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.
Continue reading “Read my lips”
‘The day before the murder, George Bull tried to poison me with a cheese sandwich.’
Continue reading “Indelible: ‘Food and Nurture’”
Lately, I have been writing a story. It’s the kind that takes a long time to make short.
Continue reading “The long and the short”
Sarah Tinsley asks some great questions about my novel, The Chicken Soup Murder, plus there’s advice for writers starting out. For the full post it’s over to Sarah Scribbles.
Continue reading “A Touching Tale: Maria Donovan and The Chicken Soup Murder — Q& A with Sarah Scribbles”
Free and happening online March 15. 6pm local time is 2pm UTC 🙂
Continue reading “Indelible News!”
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”
Time out of time is great for writing. But things are moving on too fast.
Continue reading “Slow it down”
‘Writer does town proud in Bridport Prize’ – the headline gives me a tingle as our local paper catches up with the news that ‘Aftermath’ won first prize in Flash Fiction.
Continue reading “Bridport News Flash”capturing memories one moment at a time
Photos of my world and other stuff I hope you will enjoy too. Photos taken with Canon PowershotSX70HS Photos can be purchased.
The Welsh Smallholding Adventure
Expressing Thought Through Photography
inspired by the colours of the land, sea and sky of Cornwall
childrens books and other ephemera
Thoughts on life, writing, creativity and magic
Ramblin on
Short stories online
The Cricket Pages
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie
Writer, Performer, Professor
"Books. Cats. Life is Good." –T.S. Eliot
It isn't as easy as it looks. Wait, what? It doesn't look easy?
