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”
2019 brings welcome encouragement: First place in the Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction, with ‘Aftermath’
Continue reading “Winner in a flash! Bridport Prize 2019”
A rare venture into poetry – etched in lead …
Continue reading “Pb 82 words on lead”
The September equinox brings with it a change of diary.
Continue reading “September equinox: back to page one”
The Ruth Strauss Foundation, bereavement and how cricket helped me write The Chicken Soup Murder.
Continue reading “Good grief”
The Chicken Soup Murder has been shortlisted for a prize three times. Here are the ups and down in the birth and life of a novel.
Continue reading “Knock three times”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?
Texas State USBC Association
Loving books and reading
Writing and Stuff by Chris Hall - Storyteller and Accidental Blogger
Book reviews and other literary-related musings
books and writing
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It's All About The Story
