Pure Joy
The look says it all. Another successful event! This photo was taken by Peter Robinson of Postives from Negatives at this month’s Pure Fiction, the literary event I run with…
The look says it all. Another successful event! This photo was taken by Peter Robinson of Postives from Negatives at this month’s Pure Fiction, the literary event I run with…
I’m hosting Pure Fiction on Thursday and it’s got me thinking back to last year. That’s when I started knocking around the nascent idea of Pure Fiction with my friends,…
It’s almost May! How did that happen? I caught up with a London-dwelling friend of mine yesterday. It was great to tell her about the North East literary events taking…
I suspect if you opened my veins my blood would be navy blue with white polka dots. Why? Well, once an Indie Chick, always an indie pop fan. A love…
I’ve been blessed this past week with inspiration from other writers. Last Thursday I watched and listened to Rowan McCabe perform at The Stanza in North Shields. Five years ago…
Before poetry there was music. I started writing poetry over 30 years ago but I’ve loved music since childhood. I remember lying in bed aged four and conducting an imaginary…
What links a delicious homemade carrot cake, a jam-packed Jam Jar and a well-attended library event? The short answer is: “community” but let me explain…. In the past week I’ve…
I’m reblogging Jennifer C Wilson’s blog today. Read on…
Poetry with Friends is a poetry appreciation group with a difference. I think the difference is our merry band of North East England coast-dwelling souls care about other group members….
Looking forward to running the inaugural North Tyneside Writers’ Circle this Saturday. Read about it here…