Read Around the Rainbow: Romancing the Romance Author

27 Jan 202326 Jan 2023

I was a bit dubious about this topic when it was first suggested, because in spite of the fact that I write romance, I’m not the most romantic of people…

Fun with Printing

1 Apr 2022

I enjoyed Saturday's geli plate printing workshop so much that I ordered myself a geli plate and roller, and bought myself four tubes of paint - the best our tiny…

Two go to an event

9 Jun 20219 Jun 2021

This title doesn't sound very exciting, does it? But actually, it was a lot more special than it sounds - because this was the first event we'd been to in…

Early Valentine’s Day pressie

12 Feb 202112 Feb 2021

In spite of lockdown and not being allowed to go anywhere or do anything to celebrate Valentine's Day, I was determined to mark the occasion. So I've dug out an…

A Tolkien drinking game!

13 Dec 202013 Dec 2020

If you fancy trying your hand at a Tolkien-inspired drinking game, then head over to my good friend JAY MOUNTNEY'S BLOG to find out how. As I explain in my…

Virtual Gay Pride Fest

16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020

I'm popping in with some advance warning (so there's plenty of time for you all to pack your bags and leave Earth): on Saturday 4th July I'll be taking part…

Classic cars, classic backdrop

7 Jul 2019

We always enjoy poking round classic car shows - it's such fun to see all the old favourites our parents or grandparents used to drive, plus there are always surprises…

Something a bit fishy…

26 Aug 201826 Aug 2018

  Dashing in to say that my new 75-word story Things That Go Bump is up at specialist flash fiction website Paragraph Planet today. It's a flippant little piece about…

Tea and books…

17 Aug 2018

We're often told that writing can be a lonely business and it is: I can spend hours sitting in front of my computer in the tiny space I call a…

The beast from the east

1 Mar 20181 Mar 2018

Cumbria - or at least the western half of the county - seems to have escaped the worst of the wintry weather that Siberia has kindly sent our way. However,…