Motherhood and magpies
From my writing desk in our spare room I look out across neighbours’ houses and the trees at the edge of the river. My companions in the (joyfully!) solitary pursuit of story-making have been the magpies that bob along the rooftops and occasionally visit my window to check on my focus. These pied ‘accountability partners’…
Spinning a tale
Sunweys and widdershins is my latest story to spread its wings and find a home in the outside world. It was published by the lovely Soor Ploom Press on 6 March 2023 and can be read and listened to on their blog. This isn’t a new piece, however, having been first – and substantially –…
Constructing ‘A construction of loss’
Spoiler alert: this piece describes the development of my story ‘A construction of loss’. I recommend reading the story first here. My most recently published story, ‘A construction of loss’, was begun a year ago in February 2021 and has evolved through eleven versions and half a dozen rejections. It finally found a home in…
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