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Untold Stories
There are many stories left untold, the ones we keep to ourselves, the stories of our lives, our memories of loved ones, the good and the...
Mary Fletcher
Jul 19, 20184 min read


The Walls Between Us
I was chatting to a colleague this week about our various life experiences and how good we become at putting up walls around us. A...
Mary Fletcher
Jun 17, 20184 min read


The Chink in the Darkness
I know many friends who struggle with the darkness, black dog, depression or as one particularly enterprising practitioner named it…low...
Mary Fletcher
Jun 4, 20183 min read


Make Your Own Kind of Music
I have been absent for awhile from my blog mainly because I have felt as if I have been living in a dream this last month. As most of you...
Mary Fletcher
May 24, 20183 min read
Every Object Tells A Story
This morning I found an item of clothing I hadn’t worn in nearly 6 years and it started me thinking about other items and what they mean...
Mary Fletcher
Apr 4, 20183 min read


Finding My Inner Poet
In honour of international poetry day yesterday I thought I would share with you a poem I wrote this week in my creative writing group....
Mary Fletcher
Mar 22, 20183 min read


Stepping Out of The Darkness
It’s been a funny few weeks. I admit after several more knock backs I lost myself for a time in the darkness, that old black dog...
Mary Fletcher
Mar 6, 20183 min read


Keep Going
Like so many journeys we make, we may not always get there as quick as we like. I have been along time on some of mine and I have yet to...
Mary Fletcher
Jan 30, 20182 min read


Believe
So today all my hard work over the last 4 years (if you include the access course) came to an end. All that is left is for me to turn in...
Mary Fletcher
Jan 24, 20182 min read


A Wondering We Will Go
I’ve spent a lot of time wondering of late, wondering where I will be this time next year, wondering if I will ever finish editing and...
Mary Fletcher
Jan 16, 20183 min read


Looking back shows you just how far you have come
Its been a crazy few months of juggling various things and its safe to say I have come out the other side with a few more grey hairs,...
Mary Fletcher
Dec 5, 20173 min read


Something New
So this last week has been a bit of a roller coaster for me. I have finished my final essay of my degree, final rehearsal outside of the...
Mary Fletcher
Nov 19, 20172 min read


Holidays, Ghosts and Bah Humbug!
So I shall soon be treading the boards of the Grand Theatre with my Abbey family in our production of a Christmas Carol. This has come...
Mary Fletcher
Nov 6, 20172 min read


In Safe Hands
It’s been hard to write my blog over these last few weeks as my focus has been entirely with a loved one who had been having surgery and...
Mary Fletcher
Oct 30, 20172 min read


The Little Things
Sometimes it really is the little things that make your day. I don’t know whether its because I have just finished a particularly...
Mary Fletcher
Sep 27, 20173 min read
To Post Or Not To Post?
Being new to this blogging and with recently having work published, I have found myself with a previously undiscovered quandary. What do...
Mary Fletcher
Sep 19, 20172 min read


I Opened A Book
I love this quote because Julia sounds like a kindred spirit. I have disappeared inside a myriad of worlds and joined a quest or two...
Mary Fletcher
Sep 12, 20172 min read


Chasing Childhood Memories
There is something about bubbles that bring the smile to my face. I think my fiancé thought I had finally lost the plot (something a few...
Mary Fletcher
Sep 4, 20173 min read


I Am A Writer
I found this image awhile ago and it instantly resonated with me. Ever since I have been feeling and thinking more and more like a...
Mary Fletcher
Aug 26, 20172 min read


The Many Phases of Editing
I came across this today and instantly thought…”Yep that’s me” I have been wrestling with one of my novels for so long now I am debating...
Mary Fletcher
Aug 21, 20172 min read
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