are by Ian Tallach. Deliriously Sad and Desperately Happy What started out as quarrels ended with a murder. In that regard,…
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s piece is written by Sheila Lockhart. Unlike most of my fellow Writers’ Group I have not found this ‘situation’ conducive to creativity; I have…