Scuffed Granny Writes

I wrote this when I was a little bit disappointed with the way my work was being received. It can be read as a poem for a soured relationship too or one where control is exhibited by another and the goalposts of that partnership are always moving. Either way, it is a poem about remaining true to what you know about yourself.

A long car journey on a misty Autumn morning prompted this poem.

I find my inspiration everywhere - today, it's my socks.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://scuffedgranny.com/2021/07/29/poetic-justice-a-short-story-by-rachel-deeming-2/ and at https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/102/submissions/76591/ at reedsy.com

Meet Marjory and Julie, grandmother and granddaughter. Julie is trying to regain a glimpse of the woman that her grandmother used to be but gets much more than she bargained for when she uses something she has found as a stimulus. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://scuffedgranny.com/2021/07/14/funny-little-birds-a-short-story/ and can be found at https://blog.reedsy.com/creative...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://scuffedgranny.com/2021/07/05/no-surprises-a-short-story/ and at https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/100/submissions/74415/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://scuffedgranny.com/2021/06/29/elins-awakening-a-short-story/