Maria Donovan

Raining in my hall

May 4, 2023

This month’s entry for Bushboy’s Last on the card challenge contains a mystery.

The last photo on my phone for March is a herald of Spring – the celandine. Late entry for bushboy’s Last on the Card Challenge. Some not totally irrelevant advance news of inclusion in a new anthology.

When negative is positive

January 20, 2023

Covid caught up with me in December 2022.

Last on the card – October

November 4, 2022

A relief to find this was my last photo taken in October. Not too shabby for taking part in b ushboy’s Last on the Card challenge.

September – last on the card

October 7, 2022

My foolish surprise when it’s time for Bushboy‘s ‘Last on the card’ always pleases me somehow – I never know what I’m going to find. My last photo for September …

Half light half dark – September Equinox

September 23, 2022

The September Equinox is here. A few photos looking back over the last season.

Final PuN

June 3, 2022

Where is Napoleon’s tongue? Am I anything like my character, Marjorie Campbell? Bringing you more great artwork and a final round of questions about ‘Pumping Up Napoleon’ from students in South Korea studying dystopian science fiction.

More PuN in South Korea

May 27, 2022

More questions about ‘Pumping up Napoleon ‘ from the lovely students in South Korea. Once again all the illustrations are original creations, inspired by their reading of dystopian science fiction.

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PUN: Questions from South Korea

May 20, 2022

My short story ‘Pumping up Napoleon’, now 21 years old, gave a little kick of life recently, with some interest from young students in South Korea. This is the first of three posts in which I try to answer their questions about a story written before they were born.