Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Writing Magazine

    STAR LETTER

    May 06, 2021 6 minutes

    The best medicine

    I went out this morning for the first time without the stick, even though my knee is still hurting, from where I sprained it coming off the step ladder after painting a ceiling! I called into the newsagent up at the shopping mall, to get the May Writing Magazine.

    When I got home, I sat down to rest my knee, with a coffee and the magazine for a quick flip through, before earmarking the articles of interest. Sometimes I read the short stories, but not always.

    This morning I did!

    Haydn Cavanagh’s winning short story (p54) had me in hysterics! My eyes were watering so much, I had to take my glasses off. The coffee sat undrunk until I’d read the whole thing. I don’t do social media, and if this is what might happen, I don’t dare… although I wonder if the group, I did a course with online in February, with RNA, are

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Writing Magazine

    Writing Magazine4 min read
    What A ***!!!**!*
    A strange thing happened last week. I was lost for words. Happily, it didn’t last long. The reason I was dumbfounded was that I came across a publisher who found a new way of being a chiselling shithead. Now, to be fair to traditional publishers who
    Writing Magazine6 min read
    Ladies Who Lunch
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24131/24131-h/24131-h.htm This month’s story, ‘Xingu’ by Edith Wharton is about ladies who lunch. It’s a light and amusing story, but with some ‘heavy’ language. I had to look up several words in the dictionary. On th
    Writing Magazine3 min read
    Tips And Exercises For Writing Historical Fiction:
    In writing historical fiction, it’s easy to get lost in the dates and facts that you’ve been researching (Who was monarch at the time? Which countries were allied in the War of Spanish Succession?). This can lead to sterile writing, and getting caugh

    Related