U3A Writers Group

In 2016 I joined a writers group run by U3A. The group meets on the second and fourth Friday of every month. One of the attractions of joining the group is that regular homework assignments are given out, with the results to be presented and critiqued at the next meeting. The links on this page lead to the things that I have written based on these homework assignments.

The group stopped meeting at the end of 2020 when the convenor became too ill to continue.

In 2023 I joined a new U3A group and started writing regularly again. The new group meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month.

These articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

9th March 2023
The Magic Quilt
 23rd March 2023
The Right Time
 13th April 2023
Two Shillings
 27th April 2023
It's The Thought That Counts
 11th May 2023
The Sounds of Autumn
25th May 2023
Writing Workshop
 8th June 2023
The Tie Conundrum
 22nd June 2023
What a Treat!
 13th July 2023
Prometheus and the Eagle
 13th July 2023
It Might Have Been Magritte


12th February 2016
Condiments of the Season
 26th February 2016
Edna
 11th March 2016
Edna Saves the Day
 25th March 2016
The Riches of Harry
 8th April 2016
The Park
22nd April 2016
Spies in the Park
 13th May 2016
Pride and Parking
 27th May 2016
Cards On The Table
 10th June 2016
The Emergency Bone
 24th June 2016
Good News
8th July 2016
The Locked Door
 22nd July 2016
Book Review
 12th August 2016
What We Did On Our Holidays
 25th August 2016
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Businessman
 9th September 2016
Three Blind Mice
23rd September 2016
Rag Week
 14th October 2016
Twenty-One
 25th November 2016
Limerick For Lyn
 10th February 2017
Tumbling Dice
 24th February 2017
The Rushes
10th March 2017
Rooms Without Views		 24th March 2017
On the Beach		 7th April 2017
Decisions, Decisions...		 28th April 2017
Travelling Man		 12th May 2017
Preparing for the Flood
26th May 2017
Haiku and Tanka		 9th June 2017
A Day at the Races		 23rd June 2017
Moving On		 14th July 2017
A Boy and His Bee		 28th July 2017
A Circular Tale
11th August 2017
Empty		 25th August 2017
The Scam		 8th September 2017
It Really Is Rocket Science		 22nd September 2017
When I'm Cleaning Windows		 13th October 2017
Spider Man
27th October 2017
Tidings of Comfort and Joy		 3rd November 2017
Haiku for Lyn		 9th February 2018
The Donation		 9th March 2018
Snakes		 23rd March 2018
A Game of Moans
13th April 2018
Don't Panic		 27th April 2018
That's No Excuse!		 11th May 2018
The Waiting Room		 25th May 2018
Jimmy and the Business Trip		 8th June 2018
The Choices of Jennifer
22nd June 2018
Living Forever		 13th July 2018
This is Bill		 27th July 2018
Giving Birth		 10th August 2018
The Lore of the Cat		 24th August 2018
The Field Trip
14th September 2018
Skool Daze		 28th September 2018
Benign Confusion		 12th October 2018
The Power of Goodbye		 26th October 2018
Christmas Celebrations		 8th February 2019
The Pond
22nd February 2019
Coal In The Hole		 8th March 2019
The Housewarming Party		 22nd March 2019
The Queue		 12th April 2019
The Birthday Party		 26th April 2019
The Joke
10th May 2019
Lady Chatterley		 24th May 2019
Five		 14th June 2019
Roll Up! Roll Up!		 28th June 2019
The Return of the Ring		 12th July 2019
Tricks of the Trade
26th July 2019
The Collector		 9th August 2019
Hunting Party		 23rd August 2019
Tommy's Birthday		 13th September 2019
Nursery Rhyme		 27th September 2019
The World Tour of 2018
11th October 2019
An Ass on an Asteroid		 11th October 2019
The Sun Also Rises		 25th October 2019
Haiku and Tanka		 8th November 2019
Drabbles		 22nd November 2019
Gone Fishing
14th February 2020
The Promise		 28th February 2020
David's New Hobby		 13th March 2020
The Golf Game		 27th March 2020
The Birthday Present		 10th April 2020
The Inheritance
24th April 2020
Trash		 8th May  2020
The Gambler and the Lady		 22nd May  2020
Life in Level 4 Lockdown		 12th June  2020
Smiley Face		 26th June  2020
The Waiting Room
10th July  2020
Bob		 24th July  2020
No Illusions		 14th August  2020
Party Time		 28th August  2020
Is One Place As Good As Another?		 11th September  2020
The Last Trump
25th September  2020
The Rumour Mill		 9th October  2020
The Gift		 23rd October  2020
Water is Wet		 13th November  2020
The Show Must Go On