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A poem and an article in Juno

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As family life is forever busy I sometimes forget what I’ve written, until I happen across it online, or in […]

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A guest post about the creation of ‘The Ballad of the Beach’

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I was really pleased to be able to liaise with Lisa Hassan Scott so that a piece of my writing

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A few words about ‘Musings on Mothering’

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Four of my poems appear in this anthology: Baby’s First Feed The Cold Cup of Tea The Daffodils The Ballad

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Peggy’s Decision

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A short story by Marija Smits “Hello Rose. And how are you today?” asked Peggy. “I expect you’re enjoying all

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My Sister, My Guide

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  When you’re a little girl, a big sister is a wonderful, yet terrible thing. She is, after all, the

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The Memory of Water

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A piece of flash fiction by Marija Smits   Ever since Stephen had died, Maddie had experienced vivid images of him;

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From those days in London…

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Beautiful Girl on The King’s Road, London Looking back on the scene, Well I knew I was right; I was

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When being stuck in a bad job is a good thing.

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Poetess, book lover, chemist… I think I created poetry before I began to read and really love books. Then I

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So what is a wild woman?

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Well… a wild woman is not a screaming, raving banshee. She is not an out-of-control woman desperately clawing at everything

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I’m doing this in a hurry!

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The children are watching telly, a saucepan of water is boiling on the stove, and I’m thinking of something to

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