Ashleylister

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• Lives.

  Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. As anyone who has ever worked in a shop will know, it can be awkward. A customer never fails to arrive at the counter bang on... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Inspiration

  

  By Ashley Lister Inspiration is a lot like oxygen, love and internet connectivity: it’s only a problem when it’s not there. Inspire a writer with an idea and... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Listening Inwards

  

  Inspirational?I can look into my heartAnd see what will stir.The idea of inspiration seems so aloof from everyday life. It seems to be reserved for any manner o... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Crack

  

  This month, I have mostly been inspired by the poetry of Carolyn Kizer. Semele Recycled inspired this piece. I kept the river but chose a different goddess. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• If Found...

  

  MISSINGLast seen three weeks ago mooching around my mind, sniffing at an unfinished poem.Small, often invisible, and with a tendency to wander off during times... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• The Fairy Pool

  by Cerridwen Lee This week’s theme is “Inspirational Ideas” Of course this got me thinking about what inspires mankind. The power of literature, music, art is a... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Dave's Dream

  Tomorrow, when the USA finally choose their next president, one man will become the most powerful in the world. It might remain as Obama, it could be Morman... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Most Ghostly

  

  by Colin Davies I'd always promised myself a trip to a haunted house. As a child I was fascinated by the idea of the paranormal, ghosts and other such spooky... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• A Monstrous Creation

  By Ashley Lister It’s not often that I share creative writing exercises on here. However, I figured the theme of ghostly goings-on would be appropriate for... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Haunted Blackpool - Win a Signed Copy

  

  On Wednesday night, the Dead Good Poets' Haunted Blackpool was launched. Below are a series of YouTube videos explaining more about the project and relating som... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Old, New, Horror, Blue

  

  Maybe it's the group name ' Dead Good Poets', maybe it's because it was Halloween, or maybe it was nature's way of telling Shaun not to wear sandals but the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 CREATIVITY

• Urgent Information for Ghost Hunters.

  For ghosts and ghouls in Blackpool today, look no further than the historic Blackpool Winter Gardens. A building drenched in presence (and the setting for many ... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Lunacy

  by Cerridwen Lee Sylvia Plath once said, “This is the light of the mind, cold and planetary.” She was describing the night’s lantern; the mysterious force that... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• This Wednesday Night...

  So it is almost Halloween. That means bobbing for apples, home made costumes and relatives doing the Monster Mash, right? Wrong. It means partying until 3am in... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Night Terrors, Sleep Paralysis…Ghost?

  

  by Sommer Marsden It’s human nature to want to explain away what is hard to define with something easy to define. Science is easy to define. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Sherlock Holmes and the Haunted Fairground

  by Ashley Lister A radio play with costume changes. This is a one act play for three actors.Actor #1: Sherlock Holmes [wearing a deerstalker and holding a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Haunted Blackpool

  

  Halloween came around quick this year didn’t it? I love it, the dressing up, the spooky atmosphere and the fun. I particularly like the ghost stories. I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Not Small, Not Large - I Need A Medium

  

  Edward Gorey. Your children are grey and lack enthusiasm. They have ridiculous names such as Clara or Fanny or Titus (can one be haunted by a name?). You throw... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• The Soldier and His Lover

  from Lisa Kelly Ok so with a deep breath... Here goes nothing!Tonight is for them,The lost and the lonely ones.Tuck in your children. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 CREATIVITY

• Graveyards

  Nine days from now, where will you be? Perhaps you’ll be indoors, trying to get on with real life whilst being constantly interrupted by children. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 CREATIVITY