Mellow & Fruitful
A fortnight today I’ll be at the wonderful Bowes Railway Museum in Springwell encouraging folks to share their favourite autumnal poems as well as performing work from Loose Threads and…
Good Feeling
It’s the day before publication day and like Nina Simone, I’m feeling good. I’m feeling great to be honest. If you write stuff, what can be better than seeing your…
Gift Horse
When is the best time for a small independent business to launch an online marketing campaign? There’s no correct answer to this question but if you’d asked me back in…
October Gig
My latest poetry pamphlet Loose Threads and Sacred Spaces is published on Friday 1st October. The following evening I’ll be performing at an online Zoom event rescheduled from the summer….
Mailing List
September brings fresh stock to my online bookshop. I’m listing non-fiction, slim volumes of difficult poetry, cool literature and nostalgic TV tie-ins on a daily basis so please check the…
Miles Better
If you look around this website you’ll discover my bespoke mentoring service for adult writers of all ages and abilities. I help with kick-starting creativity, reading through and offering advice…
Morpeth Book Festival
Well it’s great to see Morpeth Book Festival organisers getting going with the promotion of the event set to take place on the 9th and 10th of April next year….
Haunting Tracks
So what did you call earworms before they were called earworms? I don’t recall a name for the songs in my adolescent head back in the eighties. All I wanted…
