Writing Again

I have joined a writing group in Tawa where the members write something each fortnight on a given topic then meet to read their pieces to each other.

The variety is interesting & writing talented.
We get fiction, opinion & autobiographical pieces, & plays.

Now I've given up writing novels it is valuable for my mind to be forced to write short pieces.

I'll share these with you in future blogs. Here's the first:

Title: Crisis in Tawa

Danger approaches. Pedestrians scatter. Teens on scooters run amok on Tawa’s conservative pavements.

It makes Kapi Mana News. It reaches national TV.

Tawa shopkeepers cringe in their small, Main Road emporiums.

No mention of a Tawa constabulary base; nor of the Tawa Community Patrol either. From somewhere, a law enforcement spokesperson is dredged up to police-speak about the new, two-wheeled threat to the safety and peace of mind of Tawa citizenry.

Kids in the range of 12-14 they say. Young thugs with evil intentions; mobile for a fast getaway.

They’ll just grab a moment in the spotlight, never achieve the notoriety of the legendary Lynn of Tawa.

The marauding teens have scootered away, perhaps never to return. Now, apart from its over-trafficked Main Road thoroughfare, the village has returned to peace and quiet. The Tawa crisis is over.

And that’s as much as I can make of the topic.