Maria Donovan

Winding Up the Week #196

November 15, 2021

Paula’s bookdar is second to none so it’s a particular honour that she featured my most recent blog post in her weekly roundup (tbr here in this reblog). Thanks, Paula!

This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, take a peek at at two new posts relating to Wales, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #196

People of the Village

November 12, 2021

is the title of a short story of mine (now available here) written for the Imagining History conference at the University of South Wales. Opening Friday 12 November with an exhibition!

Last on the card – September

October 1, 2021

Once again it’s time for Bushboy’s ‘Last on the Card’ challenge. What is the last photo you took in September? As usual I enjoyed the surprise! Forgetting has its charms, after all.

A closing down of tabs

September 22, 2021

The September Equinox finds me in the blessed space between stories. Warning: this post contains a photo of a spider.

I had no idea what my last photo for August would be: the one with the pumpkin bigger than my head? A rowan tree in distress – blossoming at the same time as it’s fruiting? No: it’s this accidental photo.

Last Photo for July

August 4, 2021

The challenge (thanks, Brian) is to show the last photo on your SD card or phone for July – unedited and with no comment. See Bushboy’s post for all the details.

Read my lips

July 23, 2021

An extract from The Chicken Soup Murder, read by me on Youtube. See me looking both owlish and like my mother, which is quite funny as I am channelling the voice and views of a ten-year-old boy.