S.C Newland - Writer

  What better way to spend Halloween than reading the childrens modern classic 'Room on the Broom'. Some wonderful characters, a classic Witch and a ginger cat; always reminds me of the Four Musicians of Bremen - Brothers Grimm fairy tales, eg: the big scary thing at the end. Julia Donaldson does a wonderful rhyme and Axel's art is full of quirky woodland creatures.

  Watched this Netflix movie tonight: Lonely Planet (2024) starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth. Drawn by the premise of a plot revolving around a writers' retreat in Morocco. Well, if that is what happens sounds like these things could be a hoot. Not much writing, lots of parties, drinking, tours and odd games - unfortunately, that was all happening in the background as the main focus was on Laura Dern's character attempting to finish a book and Liam, well he was dragged there by his girlfriend and really just looked bored most of the time until he found Laura. Nice locations. Gave an insight into a possible successful writer's life. As a movie - two stars out of five from me. But if you like cerebral romance this could be for you.

It's National Poetry Day here in the UK. This years prompt/theme is: Counting. Poetry is not really my bag, but I thought I'd get into the spirit and came up with this ditty: Counting On You When the sun fails to come up, When the walls close in, When the weather turns sour, When the mood monster closes, When the day is done. I know I can count on you to lift me into life again. SCN 03/10/24