by Teesdale Writers | Oct 16, 2025 | shared written work
Ghosting someone. To many that means cutting communication cold. Cutting someone off. It could be, in that word, there is a hint too of a second image on a digital display – a disembodied phantom not truly representative of – and distracting from –...
by Teesdale Writers | Sep 17, 2025 | thoughts on writing
As a writer of travel memoirs I recognise that we look at things with varying levels of percipience. We interpret what we see with varying levels of reflectiveness. From my own experience of writing about travel, I have compiled the following questions or travel: no...
by Teesdale Writers | Aug 31, 2025 | shared written work
In my head, there is bread with pink and purple spots. In my head, there is dread of crust and polka dots. The loaf has legs with knobbly knees. His hat and shoes are made from cheese. Does it smell? Yes quite well – of popcorn and red mustard. Does it speak?...
by Teesdale Writers | Aug 4, 2025 | Latest News, thoughts on writing
“Why did you write this book?” That’s a question publishers ask. I understand why, but foolishly I let it needle me. Why do I breathe? Why do I eat meals? I’m a writer, it’s what I do. ‘This book’ means my new one, Getting to Know Colombia: a story of loss and...
by Teesdale Writers | Jul 8, 2025 | shared written work, thoughts on writing
My brain both runs away with the slightest prompt and strongly resists being told what to do. But here I was, uncomfortably sitting at a table, listening to instructions. I was at a workshop on writing fiction. We were given different exercises to help think of a...