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A Moment of Conflict
A short tale of a tense confrontation between an angry older man and a woman in a car park.
The House on the Corner
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 Risky Move
Find out why A Picture, A Story has moved domain and find some thoughts on exploring creative possibilities by writing more often.
Every Colour Tells a Story
Behind every Farrow & Ball paint colour hides a tiny, fascinating story waiting to be discovered.
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Step into the eerie world of the podcast Uncanny, by journalist Danny Robins, for a spooky journey delving into the possible explanations of all our ghostly encounters.
Nature’s Ghosts and an Eclipse
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of tiny apertures capturing celestial transitions.
The Toxic History of the Colour Green
From shades of fresh green foliage to the toxic dye Paris green (fashionable at one time for clothing and textiles), the colour green has a fascinating cultural history.
What Does it Mean to Feel Homesick?
Feelings of homesickness might be universal but is it an emotion or a state of being? Is it a familiar sense of nostalgia or something unreachable described by the Welsh word, hiraeth?
The Mountain
Growing up in the flat landscape of East Anglia, I only ever saw mountains on the telly. Now I live at the bottom of one.
New Words to Live By
Rather than making a list of New Year resolutions that are hard to fulfil, why not think of one or two words to live by instead?
Forest Bathing in North Vancouver
Come with me on a journey through one of the trails in North Vancouver, a wild ancient landscape, the home of bears, cougars and coyotes.
How to Build a Town to Make a Movie in
Pioneertown is situated in the high desert of California. It’s a town that was built in the 1940s to look as if it’s from the 1880s. It was built as a set for cowboys.
Tiny Paper Rectangles
Photographs from an old Kodak instamatic camera stir up memories and stories from the 1980s.
Making Time to Write
No time to write? Here are a few ideas on finding the time to do the thing you want to do.
Using Mind Maps for Creative Writing
Do you ever use mind maps to help write your stories? Here are some helpful tips on how to make them.
Learning to Write Tight
Tighten up your writing with crime novelist Debbie Burke’s suggestions.
The Kodak Carousel
A nostalgic look at the Kodak carousel and projector used to show transparency (slide) photographs back before digital photography. There are some Mad Men here too.