A Dear John letter from my father
A writing prompt on the website of my writers’ group has me counterfeiting a letter my father might have written to me.
Census-Taker of the Secret Commonwealth! Here we are
From This Census-Taker, via The Secret Commonwealth, to Here We Are, and stops between. An entry in my reading diary with a bias towards the fantastic.
Podcast creativity, thinking aloud and Elin’s Story
Thinking about podcast scripts, trying to move forward with Elin’s Story, my historical novel, and exploring my own creative process as I go.
More of a post holder than a blog post
This isn’t the blog post I’ve been trying to write. Instead it’s a nice, short post explaining why I’m having problems.
Thinking how to translate Jana Kippo
Jana Kippo is the protagonist of a recent successful trilogy of novels in Swedish by Karin Smirnoff. I ponder, and try my hand at translating.
Spring back through the years
A photo essay looking back at Spring (mostly the month of May) through the rear-view mirror of my photo archive, 2011-2021.
In Flight from the Cider House Rules
In Flight is a personal review of The Cider House Rules by John Irving and Flights by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft).
Beach Green bungalow – some of my earliest memories
The bungalow at Beach Green in Shoreham-by-Sea was the third place I lived, but the first place I have clear memories of.
Introducing Pens around the World
Introducing Pens Around the World, a website and a writers’ group for isolated writers working in English and living in far-flung places.
Visiting imaginary places in the realms of fantasy
Imaginary places are pretty much the only places one can visit at present and The Dictionary of Imaginary Places is a great place to start.