Umbilical and Waterlore – bookending November
It struck me the other day that my November this year will be “bookended” by two book launches, and as […]
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Short stories: why read them? Why write them? Why analyse them?
Imagine going into your local Waterstones and browsing the nearest tables of books. What would you likely see on display?
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On loss and the language of loss
Earlier this month, on the 17 March 2023, my wonderful father-in-law, Dr Laurence Bellamy, died. His death wasn’t completely unexpected
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My 8 most life-enriching books of 2022
A part of me thinks it would be a good idea to record what I read during the year. Another
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So long Shoreline, and thanks for all the fish!
Just the other week, Noel Chidwick and Mark Toner, the co-founders of Shoreline of Infinity, an SF magazine which is
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The End of (Another) Era
Back in 2018 I wrote a post about my daughter’s time at primary school coming to an end. It felt
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What is horror? A few thoughts from someone new to reading horror.
Although there are many articles that answer the question, ‘What is horror?’ (this post by Brian J. Showers is particularly
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Reflecting on 2021 and some goals for 2022
This time last year we’d just gone into lockdown again and I was busy home schooling. Just the other day
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A Year of “Me Time”
Since this is the one year anniversary of when I announced that I’d be closing down my small press, Mother’s
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Reflecting on the publication of Russian Doll
It’s a month and a bit since my debut pamphlet, Russian Doll, was published – a good time then, to
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Meet Mitsie!
Okay, so, Mitsie is no longer our “new” cat. We’ve actually had her for three years this month, yet it’s