Tag Archives: Cherry Potts

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire


I love chestnuts, we eat them regularly, in stews, nut roasts, cakes… especially since discovering the vacuum packed french version. I heard something on the radio last week about a man who only liked them in Mont blanc pudding (mostly … Continue reading

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getting a cover for a book


This is a strange way of going about things, but I’ve just chosen a cover for a book that I haven’t finished writing yet. We’ve been running a competition over at Arachne Press for the covers of the next two … Continue reading

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Gearing up for Yule


I don’t care how many shopping days, what matters now is, how many singing days are there til the Solstice? And how many reading days? My evenings are  split roughly equally between singing and promoting the books between now and … Continue reading

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One Eye Grey: Stories from Another London Vol 3 Press Release


  My Story ‘Eye of the Beholder’ is in this collection.

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One Grey Eye


I’ve just had a story accepted for One Grey Eye, an electronic ‘Penny Dreadful’ available on  Kindle. My story, Eye of the Beholder will be available around Halloween in Stories From Another London along with other excellent stories to unsettle … Continue reading

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A Second Hand Emotion, read by Gill Stoker


A recording of the lovely Gill Stoker reading (and singing – brave woman!) my story A Second Hand Emotion at Tall Tales at the Tavern, an event I co-curated with Bartle Sawbridge back in June. a second hand emotion by … Continue reading

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Blackheath Cendrillon: A slipper and a ring


L.C. here.  This is my last post on behalf of Cherry.  She says I’ve behaved very irresponsibly and I am lucky not to have been had up in front of the Leveson Enquiry.  Anyway, I’m feeling a bit crest-fallen because … Continue reading

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Blackheath Cendrillon: Prince Charming’s Dilema


L.C. Spinetti here again, I got in a bit of trouble with that recording earlier, Harriet says she’s going to sue me, but only when she needs the publicity. However the head honchos at REALly?! really liked it, and I … Continue reading

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Blackheath Cendrillon: At Home with the Haltieres


OMG! Have I got a Scoopydoop of a Scoop!  Madame de la Haltiere is going to be sued! Sorry forgot to say, L.C. Spinetti here.  Have a listen to this sound file, where Harriet Lime, director of Season 5 of … Continue reading

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Blackheath Cendrillon: Prince Charming … alarming


L.C.Spinetti here again, Cherry’s too busy with Arachne Press to cover the unfolding drama at court, so REALly!? have given me a short commission to keep up with action in the small kingdom of BlackHeath.  Quite a change from covering … Continue reading

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