Half-way through April means it's half-way through National Poetry Month and thus NaPoWriMo. I have kept up, more or less. Well, I say more or less - I have written something every single day but some have been somewhat half-hearted efforts. Take my poem from 13th April for example: Lament Poems are like chocolate bars… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo ~ The Half-way Mark
Bone Quill (Hollow Earth #2) by John & Carole E. Barrowman ~ A Review
Bone Quill (Hollow Earth #2) by John & Carole E. Barrowman Published: Buster Books, 7th February 2013 Length: 329 pages (paperback edition) Where Did I Get It? Borrowed a copy from Liberty Summary (from Goodreads): 12-year-old twins Matt and Emily Calder are Animare: they can bring art to life and enter paintings at will. They must… Continue reading Bone Quill (Hollow Earth #2) by John & Carole E. Barrowman ~ A Review
Quotes Of The Week
Arthur walks in clutching a bowl of mini eggs... Mummy: Ooo! Are they yours or mine? Arthur: *Looks thoughtful* Mummy's. *holds out bowl* Mummy: Mine? Yummy! *reaches for bowl* Arthur: NO! MINE! *stuffs all the eggs in his mouth at once looking mortified and runs away* * A song was playing in the car, the… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week
Twerp by Mark Goldblatt ~ A Review
Twerp by Mark Goldblatt Published: Random House for Young Readers, 28th May 2013 Length: 288 pages (eBook edition) Where Did I Get It? Kindly received for review from NetGalley Summary (from Goodreads): Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English… Continue reading Twerp by Mark Goldblatt ~ A Review
#NaPoWriMo ~ An Update
It is the 9th of April and I can sit here and say that I have so far written 9 poems. I can also sit here and quite honestly say that a couple of them are utter rubbish. But you know what? That's okay. They are all first drafts and they are all unplanned and… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo ~ An Update

