YouTube video by The Tim Traveller

Long-time readers will know I'm in a poetry circle called the Wyverns, where members critique each other's work on a monthly basis. The pieces are typically written especially for each meeting, often around a theme agreed at the previous one. Because I write mine quite quickly, it's not unusual that I'll submit mine the week before we meet. By Friday of last week, I had no ideas for the October prompt of…

Around two months ago, I rediscovered a dream journal I'd kept on another blogging website for around 2½ months in 2011. At present, all the entries are locked away, but the pinned entry suggests that mutual friends were welcome to follow it, and there's an overview of my motivation. I was inspired by a blogger friend who often experienced called WILD, or Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming, and how she found it a great source of inspiration for writing.

A couple of weeks ago, I answered one of the daily prompts that WordPress provides, talking about the book Room by Emma Donoghue. Today, I remembered I had another one stored for future use, and here it is: Have you ever regretted reading a book — which one and why? If you don't want to know what happens in the novel…