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I Feel Like a Bee with No Wings. Top Story - August 2023.
Hello my loves. I've been away for a while. Don't fret, I haven't been lost in the midst of writer's block. In fact, I've been lost within myself. I've been terribly unwell these past few months. I've spent many weeks confined to my bed, and then given medication to which I had an allergic reaction, too. My face flared up, burning red, like someone had placed two hot irons on my pale cheeks. It swelled and nearly covered my eyes - it was awfully itchy.
By Rosie J. Sargent2 years ago in Journal
Hilarious History
Hello lovelies! I hope you are well and doing your best as always! If you didn't already know, I LOVE history. I've seen every documentary going from Suffragettes with Lucy Wolsey to Mary Beards' Why did the Roman Empire Collapse? I'm also not ashamed to admit that I have an unhealthy addiction for re-watching period dramas like The Last Kingdom or docu-dramas like Mehmed VS. Vlad in the Ottoman Empire series.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in History
Knowing Your Narratives
Hello my loves. I hope you are well and doing your best as always! I enjoy writing articles about the craft of writing like Finding Your Writers Voice, or Why Descriptive Writing is Key. This time round, I wanted to give you all a quick run-down on narrative structure.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
Happy Disability Pride!
Hello my lovelies and fellow outcasts. I hope you are well and doing your best as always! If you weren't aware, July is - Disability Pride month. Since 1990, we have dedicated every July to celebrating disabled people's contributions to society. According to the founders of Disability Pride, the aim [of DP] is to promote the inclusion, awareness, and visibility of people with disabilities. Redefining the public perception of disability.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
The Battle of the Bean Field
Hello lovelies, I hope you're well and doing your best as always! This week I wanted to soothe the little hippie that lives inside my black soul by telling you about the forgotten Battle of the Beanfield 1985. I grew up on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border, which is about a 16 minute drive from Stonehenge.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
The Lady of Shalott
Among the sunbeams and shadows, sails the Lady of Shalott. From shore to shore, riverbed along riverbed. She passes yellow-leaved waterlilies and green daffodils - searching for her lost lover. He had perished in a tragic battle absent from the woeful ballads. His blue feathered helmet was the only item that was left. The kingdom he served loyally too had fallen into metal and dust. Where valiant stone towers once stood and diligent war-horses proudly pranced has since vanished into mist and myth.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in Art
I've Never Been to Paris, but I've been to Saint Petersburg
Hello lovelies! I hope you are well and doing your best as always! Welcome to my 100th story on Vocal. Yes, you read that title correctly. I've never been to Paris, but I've been to Saint Petersburg. I know, how can I, a Brit, have visited Russia, but not our neighbouring country, France? Well, keep on reading...
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
Re-Writing is the BEST Writing
Hello lovelies. I hope you're well and doing your best as always! In this article I wanted to tackle to art of re-writing. As writers, we naturally re-read over our work to make sure it makes sense and flows together. After this, we instinctively begin revising our words to make it sound 'better', or more 'poetic'. Congratulations, you have one or two lovely sentences, but how does one write a short story or embark on writing a book?
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
The History of Banshees
Hello lovelies, I hope you’re well and doing your best as always. I love mythology and I wanted to talk about an old legend that has been scarying people for centuries. So, grab yourself some snacks and maybe a cuppa and let me tell you the history behind the terrifying Banshee.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in History
Why I Love Books
"Books are the best weapons in the world..." especially if you are travelling through time and you end up stuck in a library with your companion, Queen Victoria and some other gezza fleeing a werewolf [which is for some strange reason allergic to mistletoe] - oh and there's a bunch of bold monks waiting outside with guns.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in FYI
