“Sturge Town”

There are some wonderful pieces in Kwame Dawes's collection "Sturge Town", and lots of those "I wish I'd written that moments". So let me recommend it to you right off the bat. But... If I was being picky, for me the book had some downsides: I thought it was too long (there were just too … Continue reading “Sturge Town” →

Virtual book launch!

On Friday 16th February I am having an on-line launch of my most recent books - both of which are published the following day - with a short reading from each of them: - Grimsby Docks ~ A series of twenty-five poems, each written in response to photographs taken during a single morning. In the mid-19th century, … Continue reading Virtual book launch! →

What’s being going on in Substack-land over the last week?

Rather than you find out here, I'd much rather you sign-up - for free! - on my Substack site, then you'll get access to these posts (and more) hot off the press! Please do; I'd love to see you there... Writing until the light goes out Seriously. Please join me on my other site... Writing … Continue reading What’s being going on in Substack-land over the last week? →

Last week’s Substack activity

Here are links to last week's Substack posts. Why not sign-up to my Substack site for free in order to get news of future posts delivered straight to your inbox? Go to my Substack site This week's section includes: A free article on the Self and Imposter Syndrome; Two full and free short stories: "Westminster" … Continue reading Last week’s Substack activity →

First posts of the New Year

Here are links to some of my first posts of 2024; please take a look. And if you like what you read I would really appreciate you sharing my site with anyone who might be interested - there are free subscriptions available for effective referrals. Thanks!

Some questions to start the New Year

A free - and topical! - post from my Substack site... Hope you have a great 2024!

On-line interview!

I was recently interviewed by Adrian Lopez for his YouTube channel Between Authors Podcast. You can find the interview HERE.

A submission window closes – and some latest posts

This is a gentle reminder that the submission window for New Contexts: 6 closes at the end of tomorrow. You can find details HERE. A big 'thank you' to all those who have already submitted. Shortlisting will begin next week. ~ For those of you who may have missed them, here are recent posts on my Substack site.

Some remarkable things…

As I was trying to get back to sleep this morning (before I gave up and came down to my study an hour earlier than I’d intended) it stuck me how many remarkable things I had done in my life. And that it can be good to stand back and take stock. I have taught … Continue reading Some remarkable things… →