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August 7, 2013
Stillness Dancing – first amazon review
Cover art by Edward Foster. Here are excerpts of the first review for Stillness Dancing from the reviewer Hoolit; five stars and I’m a happy bunny. “A tense and well-drawn tale, 5 Aug 2013 This review is from: Stillness Dancing (Paperback) This … Continue reading →
August 1, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 13
Mathilde dug out a big, old beanbag from the top shelves in the back of the out-building where she stored all her tools and produce. ‘This will do as a bed for River. It can go in the third bedroom.’ … Continue reading →
July 18, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 12
Alice shuffled tiny steps back and forth between the trestle table and her mother. How did she find me? A tall, slender woman at her mother’s side spoke. ‘So, it is your daughter. I thought as much when Ciaran described … Continue reading →
July 11, 2013
Stillness Dancing
The front cover of my new book. Art work by Edward Foster and cover design by Bill ‘Boopadoo’ Sauer. Lilliane has always been drawn by the desert — its emptiness, its eerie beauty and its people. When she takes the … Continue reading →
If I Could Stop
If I could stop And sit middle of the field Just sit Like I did, young child escaped alone up our hill Or lie Hidden in long hay grass and flowers Or roll Out a tapestry of flattened stems Or … Continue reading →
June 28, 2013
Dark versus Evil
The day before I began to write this piece, someone I know posted a link about a moving statue at Manchester Museum, with a comment that she preferred to believe the ‘scientific’ explanation rather than the potentially scary one of a … Continue reading →
June 21, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 11
‘I met a boy in the woods yesterday.’ Alice mirrored Mathilde as she raised both arms above her head. They were each standing on one leg, on rugs placed upon the little crescent of lawn. She’d waited until today to … Continue reading →
June 6, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 10
Alice sat on her haunches looking towards the path where the dog had disappeared. She glanced back the way she had come; back down the valley. I’m nearly home.It’ll take ages to go all the way back around. A tickle … Continue reading →
May 23, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 9
Maryam beckoned to Mathilde and Nils. “Come, we must talk together.” She linked arms with Alice and led them all to a semi-circle of sawn wood-stumps curving around the stone fire pit. She swept her hand over the embers; flames … Continue reading →
May 9, 2013
Soul Wounds Part 8
Alice poked her finger into the fuzzy space through the circle hanging in mid-air. It gave her the same buzz as when she’d touched Nils before he’d solidified. It can’t be that bad then. Maybe it’ll be the tunnel leading … Continue reading →
