Category Archives: Life Writing

Self-description Mirror exercise

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

A degenerate miscreant stands before me, scratching his ample belly. His eyes sit atop dark eye-bags from too many sleepless nights in a row, and just below a heavy brow of the type normally seen on one of the lower … Continue reading →

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Moi

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

Write about yourself in the third person Pale and interesting – that’s what she tells herself. Though sometimes, she wishes she was a little paler, or at least a little more interesting. She wishes that, sometimes, she could be someone … Continue reading →

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Biography piece.

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

I was seven when my parents split up. If there’s one thing a child should be protected from, it’s their parents arguing – constantly. Parents are our last defence against the horrors of the adult world. When they fight and … Continue reading →

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Bedroom, Window, Street

Posted on March 4, 2010 by

Only recently has this room been populated with the miscellany that makes it my room, previously being just convenient storage for sleeping bodies. Spacious enough for a double bed, wardrobe, keyboard, desk and an enormous 70′s egg-cup chair – but … Continue reading →

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childhood (week 4 task)

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

My family moved around a lot when I was growing up. One of the places that we lived in that I remember well enough to talk about in any detail was Hillside, a little village in the North East of … Continue reading →

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‘Girl’

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

The most important thing in life is to achieve, Impose high standards for yourself, When life gets difficult, you cant get up and leave. A problem is merely an answer in disguise, You’ll never get anywhere if you don’t want … Continue reading →

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Bedroom/View/Garden

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

At a glance, the bedroom is  a mix of genders, interests, passions – it is a difference of identities. Identities that spark off each other, clash at times, but bond nevertheless. These identities have imprinted themselves on the blank walls, … Continue reading →

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Bedroom, Window, Street.

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

The bedroom is tidy. Obsessively so. Regiments of books stand to attention underneath the desk. The laptop on top lies open, no doubt with half-finished coursework glaring out from the screen as a reminder that it needs finishing. Scents, sprays, lotions all … Continue reading →

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Cafe Surveillance

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

By Elliot Adams Subject 1 is a male in his late forties. On his upper lip he proudly carries a greyed Bulgarian-style moustache that he twirls at the corner like a silent film villain. The stale odour of his tweed … Continue reading →

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Bedroom, Window, Street

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

The light shines through the cream curtains, It shines on my shelves upon shelves of books, It hit framed photos of my family and boyfriend, It shines over my dark blue dolphin bed cover, And then showing up the dust … Continue reading →

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Girl

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

You cannot go out like that, Don’t spill your food down your front, I won’t spill my food down my front, Don’t play with them, Don’t slurp whilst drinking, Brush your teeth before you go to bed, Button up your … Continue reading →

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People Study

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

By Vicki Reed Person 1 Small resemblance to Betty Boop with a red and white polka dot top on. Dark blue jeans and black high heels. She also wears a large pearl necklace to add class to her outfit along … Continue reading →

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Family Portrait

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

Grace is my favourite. The little dark one, the shadow in a family of lights; she doesn’t command the spotlight; she is the eye behind the lens. The foreground is occupied by her sisters. Morgan, my twin. My other half. … Continue reading →

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Writing About the Familiar

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

Remarkably spacious for a student bedroom, first door on the left as you enter this bizarrely affordable yet exclusive EH1 residence. Stocked with neutral furniture bought by the ominously invisible landlord. Breath hangs momentarily in the air, the boiler is … Continue reading →

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Café People

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

 Red face, walking with vicious intent, slams the door. Buzz, page, classic phone ringtone, “extra large skinny latte, 3 shots”. Trench coat, blackberry, bluetooth headset, enough caffeine for five cardiac arrests.

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Childhood memories.

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

That’s me, on the left. Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood had nothing on me! Ok, he had good looks and looked less like a wally in green tights, but, I still loved that costume. I loved it so much that it … Continue reading →

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Dressing Up

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

My eight birthday was one of the best. My first in Scotland with a whole new group of friends. The photograph from the day shows happy, smiling girls painted with red lipstick dressed in outfits that ranged from a Peter … Continue reading →

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Angular haircuts

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

You know that bowl-cut some unfortunate people winded up having in their childhood? Well, I was one of them. My dad did actually put a bowl on my blond head and used the plastic edges as a map when cutting … Continue reading →

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Fitba

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

  Beel rings, oot the door, grab the baa, rin roond the back; last yin there’s a loser, tax no in; Jack, Ryan an’ Scoba against the rest ay us, nut, numbers is fairest, Jack was always too good anyway; … Continue reading →

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