Dropping the Keys
We pass each other in the park every weekday morning at approximately 7.32.
Continue reading “Dropping the Keys”Maria Donovan is an author of fiction and non-fiction. She won first prize for Flash Fiction in the Bridport Prize 2019. Her published works include a short story collection: 'Pumping Up Napoleon' and a debut novel, 'The Chicken Soup Murder', which was shortlisted for The International Rubery Book Awards and a finalist for the Dundee International Book Prize.
We pass each other in the park every weekday morning at approximately 7.32.
Continue reading “Dropping the Keys”Much to see in the neighbourhood in 2020. Some favourite photos tell a story of the year.
Continue reading “2020 BC/DC”Part One of three parts over three days, this Christmas story is a semi-humorous collection of reminiscences from an adult when he was a teenager. He said it is a fictional recollection – but is it? I have retained the way it was imparted to me, with minimal alterations and formatting so readers may find […]
Mr Bad Neighbour’s Christmas Mail – First Episode
I so enjoy Gretchen’s posts from Australia – and this story is a Christmas Cracker! The warmth in all senses is very welcome on this dark and snowless day. Looking forward to part 2.
Sometimes it feels like an achievement to go on putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes you need to stop to take in the view.
Continue reading “Walking into Autumn”Thanks to Becky Ross Michael, a glimpse into the U.P. Reader #4 has set off in me a nostalgia for a place I’ve never been: the Upper Peninsular of Michigan.
Continue reading “Steaming across the pond”After a year in my kitchen, the Dorset Award Statue goes back to The Book Shop, Bridport, to be presented to the highest-placed author from Dorset in this year’s Bridport Prize.
Continue reading “Return of the Pen”Every day I go to the place where I write. How do I get there? Sometimes it’s easy. Often I have to give myself directions and a downright good talking to …
Continue reading “Writing on the other side”To feel time passing, take a look around.
Continue reading “Comings and Goings”Bereaved and grieving, I experienced an unexpected lack of patience with things that seemed trivial.
Continue reading “Grief and Trivia”childrens books and other ephemera
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