‘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.
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2019 brings welcome encouragement: First place in the Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction, with ‘Aftermath’
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A rare venture into poetry – etched in lead …
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The September equinox brings with it a change of diary.
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The Ruth Strauss Foundation, bereavement and how cricket helped me write The Chicken Soup Murder.
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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.
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Shortlisted again: will it be third time lucky for my novel The Chicken Soup Murder?
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May is not just one of the loveliest months for blossom, it’s also a time for celebrating short stories. Love writing them? Love reading them? Or do you need convincing?
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In a recent post in her Writers Chat series, Shauna Gilligan posed some great questions about The Chicken Soup Murder.
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When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?
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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
Some of this. And some of that.
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?
