Lessons A Proper Drama 24 Jan 202231 Jan 2022 An Outsider) I recently watched the latest Disney animated film, Encanto, which tells the story of a most magical family. Each member of the Madrigal household has been gifted with…
Lessons Talking, Talking, Talking 21 Dec 202023 Dec 2021 The Worst Kind of Movie) I remember a common occurrence when I was little and my Dad would bring home a VHS tape from the video rental store. "Can I…
Lessons Read My Lips 14 Dec 202023 Dec 2021 Friends No More) There is a scene in A Man For All Seasons where Thomas More must end his friendship to the Duke of Norfolk. Not because he dislikes the…
Lessons Why Do You Write That Way? 7 Dec 202022 Dec 2021 It Once Was Much Worse) At the end of my last story piece I mentioned that I had run into a little bit of trouble when transitioning from one scene…
Lessons Let Me Interrupt You There 23 Mar 202028 Nov 2021 Talking It Out) Being interrupted is one of the most hated parts of communication. Every idea that we speak of comes with it a desire to be completed. To be…
Lessons Hey, I’m Talking to You 9 Jul 201810 Nov 2021 I remember a strange experience I had with communication several years ago. It was while I was at university, working as a Teaching Assistant and occasionally covering lessons for the…
Lessons Plot, Descriptions, and Dialogue 21 May 20188 Nov 2021 Over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing a few short pieces, Caterpillars, The House's Finest Hour, and Scars and Soothing, all of which have shared the same setting and theme,…
Short Stories Scars and Soothing 17 May 20188 Nov 2021 "Okay, so who was that one?" she asked, half-laughing at how many times she had queried this of the well-wishers coming through their wedding reception line. "Barry. He, uh--" She…
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