One of my favourite poems by Seamus Heaney is Digging. The first two lines are
Between my fingers and my thumb
The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.
While I’m not too comfortable with the image of the gun, I couldn’t help but remember this when I was given a pen which has been crafted out of Irish Bog Oak. I hope it will act as inspiration …

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Author: annedunford
Now fulfilling my ten year old self's ambition to become a writer - it's taken many years and a long,long winding road to get here!
After a lifetime spent teaching, making miniature ceramics, returning to teaching and training, I am now indulging in a lifelong ambition to write!
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