About Mark's Sandbox/
Wordypecker
A little humour. some serious thoughts and the adventures of Mr & Mrs T all in a melange/sandbox for you funky folks out there.
The aim is to bring a smile to the dial, stir the pot and not take ourselves too seriously.
So come play in the Sandbox
About Mark's Sandbox
Passion for Words
You may know the feeling. You’re reading a vivid, enthralling passage by one of your favorite authors. As you turn the pages, you can’t help but ask yourself: Just how do they keep me hanging on every word?
I founded Marksandbox with the goal of helping readers demystify the writing process. As my posts dissect recently published books—taking deep dives into the characteristics of good writing—I hope to help you build a greater appreciation for what you read and even spark ideas for your own work.
Marksandbox
A Bookworm’s Paradise
Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.
Thomas Jefferson
“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
Marksandbox
A Bookworm’s Paradise
Welcome, voracious readers! If your appetite for reading is insatiable, and you love putting your own pen to paper, Marksandbox is the place for you. Let’s grow together as we delve into the world of words.
Push Me Pully Me
“Where are you taking me this morning, my lovely and what’s this rush Dare-Heart?” “Surprise, surprise! That’s why you’re in tow my...
Why things happen the way they do
It appears to me that another species exists hidden within the human race. Maybe they are hiding on platform nine and three quarters...
My Duvet
It is the end of October before Halloween and daylight savings. After a summer of heat and humidity the temperatures at night are...
Falling for Salmon
Salire in Latin means ‘to leap’. Hence the mighty Salmon of Scottish, Irish and North American folklore where they symbolize power,...
Bucket-list
To-do lists, sticky-lists and wish-lists structure and prioritize our goals. Then there is the bucket-list for those must do items before...
A Life in Lyrics
Overture The Story by Brandi Carlisle All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I’ve been...
A Free Range
I grew up in a house of round rooms, seven of them, set close to each other and joined by hallways and passages. We called them...
A Safe Meeting
Summer, for students, has always been a chance to work, to earn, and keep the wolves at bay, forsaking those trips to the beach. It was...
On a high
When our English teacher asked his esteemed pupils to consider auditioning for a role in the play, Day of Atonement, I put my hand up,...
Walk?
I went for a walk today. I walk everyday, but today was different. Today was a chance to walk with my wife, with friends and thousands of...
A Lesson Learned
There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground. It was the first day of December and Mark was starting a new job in a new country....
The purge of the ‘Peckers
It was a battle, uphill, endless. The ‘Peckers were incessant, fearless and determined. Every time a hole appeared in the cedar paneling...
A Place
My bedroom was round. There was no ceiling. It had a straw thatched roof. It was so cool. Lying on the bed looking up into this canopy I...
Breathless
A starters gun’s loud pop brought an end to the mind’s nervous state and the butterflies fled. Those first few strides of the school’s...
SAP is running
The day dawned bright, not a cloud in the sky. Surely it must be the first day of spring. The plan was to visit the Mountsberg...
Neighbours
Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction between members. This face time may not always be...
