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thinking sideways

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About Me

These things can sound pretentious so I'll be brief. My name is Ellie, Eleanor if you prefer. Sometimes I think I do. This site is for my writing; to encourage myself to actually write on a regular basis, to network with other people who like to write...and read... and to develop my work with the help of your comments. I don't care if you have no credentials, nor do I. Let me know what you think. But be gentle - remember the ugly duckling and the swan.

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Other people interested in creating....My role as spectator is ending. This needs to be visible. I’m a partaker. You should be too. Watching is missing. Missing on living. You’ve been invited. And so have I. Lets step on through…

My Blog

Poem Part Two

The other poem to accompany the last one. Part of a gallery project: Collection No. 359The Exhibition Expedition What effect does context and history have on our responce to what we are presented wi...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:12:00 GMT

New Poem

A new poem that is part of an larger art exhibition (search for 'regent gallery' and add them, although the site isn't up and running yet) ... part 2 to follow ... thought I'd just post...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:08:00 GMT

far away

Rhymes prising Monotonising These times rising In persistence Of false existence That never lived or died Or even tried to find Distinctness For while these eyes Have found their prize Of dirty ceil...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:46:00 GMT

selah

I'm sitting. Waiting. There are so many faces, staring up at the screen. Waiting; for their call, their purpose. Frustration and anxiety; can't enjoy the moment. All those faces. Minding their own bus...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 06:55:00 GMT

sugarfree or skinny?

Last week in a coffee shop I looked up at the board The choices overwhelmed me Sugarfree or Skinny? Tall or Grande? A shot of syrup?   Now these were understandable A choice one can indulge in T...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 04:16:00 GMT

Walls

Flashing lights Rounded circle Tempting square Hang profoundly Quiet reserved Can't stay here Best to go Stacked high Nearly falling Memories sitting Evening sun Glowing skin Fresh as the first day En...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:36:00 GMT

dirty daisies

Mourning is the footprintFreshly added to the snow,Where it stays for a whileFades deviously, then goesSo no one else will noticeBut you will always knowAs dirty daisies stab for lightYou only see the...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:25:00 GMT

blue flowers and boxes

Imagine, a glass box, with not much room to spare. Inches perhaps. The glass isn't clear; you can see out in vague shapes, only movements; there's no sharp vision at all. It's all in the imagination, ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:31:00 GMT

The Comfortable Revolution

In a my space my race my choice my hate Self obsessed and two faced race With one for the other and two three for me, Four five six in a self obsessed absurdity. Self help self hate self esteem are ...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:56:00 GMT

I am the earth

I am the earth Do not discard your unfinished business on me I am the earth Do not trample me down on your way Listen Treat me as your mother I am the earth Do not walk away as if you never knew me Y...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:18:00 GMT