Let’s take the theme of childhood as our story starter this week.

Finding our authentic self is a lifelong process trying to ignore societal judgements and embracing our multifaceted identities. Here are some thoughts for anyone navigating life’s complexities.

A short tale of a tense confrontation between an angry older man and a woman in a car park.

I found some notes and playful writing featuring the letter M. Can you think of more?

When I was young I only wore dresses.

Explore your feelings or a character’s feelings around ideas of perfection.

Remembering the last house my grandmother lived in, a house that fitted into an awkward corner made by two roads in a town by the sea on the North Norfolk coast.

A series of photos from an exposed but forgotten roll of film I found rolling around in a drawer.

Whether fiction or non-fiction, this prompt invites you to create a narrative that captures the inner thoughts and emotions of a character or the landscape itself.

In her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal, Jeanette Winterson explores her search for love and acceptance through her difficult upbringing and explores the role that literature and writing played in her life.

Here’s the first post of a continuing series - hopefully. These are the photos I take around and about with no clear directive in mind. Like written notes, I think of them as visual notes.

A short tale of mistaken identity.

Find out why A Picture, A Story has moved domain and find some thoughts on exploring creative possibilities by writing more often.

Do you have fond memories of beach days or are they days that turned out to be quite unexpected? Explore a story that captures something alien and strange. What is hiding in the water?

In the short story, The Birds, Daphne du Maurier’s masterful use of language to create a chilling atmosphere is a lesson on how you might weave sound into your own storytelling.

A curated list of creative writing prompts centred around the timeless theme of 'still-life’. Find forgotten gems and discover new inspiration for your story-telling.

Behind every Farrow & Ball paint colour hides a tiny, fascinating story waiting to be discovered.

Uncover the tension and power of opposites in this week’s writing prompt. From serene foliage to imposing steel, let’s find some inspiration in contrasts.

For this week’s creative writing prompt, dive into a story where a single morning reshapes your reality. Let your imagination go wild.

Nostalgic memories of a shared flat filled with eclectic treasures are the inspiration for this week’s creative writing prompt.