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Have I run out of Words?

There are many things I’ve been very quiet on recently. Believe it or not, save for the odd blog, I haven’t created any of my own writing over the past year, hugely enjoying instead enabling others to write through various courses and workshops.…
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Article about The River Days of Rosie Crow in Eastern Daily Press

Over the weekend, I had a double spread article in the Eastern Daily Press, a popular local newspaper. In the article, I write about the inspiration behind my novel, where my ideas come from, how the plot slowly evolved and why we all need…
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A History of Understanding in Nine and a Half Steps

Last night I read a poem at Kimberley Moore's mid-week Music & Words event in Norwich which I was invited along to. I love the magic that Kimberley weaves at these events - it's a beautiful, intimate pottery studio with fairy lights and…
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Writing for Gaza - Stories of Resistance of Hope

On June 29th we held our second online workshop with Shahd Alnaami, a talented writer based in Gaza. Joined by people all around the world, the title of the workshop was 'Writing for Gaza - Stories of Resistance and Hope' and Shahd used Palestinian…
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Little Lindford Library

For my birthday last year, my husband Andy gifted me a 'little library.' Along with my 14 year old son Benji, they spent time working on it from repurposed materials and although it arrived just a little late, last week we had our official…
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We believe in the future

Paperboats is a Scottish literary zine, formed by a collective of nature writers. The paperboat is a symbol for the current fragile nature of our hopes for climate stability, as well as a campaign tool: over a thousand paperboats have been…
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Writing Retreat in Knoydart

Towards the end of last year I spent six weeks alone in remote Western Scotland writing, reading, swimming, walking, thinking and enjoying a slower pace of life. I decided to stay on after a family holiday with my husband and three teenagers…
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A Voice Among the Ashes

I've mentioned before that I run a collective called Norwich Writers Rebel. We are a group of writers of all genres who are exploring the climate emergency with our pens. However, people who are concerned about the climate and ecological emergency…

Upon being told I will burn in hell

A couple of weeks ago I re-posted on both my Instagram and Facebook stories something shared by Jewish Voice for Peace. It stated that Israel had responded to the initial ceasefire agreement by killing another 85 people (this number was a conservative…
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A thing or two about perseverance

A number of years ago I was walking around outside Old Spitalfields market in London when I came across a plaque in a square. I stopped to read it, and something shifted in me the way that it does when I know something important has happened.…