22nd August 2023

Two weeks out from the Great OE, and my thoughts have wandered off into history, exposing loose ends that have probably needed addressing for decades. One of those is a Thank you never expressed, and now 41-years overdue. Clearly unfinished business. But so much easier to let it sleep, avoiding embarrassment all round. Then again,Continue reading “22nd August 2023”

Wow! Updating recent milestones :)

Gosh the last few months have brought some lovely responses to my work. The short story ‘With all my heart’ won a national short story competition in December, and was published in the Northern Advocate newspaper. This follows the short-listing of a flash fiction piece for an anthology which is yet to be finalized, soContinue reading “Wow! Updating recent milestones :)”

Just one left

Saving treats for a rainy day allows me to savor the possibilities. Long before grey hair and grandchildren, I inherited an ornate brass thing. I say ‘thing’ because it’s not an urn, a teapot, or bottle, but something between. It’s spout giraffes from the pregnant bulbous orb, before squishing into a tulip-shaped lip. Four tinyContinue reading “Just one left”