by Orna Ross | Oct 12, 2017 | Poetry |
One of the things I've been noticing about Insight Timer App is the popularity of its meditations for sleep. And there is a raft of research showing how important good sleep is for creative performance. (More on this soon). So yes, we aim to go to bed when we feel...
by Orna Ross | Sep 14, 2017 | Poetry |
Longer than forever ago lived a people whom we, squinting back through thickets of time, like to call The Celts. It's said they worshipped trees, as ancient people widely did, as any soulful person always must, and where I come from, (an island off an island off the...
by Orna Ross | Sep 3, 2017 | Fiction |
The first chapter of After The Rising 1995 The thick double door beneath the sign – Parle’s Bar & Grocery – is shut. A For Sale board juts from the side wall, with a Sale Agreed banner across it. The blinds are down, as if the house, too, has closed its eyes and died....
by Orna Ross | Aug 31, 2017 | Poetry |
This week's inspirational poetry: Circle of Life. I'm inspired by creativity in all corners of the world but especially in nature, most especially London parks, the woods and beaches of East Sussex and, of course, Ireland. You'll find lots of poetry here on the blog...
by Orna Ross | Aug 27, 2017 | The Rest |
Her Secret Rose is about the famous love triangle between the Irish poet WB Yeats, his muse Maud Gonne, and her daughter, Iseult. The extract below is doubly fictionalized, being a summary in my novel of events Yeats related in one of his own short stories The Secret...
by Orna Ross | Aug 24, 2017 | Poetry |
This week's inspirational poetry: Where Are You? I'm inspired by creativity in all corners of the world but especially in nature, most especially London parks, the woods and beaches of East Sussex and, of course, Ireland. You'll find lots of poetry here on the blog...
by Orna Ross | Aug 20, 2017 | Fiction |
The Story So Far: Mercy Mulcahy is about to be accused of murdering her elderly and tyrannical father. The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to the protection of her daughter, Star. It’s a quest that has taken her away from Zach, the only man she has...
by Orna Ross | Aug 17, 2017 | Poetry |
This week's inspirational poetry: Love Hurts? No Way I'm inspired by creativity in all corners of the world but especially in nature, most especially London parks, the woods and beaches of East Sussex and, of course, Ireland. You'll find lots of poetry here on the...
by Orna Ross | Aug 10, 2017 | Poetry |
This week's inspirational poetry: Day's End I'm inspired by creativity in all corners of the world but especially in nature, most especially London parks, the woods and beaches of East Sussex and, of course, Ireland. You'll find lots of poetry here on the blog and you...
by Orna Ross | Sep 19, 2017 | Go Creative! |
The Go Creative method offers three forms of creative practice: . Creative Practice: Body: Effortless Exercise Effortless Exercise is moving the body in a way that connects with what it most wants to do in a particular moment. It takes many forms: mindful walking, tai...