SANCTUARY - A 50 WORD PHOTO STORY

But what do you do in there? Melissa asks.

Think, he replies.

Don’t be ridiculous, she says. You can't think without me to tell you how to.

He doesn’t say he disagrees. Later though, in his shed, he thinks about how she’s wrong. He swears the shed moves slightly. Nodding.


This story is inspired by Shedworking, the book.


More 50 word stories here.

A SHED OF YOUR OWN...

And for the second day of our Shedworking celebration, here are just some of the famous people who have created beautifully in their sheds.

SHEDWORKING, The book....

And about time too...

It's no secret that one of my most treasured posts - as well as the RLF Fellow at the LSE - is Literary Editor of Shedworking magazine, so I'm delighted that the book by Alex Johnson comes out this week.

So to celebrate, this blog is having a week of Shedworking matters.

To begin with, today is all about the details of the book itself. Take a peek...



And you can buy a copy here, or better still order it from your local independent bookshop.

The Meditator

I've been meditating for several years now. A day without either meditating or writing makes me very angsty indeed, a day without both and you REALLY don't want to be around me. I can scribble or chant wherever I find myself, helped - on the meditating side - by downloading ebooks on to my ipod. However, this means how the reader sounds is all important - nothing worse than having someone who grates at your nerves whispering into your ears. At the moment, I'm hooked on Shakti Gawain. Her pink bubble technique always makes me feel ... well ... pink and bubbly, and I find I can relax the minute I hear her voice.

But now Shedworking has spoilt my tranquility because I have become overcome with desire for The Meditator. Mind, the photographs are a bit like those old Joy of Sex illustrations - nice idea, but the haircuts are more than a little distracting.

Gosh, I'm coming across all judgemental today - I am a Virgo so it's allowed, but I think it's into the Meditator for me until I've calmed down...