
THE ART OF SLOW WRITING
Leslie Tate I’m a slow author. It took three years to write my latest book Ways To Be Equally Human. That’s an average of 40 words per day. So, if you were reading my book you’d have reached my daily

LYNN BUCKLE – TELLING THE DEAF STORIES
I interviewed Deaf Irish author Lynn Buckle, whose second novel What Willow Says won the international Barbellion Prize. Lynn specialises in creative writing, mythology, art, art history, teaching skills, contemporary literature, domestic violence, nature & climate writing, and solution-based protest

LATHALIA SONG: CREATING ART & LANGUAGE OUT OF NATURE
I interviewed Lathalia Song whose art and poetry asks questions inspired by the natural world, and translates an idea through several mediums, which include ink

KATY WIMHURST AND SPECULATIVE FICTION
I interviewed Katy Wimhurst about her latest book An Orchid In My Belly Button. Katy writes speculative fiction that: “reflects on ‘what is’ through the

MARRIANN JOHANSEN-ELLIS: A PASSION FOR PRINTS
I interviewed Mariann Johansen-Ellis about her nature-inspired prints that she works on passionately, intensively and intuitively. Marriann says about her art, “I love printmaking because

CATHERINE SWIRE and FLAME, ASH, FEATHER: A DOZEN EGGS from LOCKERBIE
I interviewed Catherine Swire about her prize-winning hybrid book, Flame, Ash, Feather, published by Black Spring Press, that describes keeping chickens and how they translate violence.

ADVENTURES IN LINO CUTTING
I interviewed artist Alexandra Buckle about her lino cut printing, her love of nature and teaching. Alexandra says about her art: “I gave the reduction

LOVE IN ACTION
A dramatic account by Quaker Sue Hampton of how it felt to be part of an Extinction Rebellion occupation of A and O Shearman- a