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Christmas special offer now on – get “Under this Skin” for only 99p! Limited time only!

It’s Christmas Eve my friends and you know what that means. Time to start eating and reading! For a limited time only, get “Under this Skin”, my original e-book, for the bargain price of 99p! Snuggle up with this fantastical,… Continue Reading →

“Under this Skin” available to buy on Amazon!

“Under this Skin” ebook is available on Amazon!  The link goes to Amazon UK Kbut it’s up on other countries websites too – just search for “Under this Skin”. And you can borrow it for free if you’re a Kindle… Continue Reading →

Visiting Alice Liddells Grave

Any fan of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ will know that its eponymous heroine is based on a real person. Alice Liddell was the fourth child in the Liddell family. They were friends with Charles Dodgson AKA Lewis Carroll and it was… Continue Reading →

Raised in the fantasy way

I grew up surrounded by fantasy and sci-fi. Maybe that’s why it’s what I love to write now.  Bedtime stories were The Hobbit, Wind in the Willows, Roald Dahl. Daytime video viewing was Star Wars, Willow, Labyrinth and all the… Continue Reading →

She’ll do Nicely

They say when your senses diminish, other senses become more astute, so your eyes improve if you’re deaf, your ears if you’re blind. I don’t know how truthful that is, but it seems as my body has diminished the strength… Continue Reading →

Notebook Collection: Harry Potter Studio Tour, UK

Without doubt one of the best (and most expensive) places I’ve ever visited is The Making of Harry Potter Tour at Warner Bros Studios. I’ve posted about one of my visits before and can utterly recommend it. My other half,… Continue Reading →

I love Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman – so Why Don’t I Love Good Omens?

BBC Radio 4 recently broadcast an adaptation of Good Omens, a fantasy book written by Neil Gaiman  and Terry Pratchett in 1990. Despite being a massive fan of both authors, I’ve never read the book. That sounds crazy because it… Continue Reading →

The Ballad of Annie Jeffries

They called me the Changeling babe, Not quite a girl, not quite right. Through needle eyes I saw other realms and went wild dancing round finger trees. I jumped the Naiad, on a green bowing branch, and sang to the… Continue Reading →

Poetry – Elder Cry

I am tired My eyelids heavy My lips are raw My fingers crack.   I have gills Not lungs inside me Breath far stretched Held for sea salt.   I feel my bones Under this cotton Layers weighted In baby… Continue Reading →

Poetry – The Torch is not the Only Guide

If the darkness has found you, fear not. If it  caresses your ears with cold, velvet words, you may listen without tremor. If it clasps and twists your body, you can move with it unbound. If it blackens your vision,… Continue Reading →

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