Hopfield is Writing

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  • My cat watches me with suspicion…

    My cat watches me with suspicion when she drinks. If I’m looking at her or moving about, she sits with her face close to the bowl but tilted in my direction, not drinking. Why is she so self-conscious about drinking?… Continue reading

  • Put it in my Pocket

    After a long time of having it on my list,  I’ve finally purchased The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. It fits perfectly in my coat pocket and I’ve started to carry it around. Sometimes I forget… Continue reading

  • The Woman and her Boy

    “We’re jus’ headin’ north, aren’t we Charlie?” “Yeah. Up on our way ta Lorenston. Get away from the wars, y’know.” “You sound like you’re from southern Crellik,” the man remarked. “You must’ve come a long way.” “Yeah, well, there wasn’… Continue reading

  • Great Minds

    In high school, I had an English/History teacher that decorated her classroom in works of art and history. She painted and drew very well and her handwriting was beautiful. Something about the way she conducted herself and her space made… Continue reading

  • Character Sketch Prompt: “Roundtable Rival”

    Roundtable Rival, Lindsey Stirling   Lisanna Ruven Wolfe is one of the prettiest and nicest girls you could meet in the town of Southern Forx. Being in a sanctuary zone, her benevolence is always a welcome change from the warring… Continue reading

  • Character Sketch Prompts

    I’m going to practice character sketches using music. I’ll randomly pick a song and try to have it inspire a character. I’m still having trouble with writing short stories and not getting carried away with them. I love writing new… Continue reading

  • Cleaning

    There’s something about cleaning that’s refreshing. It takes so long to build up the motivation to do but it’s not as bad as we imagine it to be. It’s not so simple either. You can do a bad job. There… Continue reading

  • Dictionary Definition

    The word I got was ‘deterrent’. The task it to define what it means to me but I want to not that the first thing that came to mind when I opened my eyes and saw my finger on ‘deterrent’… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio Task #6

    | Portfolio Piece: Poetry – Looking Inside | She’s so small, curled up in that dark pit, She isn’t as tall as I thought I would be, Sometimes she looks up at me and asks ‘is this it?’ I don’t recognise that face,… Continue reading

  • Their Brilliant Careers ~ Ryan O’Neill

    Their Brilliant Careers was one of my prescribed readings in my first semester of university. Out of the four readings, it was the only one I actually finished. It was brilliant. A mix of humour, anger and grief. It’s so well… Continue reading