Category Archives: what I’m reading

Playing at Spring

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

We know it isn’t really spring, right? A day lent, as A.’s Ma would have said; but it is doing a fair impression: washing drying on the line, bees in the Pulmonaria, first lunch in the garden (in jumper, but … Continue reading →

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LGBT History Month

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

February is LGBT History Month, and I’ve had it drawn to my attention how few new UK Lesbian voices are getting published, which sent me off to peruse my shelves. Now, I think of myself as having a fairly comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes at the Circus

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

My writing compadre  at WooA   Joan Taylor-Rowan’s first novel The Birdskin Shoes is now available to purchase on Amazon – Kindle edition. “A wonderful tale about love and redemption set in a Mexican Circus. Joan Taylor-Rowan writes with great … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Place

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

As a writer, reading is hedged about with difficulties – every book read takes time away from time writing (even when travelling, these days, although the book-to-read-on-the-train is still an honoured tradition), and there is the danger of absentmindedly siphoning … Continue reading →

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