entered my first writing competition the other day- not a particuarly big one but thought id 'get the ball rolling' as it were! was a short story comp and the only brief was that it had to give the reader a 'feel good factor'. cue scrunched up face! i wrote about lots of people going about their boring daily business then all stopping to enjoy a snow drift. was pretty cool if i may say so myself! have no chance of winning but im glad ive finally sent something as its one of those things i keep meaning to do.

http://www.writersreign.co.uk/

am loving being back in brighton- went home for christmas- i've missed all the quirkiness of the places and people here, my favourite being this little old lady who i often see feeding the seagulls and pigeons from one of those weelie trollies that old biddies almost alway seem to cart around. i always wonder who she is and why she feels the need to cater for many of the birds in brighton. on encountering her in town last summer i surreptitiously took a few photos on my phone, felt a bit like a stalkerish but im glad ive immortalised her somehow!