March 21 2012 11:14 am
Okay, it’s not very good poetry, but it looks like a poem and I couldn’t let World Poetry Day pass! An Empty Eyed Toad I stare at the toad And wonder why. An empty echo of eyes Ignores my question. He bought it as a present. ‘For your collection,’ he said.... read more
March 19 2012 4:31 pm
Thanks again to everyone who voted or commented on my Lily/Marsha dilemma. I loved reading all the comments and was interested to see people’s reasons for their choice. Obviously, Marsha won by a mile – but I was pleased that Lily had a ‘select’ band of supporters, as I am very attached... read more
March 13 2012 2:14 pm
Some years ago I was a regional winner in a short story competition with a story called The Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done. As you can imagine, I was thrilled with the win and it was this win that finally persuaded me to do something I’d only dreamed of before... read more
March 6 2012 11:45 am
We all know the old complaint about buses – you wait hours and then … but I didn’t realise the same principle applied to ideas for novels! I’ve been feeling for a while now that I want to write another novel. Unravelling is out there in the world and The... read more