Stories
This Silly Bench This Silly Bench is the story of Joe the Crow. He often had a furrowed brow. Cleo, the Egyptian goose, was his friend, but their relationship came to an end. Watch out for Matt, the greedy rat. You’ll also meet the baby gosling on Regent’s Canal who has mastered Paddington’s hard stare. A gang of crows are up to mischief. Meanwhile, a family of swans bring contentment and calm. Electronic Version Country Amazon quick links: USA, UK, DE, CA, JP & AU Free to download for a limited time on Kobo - USA, UK, DE, CA, JP & AU Or go to your local Amazon or Kobo website and search 'This Silly Bench E.M. Blake.' Paperback Also available to buy as a paperback on Amazon. Country Quick Links: USA, UK, DE, CA, JP & AU |
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Dilly Dally Sally
Do you remember when you were a child? The world was full of wonder, dilly dallying and discovery. Travel to London's 200-year-old canal to go on an adventure with Sally and meet her friends. Quick links: USA, UK, DE, CA, JP & AU Or go to your local Amazon website and search: 'dilly dally sally duckling children's book.' |
High on Macca Quacker Mountain
Fantasy, nature and Greek mythology are tangled up in the short story on the Write On! Extra Thursday Connectors page. "Night and day are torn apart. Troubled oceans flow through my veins. Eagles circle anti-clockwise around mountainous jagged coastline, swerving from Zeus’ thunderbolts. The bolts pour down like shards of glass on the wrinkled earth, cracking its frail skin. I kneel." |
High on Macca Quacker Mountain (Part 2)
In the continuation of the fantasy short story, we are invited to think about our bodies, nature and the world changing. Read it on the Write On! Extra Thursday Connectors page. "My heart beat slows, and kindness kisses me with her cherry ripe lips, killing my suffering and teaching me to smile again." |
How Instagram Helped Me Grow As A Writer
Read the article which includes photographs from some of the people I have become friends with through Instagram and my Top 10 Tips For Writers on the Write On! Features page. "Instagram is a scrapbook journal, a reminder of the miles I’ve strolled, scrambled and waltzed." Plus an abridged version of the article is also available on the Writers & Artists website. |
Guess which member of the British royal family Ellie has met?
Read about a memorable afternoon that happened in East London on the Write On! Extra Thursday Connectors page. "Never had I imagined performing for royalty, or anyone, ever ..." |
Leaves and Snow
Visit Malaysia for some ABC , with the present drifting into the past. E.M. Blake's childhood memory is on the Write On! Extra Thursday Connectors page. Here's a taste: "Gingerbread brown, Granny Smith green and mustard-yellow leaves drift from the trees to herald the impending winter. Humbugging scrooges fill up on apple grumble. I’m more of a Pollyanna glad who wishes for a white Christmas." |
Lily & Rose
Read a short story celebrating creativity, relaxation, nature and friendship. E.M. Blake takes us back to a summer of birds, flowers and the foreshore. “It’s always running, never out of breath.” Rose wished she could be a river and never worry that her time was coming to an end. She bent her head, remembering her sorrow. She had lost friends, plucked away in their prime. Others lost their head after growing pale and limp. Rose trembled and longed for the kiss of the much anticipated rain. |
Other Writing & Editing
Find out how Writing Doesn't Have To Be A Solo Job. E.M. Blake interviews children's author Catherine Coe, who shares secrets about applications and mentorship programs in Write On! Magazine Issue 11.
Plus the extended piece, Change and Adventure : Write On! Interviews Catherine Coe and Thomas Thomasson, which explores mindset, careers and success.
Write On! Team contributions:
Check out the contributions within these feature pieces:
- Write On! Features: Reflections On Our Creative Year by the Write On! Team
- Write On! Features: Surviving Winter Creatively by the Write On! Team
Editing:
Ellie edited the Agony Aunt piece on page 14 of Issue 16 of Write On! Magazine with Unesco Cities of Global Literature Global Poetry Slam 2022 winner, Abíọ́dún Abbéy Abdul, and coach and consultant, Hilda Kalap.
Guest blog:
Check out the guest blog The Epic Adventure of Writing – Exploring Unchartered Waters. E.M. Blake writes about technology, taking risks and what it means to be a writer in our modern world.
Plus the extended piece, Change and Adventure : Write On! Interviews Catherine Coe and Thomas Thomasson, which explores mindset, careers and success.
Write On! Team contributions:
Check out the contributions within these feature pieces:
- Write On! Features: Reflections On Our Creative Year by the Write On! Team
- Write On! Features: Surviving Winter Creatively by the Write On! Team
Editing:
Ellie edited the Agony Aunt piece on page 14 of Issue 16 of Write On! Magazine with Unesco Cities of Global Literature Global Poetry Slam 2022 winner, Abíọ́dún Abbéy Abdul, and coach and consultant, Hilda Kalap.
Guest blog:
Check out the guest blog The Epic Adventure of Writing – Exploring Unchartered Waters. E.M. Blake writes about technology, taking risks and what it means to be a writer in our modern world.
Let's work together
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"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." — Toni Morrison