Helen Matthews

Mum, writer, editor. 'Soft spot' for idioms. Latest story published in Novelty Magazine

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Happy days - my latest story The Fuse wins 2nd prize in a @RaconteurLitMag competition https://t.co/HrRqSN6cFJ

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

War veteran, 99, hits £14m for NHS as Hancock calls him an inspiration https://t.co/DZEDBvd74s

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

BBC News - The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson shows her characters social distancing https://t.co/0RPtlyFYcn

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Happy days! My story The Fuse takes 2nd place :)

[Raconteur Literary Magazine @RaconteurLitMag]

Congrats to the winners of March's #shortstory contest!

1st prize: In Your Pocket @maryjogarrido
2nd prize: The Fuse
Helen Matthews
3rd prize: The Artifice of Memory
Soramimi Hanarejima

Honorable Mention: A Silent Betrayal - Ivana Vidakovic

Stay tuned for April's contest

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Novelty Magazine is back! And so is my story The Embrace featured in their latest edition. Yippee!!! https://t.co/MP3H3cS9vx @MagazineNovelty

[NativeAmericanSoul @Nativeesoul]

Fox feeding orphan bears.😍😍
Please post where you're from so I can track how far this video has gone 🔥.

[Writing & Editing @WrtrStat]

“It begins with a character, usually, and once they stand up on their feet and begin to move, all I can do is trot along behind them with a paper and pencil trying to keep up long enough to put down what they say and do.” - William Faulkner #amwriting ...Be Writing.

[Goodreads @goodreads]

This will always be somewhat true.

[Bath Music Festival @BathMusicFest]

Lauren Child, @TomFletcher , @davidwalliams and @BegumNadiya are just a few of the incredible names joining us at this years #BathKidsLitFest so you don't want to miss out!

Priority booking is open NOW! check out all the events here https://t.co/l7jw63917E

[Novelty @MagazineNovelty]

"Simon opened his bedroom door and looked around as if checking for traffic before crossing. What am I doing?"
From 'The Embrace' by @HMtimepocket as featured in our latest issue 'Threshold'. https://t.co/SjeIFUDHWm
#NoveltyMag #Issue11 #HelenMatthews #shortstory #sculpture #poem

[Novelty @MagazineNovelty]

From 'The Embrace' by @HMtimepocket as featured in our latest issue, 'Threshold'. https://t.co/SjeIFUDHWm
#NoveltyMag #Issue11 #HelenMatthews #embrace #shortstory #fiction #writing #quote #kingscrossstpancras #sculpture #statue #trainstation #books #system #autism #threshold

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Potato sculptures via @MagazineNovelty https://t.co/wlg04FLSCY

[Novelty @MagazineNovelty]

🚪Crossing the threshold.🚪
With the pull of the unknown, we get into strange territory. What seemed inevitable turned out to be an option.
Anything seems possible now; and with a lot of daring and a little luck, it will turn out to be true.
#NoveltyMag #Issue11 #onlinemagazine

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Delighted to have a story - The Embrace - published with Novelty Magazine @MagazineNovelty https://t.co/twuOMid1CW

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Reading to son's class tomorrow - Dinosaurs is our joint favourite. Robot costume ready for when 10 Little Robots come out :) @SimonRickerty @MikeBrownlow1

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

King Coo getting ready for the World Book Day @Adam_Stower

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

@StevenLenton @sbutlerbooks @simonkids_UK @SimonSaysBooks @sallyanne_s @StephT2000 Sweet! We missed you again at @Bathfestivals last year - we always seem to be there on the 'other' weekend. Following the books though. Maybe catch you this year in Bath

[English Idioms @english_idioms]

Shaggy dog story (tale) - a long, rambling story or joke, especially one that is amusing only because it is absurdly inconsequential or pointless.

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Looking forward to Haunted Hitchin in the Half-term! @TreasureTrails https://t.co/vSZejE3gdK

[Helen Matthews @HMtimepocket]

Mega Mash-Ups - re-living the magic with the second child (5). Very popular :) @NosyCrow @NosyCrowBooks