BOOKS AS SPORT, ARTWORKS, WORDSEARCH, CARD TRICKS?
A piece about how the writer’s imagination works, using examples from my recently published novel, Love’s Register. My thoughts about writing Love’s Register begin with the image of the novel as a house of cards. What I see is an
MARIAN VAN EYK McCAIN – GREEN LIFESTYLE, GAIAN SPIRITUALITY & WRITING BOOKS
I interviewed Marian Van Eyk McCain who, on her Elderwoman site, discusses women aging and ‘sage-ing’. Marian describes her women-centred writing as “An advertisement for the simple life – a rediscovery of the sacred in the ordinary… An oasis on
SUE CURD AND THE MAKING OF ALICE PAINTS GREENHAM
I interviewed Quaker and author Sue Curd about her years as an Open University tutor, her creative writing studies and her innovative debut novel, ‘Alice
GEMMA MATTHEWS, THE SEWING SONGBIRD – EMBROIDERING WHOLE WORLDS ON UPCYCLED DENIM
I interviewed Gemma Matthews, The Sewing Songbird. Gemma is a prolific artist who started her creative experiments with embroidery in 2018. She says: “I create
STUART JONES – WORKING IN NEW ARTISTIC WAYS
I interviewed artist Stuart Jones, who says about his work, “My paintings consist of layers of oil paint glazes, staining and pouring, spray paint applied
THE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SKY OF HANNAH LINDEN’S POEMS Part Two
In the second part of my interview with poet Hannah Linden, winner of the Café Writers Poetry Competition, I asked her about her compositional methods,
THE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SKY OF HANNAH LINDEN’S POETRY Part One
I interviewed Hannah Linden, winner of the Café Writers Poetry Competition and shortlisted for the Saboteur Awards. Hannah says about her powerful poetry pamphlet The
AUSTRALIA – A LAND OF FIRST NATIONS AND UNIQUE SPECIES
I interviewed Chris C about living in Indigenous Australia and the unique flora and fauna of the continent. Chris also describes the politics of Australia