The Travelling Philanthropist
A slip in time. A missing child. Can Anna find herself in time?
Granny’s Story – Jacob and George
When you’re a parent, you want to keep your children safe and happy. That doesn’t stop just because they grow up. I shared in their joy and excitement as my daughter and her partner prepared for the birth, and I shared in their heartbreak…
T.S. Eliot
I couldn’t leave Dorset without nipping across the border to Somerset and paying my respects to another great poet, T.S. Eliot.
Storying the Self
“We use the phrase ‘Storying the Self’ provocatively. ‘Storying
the Self’ complicates any notion that selves are easily definable or even knowable in any
direct way.
Beta Readers
Working with beta readers is one of the best things a writer can do to improve their manuscript.
NANOWRIMO 2020
Good luck to all my writer friends taking part in Nano this year – and why I’m taking this year out…
Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca – Netflix Movie Review
The Netflix film of Rebecca has finally been released, but does it live up to the hype?
Anticipation for Netflix’s Rebecca
Lily James looks as if she might be believable. The first time I read Rebecca, I was immersed so fully that I failed to notice the protagonist had no name – she was me, and I was her.
The Portal
This poem was written as a personal response to unanswered questions after the death of my step son-in-law.
