A piece for Yarm Writers tomorrow 11th November, altered to include the photos.     Guests arriving at the St George Hotel cannot miss the larger-than-life bronze statue of an airman in WWII flying gear, standing at attention and h... Read more

“Flash floods could hit Britain as the big freeze turns into the big thaw, forecasters have warned.”   This warning caught my eye on a website today and reminded me of a story I heard at Yarm Writers Group recently. The author is a... Read more

A piece for Yarm Writers. The Optimistic Pessimist or The Pessimistic Optimist There are more stories about optimists and pessimists that there are versions of Murphy's Law - and anyway, O'Toole said that Murphy was an optimist. Oscar Wilde once d... Read more

The topic for this week's YWG meeting was 'Love, Lust, Hate or Peace.' Who Loves Ya, Baby? Who remembers the catch phrase of a bald-headed old man? Go on own up. You all know it was that detective - Kojak. We've been told that love is a many splend... Read more

Yarm Writers' Group topic for 25 June was 'Life's Dreams or 'Life's Realities.'   Dreamscape On the twenty-eighth of August 1963, in one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century a black man said, ‘I have a dream.' Among his dreams ... Read more

I took the liberty today of reading Trevor's poem 'At My Expense' to Yarm Writers Group. Poem on 'old'site' The topic for the day was 'Moral or Amoral' so Trevor's take on MPs' expenses was particularly apt. Thanks, Trevor. I was told I should get ... Read more

A piece written for a meeting of Yarm Writers Group. Can you identify the quotations used? {20 in all} To help you I have added numbers in the appropriate place.   Einstein had a famous equation. No not E = mc2, but A = x + y +z. If A is succe... Read more

This is the first piece I wrote on joining Yarm Writers. Flamboyant or Reserved Boot Wood cannot be described as flamboyant. Nor can it claim to be reserved as, unlike Castle Eden Dean, it has not acquired the status of a North-East Natural Nature ... Read more

[Originally posted in June 2008 and now updated]   I have been a member of Yarm Writers Group (YWG) for just over 2 years.   The group meets once a fortnight in the library at Yarm. The group aims to be fun and I can vouch for the fri... Read more