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Creative Writing / Writer / WritersTable Of Contents   (TOC)   Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

Mavis Moog View mavis's Portfolio.  [Offline / Private]Email User: mavis [Offline / Private]
    My main portfolio contains 5 items.
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[Short Story Collection]    (E)    # 892970:
        Most of these stories are now published in my book.
[Poetry - mostly humorous]    (E)    # 884694:
        Many of these were written for contests.
[Poetry - mostly non-humorous]    (E)    # 924952:
        Rump-Fed Ronyon, villanelles and other serious/pastiche poems.
Mavis Facts    (13+)    # 1140273:
        Everything you don't need to know about Mavis Moog.
[Interviews with W.com Authors]    (E)    # 937325:
        I choose only the best to spend time chatting to.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#884694:   Poetry - mostly humorous    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

Many of these were written for contests.    (25 items)

Aeschylus and I.    (13+)    # 1534540:
        A moment of fellow-feeling with an ancient Greek playwright.
The Truant Snoop    (13+)    # 1512261:
        Someone is watching.
Green Beetle.    (E)    # 1468962:
        A kyrielle about a green beetle with an impressive name.
Bucolic Vista    (13+)    # 1509489:
        "Bucolic" is such a terrible word, I had to write a poem about it.
L . Ron Hubbard?    (13+)    # 1132907:
        A gallop through some influential classics....then a nasty ending.
I'll be a Man When I Grow up.    (13+)    # 1147432:
        A stream of consciousness poem. Images and feelings of the first day at school.
Marriage is Not a Mirage    (13+)    # 1127108:
        Written to be read at my niece's wedding.
Mummy's Little Helper.    (13+)    # 983252:
        What would a child buy?
Washing Day    (13+)    # 973326:
        Before the days of washing machines, mothers had to keep their babies quiet somehow.
Good House-Keeping    (13+)    # 953842:
        Here are the tips that make every wife's life easier.
Etiquette    (E)    # 951976:
        This is about pomposity, shame and nature.
Free at last.    (E)    # 865017:
        Verse about the dangers of freedom.
Sonnet: The Child    (E)    # 870967:
        How lovely your darlings are...
Cheesy Love    (E)    # 870622:
        A sonnet: When words are inadequate.
The Admirer    (18+)    # 884755:
        This very silly verse is slightly rude.
Little Mercies    (E)    # 884725:
        For all the babies I never had.
Nuke it and Pave it.    (E)    # 920935:
        Cocktail parties; last bastions of free speech.
[Ghazals]    (E)    # 926561:
        Ghazals are Indian / Persian poems with a very precise form.
It Isn't Any Trouble.    (E)    # 924578:
        Some women never learn...
North Derbyshire    (E)    # 919751:
        A portrait of a Derbyshire village.
Manky Poodle Dandy    (E)    # 909512:
        The international anthem of Roger, the talking poodle.
We Are Not a Muse    (E)    # 887933:
        The hunt for poetic perfection, misses its quarry, badly. This is how not to write poetry.
May Queen Festival    (13+)    # 1435332:
        A Sestina about the annual May Queen procession in a Derbyshire village.
Poodle Talk    (E)    # 1581550:
        A poodle can live longer on Neptune.
Haikus    (E)    # 859772:
        A selection of my Japanese-style, three line poems.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#892970:   Short Story Collection    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

Most of these stories are now published in my book.    (37 items)

The Witch and the Leprechaun.    (E)    # 940056:
        Childhood magic spun in mystical Ireland. What made the wicked witch smile?
The Woman Beater    (18+)    # 928752:
        The Watkins are a strong family. This monologue is set in Northern England.
The Perpetually Revolving Door    (E)    # 934784:
        She lives just one moment at a time.
Forgiveness    (13+)    # 896992:
        If there is no blame can there be any forgiveness?
Steve Drops a Klan-ger.    (18+)    # 889590:
        Steve was thrilled at the thought of his first KKK rally.
Thunderbirds    (E)    # 875503:
        A story of ancient and modern. Two women on a road trip.
Snow Whale    (E)    # 857938:
        If she solved the puzzle she would live forever.
Roger, The Talking Poodle    (E)    # 857936:
        He talks to both of us so we know we are not insane.
Fallacy of Intention    (E)    # 859186:
        The policeman wanted to talk to the man on the bench.
The Other Woman    (E)    # 870924:
        There was somebody else in the house...
The Lanzarote Bore.    (13+)    # 859507:
        "I'm an advanced driver with thirty years experience..." wailed Gary.
Keen as Mustard    (E)    # 864024:
        The mustard was a metaphor for his life. He was a lazy man.
Letting Down Her Hair    (13+)    # 857330:
        A fairytale for witches, menopausal maidens and matrons.
Calcutta Day.    (E)    # 862874:
        A shopping trip to Calcutta taught me more about my father.
The Cold Snap    (E)    # 862307:
        The Welsh hillsides did not have a warm welcome for Olivia and John.
The Jetty of Life    (13+)    # 1534586:
        Just once in her life she was spontaneous, and ready to leap into the unknown.
Melanie Monk's Promise    (13+)    # 1510741:
        She had a great future, but just one or two things to learn, first.
A Plum in the Hay    (13+)    # 1334733:
        I live in a zoo, and everyone is so kind to me.
And What Art?    (13+)    # 1294234:
        And what art could twist the sinews of his heart?
When It Rains It Pours    (13+)    # 1242190:
        The origins of de-caking agent.
Identity Crisis.    (13+)    # 1239978:
        I had a successful career and a beautiful wife but I wanted none of it. I loved Belinda.
The Love Letter    (13+)    # 1219445:
        Set in an English boarding school - starring Tough, Little Barbar.
Fiery-Tail.    (13+)    # 1151456:
        Fiery-Tail, the goblin, has a perplexing problem. A fairy tale of sorts.
Tough Little Babar.    (13+)    # 1129113:
        Life in An English boarding school was not as tough as Babar. Humorous true story.
The Chiromancer.    (18+)    # 1025427:
        The palmist and the querist give their own views of the reading.
Necklaces of Fire.    (18+)    # 1024002:
        The Baobab tree didn't mind giving up its skin.
Two Chinamen for Athens    (13+)    # 1006812:
        Mr. Cheung and his nephew needed help. This is a true story.
Naked Breasts    (13+)    # 964186:
        A story of around 800 words about naked breasts.
The Power of Trent Quixote.    (18+)    # 954026:
        Has Trent Quixote's little mind-control experiment gone too far?
The Legends of Fire and Monsters    (E)    # 921833:
        They had to communicate their findings before night enveloped the settlement.
The Wild Life    (E)    # 917332:
        Three months hunting and gathering in Cheshire.
The Wretched Pot Poodle    (13+)    # 915460:
        A story of cynical exploitation and chance.
Murry the Love-Sick Ghoul    (18+)    # 898154:
        To be read slowly, and with a strong stomach.
Piggy Jowa!    (E)    # 881110:
        A childhood stalker nearly ruined her life. A stranger on an aeroplane saved her.
Letting Down Her Hair (Microfiction)    (E)    # 870385:
        A modern fairytale for crones. Rowena discovers life.
The Murder of Cora Crippen    (13+)    # 869329:
        This is a fictional story based on the case of Dr. Hawley Crippen
Pot-Head Pixies.    (18+)    # 863450:
        Six young people are terrified when a seventh wants to join the party.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#924952:   Poetry - mostly non-humorous    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

Rump-Fed Ronyon, villanelles and other serious/pastiche poems.    (11 items)

The Tale of The Rump-Fed Ronyon    (E)    # 907092:
        A character from William Shakespeare's Macbeth tells her story.
My Mother's Soup Bowl    (13+)    # 1578801:
        It was too late to put the lid on..
The Wave of Sorrow    (13+)    # 1535225:
        Noting the death of a pigeon.
Booming    (ASR)    # 1525396:
        A poem about emotional control.
Cockle Wreck    (E)    # 1500839:
        Did they survive?
St Sebastian    (18+)    # 1486739:
        A response to the sculpture of St Sebastian by Claire Curneen.
Up Tight    (18+)    # 1267958:
        You know those up-tight fools, who write turbid nonsense and call it poetry.....
The Mud Sculpture    (E)    # 1224086:
        About changing perceptions. Expectation, experience, loss, hope.
Limping Home    (18+)    # 1001942:
        The end of a woman's fertility.
[Villanelles]    (E)    # 933242:
        These are highly stylised, Italian-style poems, rare in English language.
Fifteen Years is Not Enough    (13+)    # 915776:
        Who said time heals?... I'd like to break his neck.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#926561:   Ghazals    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

Ghazals are Indian / Persian poems with a very precise form.    (3 items)

The Flamingo    (E)    # 933223:
        An English Ghazal, by one of Mavis' students.
Shall I Compare?    (E)    # 926562:
        What sort of poet shall I be?
Cooking From Scratch    (E)    # 926559:
        Don't buy curry paste, make it from scratch.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#933242:   Villanelles    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

These are highly stylised, Italian-style poems, rare in English language.    (3 items)

A villanelle by W. E. Henley    (E)    # 933249:
        "A Dainty Thing's The Villanelle" by William Earnest Henley (d:1903).
Do not Go Gentle...by Dylan Thomas    (E)    # 933237:
        This is an example of a villanelle by a master of poetry.
The Garden of the Fugitives    (E)    # 932670:
        A villanelle about Pompeii.

Creative Writing / Writer / Writers#937325:   Interviews with W.com Authors    (E)     [Top]Writers / Writer / Creative Writing

I choose only the best to spend time chatting to.    (3 items)

MentalForce the Interview    (13+)    # 914835:
        A funny and serious conversation between two friends.
Ken talks to Mavis    (13+)    # 1506025:
        Ken (Carolina Blue) on family, faith, politics and what he's got against Angelina Jolie.
Forever in Blue Jeans /Mavis Moog    (E)    # 947800:
        A personal view of Robert Mugabe and Nelson Mandela; war and peace.

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