In Our Own Write – November/December 2025
We had a full house for our latest topic of “It all started when..”. Unsurprisingly we had a wide range of interpretations.
- A couple took a last minute getaway as the husband had seen a postcard in the newsagent’s window advertising a country cottage for rent for a good price. Having driven through wintry weather to get there to their horror they found a dilapidated building with broken windows. To try and get warm they lit a fire using a newspaper whose headlines screamed “Search for missing couple”. The firelighters that were already in the fire were in fact sedatives and a short time later the door opened and the owner of the property walked up to the pair with a machete in his hand. (Such a talented writer and she had us all on the edge of our seats).
- Next was a historical story where a wealthy business man was blackmailed into agreeing to his teenage daughter becoming betrothed to a much older man.
- An old man lived alone at the edge of a village and reflecting on his life and his mortality as many of his old friends and his wife had died. He felt that age had made him invisible to others and he rarely saw his children. Whilst walking in the woods near to his home he stumbled upon a dog abandoned and tied to a tree. Although initially he was going to take it to a dog shelter he changed his mind and acquired a new companion.
- In this story it all started when Harry went out for a bike ride and was badly injured by a car in a hit and run. Luckily a witness had given him life saving first aid and called 999.After weeks in a coma he came round and began the long slow journey of recovery with his wife at his side. They realised that life is precious and you should appreciate the beauty of simply being alive and being able to see your family.
- This time we had a true story when in her younger days Margaret launched herself out of an airplane to do a parachute jump. Not content with that she was even brave enough to repeat it at a later date although on this occasion the landing did not go entirely to plan.
- The final one was a fairy tale about looking for a missing young princess. (Just getting in practice for my three grandchildren coming over from Sweden for Christmas!)
The next meeting will be on the 8th December with the seasonal topic of “The Christmas Tree”.
Travina White, convenor