Places: RHS Bridgewater, Greater Manchester

The Royal Horticultural Society’s new garden, RHS Bridgewater, is finally open to the public. Three things really stood out to me when I visited earlier this week…

Publication news: ‘Savannah & Savannah’

Publication news just in: my short story, Savannah & Savannah, has been picked up by Post-to-Print for their new anthology, ‘From a Cat’s View’.

Writing: The importance of critical friends

Whilst I’ve been writing stories for years, I have always found it tricky to share my work. I’m not sure whether that’s down to a lack of self-belief, feeling that my work isn’t ready for the wild or just simple embarrassment (I suspect a combo of all three), but the fact remains that until recently…

Publication news: ‘Bonne Femme’

‘Thinking of it now makes me hungry again, even though full of supper and ready for sleep…’ Good news everyone! I’m pleased to say that Firewords Magazine, the anthology of fiery fiction and poetry, has published my short story, Bonne Femme.