by Emma-Jane Barlow | Apr 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The first time I was nominated for the Liebster Award was June last year by Dare To Dream, Live To Write. She said some really nice things about my blog and since then my blog has taken on a different identity, attracted more readers and inspired many people so thank...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m lost at sea and I am barely keeping my head above the water. I kick my legs to stay alive and I can see the sun on the horizon but no matter how hard I try to swim towards it, the waves take me in a different direction. Some days, I feel the warm...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
A beautifully plotted TV series with heart wrenching moments of truth. Orange Is The New Black is the latest TV craze to spark controversy and gain instant fans. This comedy drama set in a prison was everything I wanted it to be and more. The writing, first of all is...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Dec 30, 2013 | Poetry
My eyes are derelict. Infant and fresh. Absorbing foreign words, foreign faces. My mother tongue, tangled, twisted, amongst vowels of confusion. Their faces shine with welcoming eyes. A barrier present, cold and strange. Muttering, handshakes, kisses – swapped and...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pulsating head/ticking in the heat. Boredom prevails my thoughts/ With the monotonous typing… typing/ Overworked Eyes/ Dart across the white. Waiting for a dictionary /to fall from my mind. Procrastination creeping in/ like a sunrise in the...