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Jun 7
4 min

Coming out

The noise in the restaurant swirls around me but there seems to be a bubble of silence around our table. Mum and Dad sit opposite me, he...

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May 23
3 min

Campfire

We sit around the campfire. The spring sunshine is warm against my back but the northerly wind is chill as it swirls the smoke around and...

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May 9
4 min

Allotment

April I push the wheelbarrow down the hill, through the gate and along the path to my allotment, my allocated piece of land. The soil is...

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Apr 25
4 min

Kelp Holdfast

I tug on my wetsuit. There are a few people left on the beach but the main crowds have gone home. The sun is settling towards the western...

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Apr 12
3 min

Beavers slow the flow

At first, I thought it was a log, or perhaps a dog, gliding across the pond in the low evening light. It was over a metre long, chunky...

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Mar 29
3 min

Changing the clocks

I walk into the town hall. The lights are bright, shining out into the cool darkness of the spring evening. There are only a few people...

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Mar 22
3 min

Sussex kelp

A fictional story written in response to new legislation which prohibits trawling close inshore along a section of the coast in southern...

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Mar 14
2 min

Kite perspective

I soar on broad wings over the forest. Far below, the tops of the trees move to the same wind which ruffles my feathers and lifts me high...

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Mar 7
4 min

Insomniacs and hedgehogs

I zip up my coat and open the back door. I close the door quietly behind me so as not to wake the rest of the household. The full moon...

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Mar 1
3 min

Giants of the deep

I stand on the edge of the cliff and pull the collar of my coat up around my neck as it starts to drizzle. The wind is blowing hard...

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Feb 22
2 min

Lynx

I sit in the tree, my claws gripping the soft bark of the branch. My tufted ears twitch, monitoring the sounds in the woods. The tip of...

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Feb 15
4 min

Oyster's world

It’s bitterly cold. The northerly wind is blowing across the harbour and cutting through my coat like an icy blade. I pull my scarf up,...

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Feb 7
3 min

City River

I sit on the bench, admiring the craftsmanship which went into its creation. The plaque screwed to the seatback proclaims that the bench...

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Jan 31
3 min

Our suburban future

I walk out of the library, putting this week’s reading – the latest fantasy novel by my favourite author and an old book on gardening –...

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Jan 25
3 min

Cuckoo

I wake up to the sound of bird song. I lie with my eyes closed, trying to identify individual singers as they all compete outside my...

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Jan 17
2 min

Visions of hope

I've been thinking a lot over the past few weeks about what I would like more of this year, and perhaps, too, what I could do with less...

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Jan 10
2 min

Publication!

I can hardly believe it! I'm so excited to say that publication day is nearly here. On Friday, Strengthening Spirit, Ethra Born 2, is...

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Jan 3
2 min

Favourite authors

Last week’s blog post was about my three favourite books/series/authors of 2020. Whilst I was writing it, I started thinking about all...

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Dec 27, 2020
2 min

Favourite books of 2020

Like most authors, I love reading. This year, I’ve enjoyed many an evening curled up on the sofa with the dogs, reading for escapism,...

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Dec 21, 2020
2 min

Midwinter

Today is midwinter, the shortest day of the year, the longest night, the winter solstice. I sit on the window seat and stare out through...

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