I am excited to offer a free creative writing workshop on Friday, 25th September! Writing the Elements is a two-hour workshop where participants will explore the elements at play within and around us,...

I am excited to offer a free creative writing workshop on Friday, 25th September! Writing the Elements is a two-hour workshop where participants will explore the elements at play within and around us,...

A free two-hour creative writing workshop

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

(a sort of poem)

Back from a period of recharging, now shifting into full writing mode. Still researching, with a bit of community action as well!

One thing I've learnt recently is that to be a writer is to be not only strange, but also seemingly nonsensical.

Earlier this week, BBC Weather reported that Bournemouth Airport, a couple of miles away from where I live, had already - within the first week - reached 116% of it’s average rainfall for June!

Earlier this week, BBC Weather reported that Bournemouth Airport, a couple of miles away from where I live, had already - within the first week - reached 116% of it’s average rainfall for June!

One thing I've learnt recently is that to be a writer is to be not only strange, but also seemingly nonsensical.

Back from a period of recharging, now shifting into full writing mode. Still researching, with a bit of community action as well!

Saw the People’s National Emergency Briefing. Please go and see it. There will be a community screening happening near you. http://nebriefing.org

Saw the People’s National Emergency Briefing. Please go and see it. There will be a community screening happening near you. http://nebriefing.org

Today, I went on the train to London. Attended the NYU’s Moth Festival. Listened to incredible speakers: David Abram, and Suzanne Simard among them! Had my mind blown. Left feeling recharged and inspi...

When it hails in May

When it hails in May

Found out just now that May is #nationalwalkingmonth thanks to my university’s library at AUB. As a strand to my work - walking as a research method - it couldn’t be more serendipitous/useful! #howtow...

It's a Wednesday morning and I'm exhausted.

Yet more research. This time, a meeting and a talk and a wander round an indie bookshop! #howtowriteabook

Yet more research. This time, a meeting and a talk and a wander round an indie bookshop! #howtowriteabook

Out on location today ☀️

Today’s task: Research via reading the ideas of others as a framework, a foundation, for your own. #howtowriteabook

Today’s task: Research via reading the ideas of others as a framework, a foundation, for your own. #howtowriteabook

Out on location today ☀️

Currently in the garden, researching for a new piece of work, all the while holding various threads for my MA FMP. Trying not to get too distracted by the birdsong.

Currently in the garden, researching for a new piece of work, all the while holding various threads for my MA FMP. Trying not to get too distracted by the birdsong.

The BSME is the only society in the UK exclusively for magazine and website editors and senior editorial staff

- Red Nose Day (March 2026) -

Feeling happy; think I might have finally figured out how to write the real stuff that bubbles up, with the spring in unforced flow, and how to be in these social spaces in a way that feels more susta...

It's a Wednesday morning and I'm exhausted.

It's a Wednesday morning and I'm exhausted.