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
SUPPORTING LOCAL HEALTH WORKERS IN MALAWI
I interviewed Tamsin Lillie CEO of Medic to Medic, a charity that supports trainee health workers in Africa. Tamsin, who studied at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, is particularly active at the Medic to Medic projects based in
BECKY NUTTALL – CONTROL MYTHS, ROCK MUSIC AND RADICAL ART
I interviewed artist, researcher and poet Becky Nuttall who creates powerful images around women’s identity. Becky, who comes from an artistic family, sometimes collages parts
FROM PUNK TO INTERFAITH MINISTER – THE GREENSPIRIT OF STEPHEN WOLLASTON Part 2
In the second part of my interview with OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation minister Stephen Wollaston, aka Santoshan, we talked about psychosynthesis, GreenSpiirit and eco-justice. Stephen is
FROM PUNK TO INTERFAITH MINISTER – THE GREENSPIRIT OF STEPHEN WOLLASTON Part 1
I interviewed Stephen Wollaston, aka Santoshan, a OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation minister, who holds a BA degree in religious studies and is trained in psychosynthesis counselling.
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