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My fiction novels, Coming Up for Air and Wild Card are available on Amazon Kindle. I write in an easy, humorous style about women's stuff and, whilst relationships of all kinds are a key theme running through my books, I take my characters on a journey to creating a happy ending that's best for them, … Continue reading My Novels
Silently conceivedIn a bed of sinNever breathedNo life to live inMistakenly grievedBut not for himGuilty secrets weavedTo save his skinGone & freedBefore her life beginsSadly bereavedMy choices slimNo life to leaveStill, I carry you withinMy daughter freedAlways remembering.
There comes a time in your life when you realise your age, and reality hits you all of a sudden - life is running out, and seemingly quicker than ever. I’ve just arrived here. I’m not sure I like it. I’m not sure I’ve packed the right stuff. I’m not sure where I need to … Continue reading Coming of Age
When March cameIt whispered, let’s do it againAnd with spring in the airBoy, did we dareIt blossomed once morePink petals on the floorLike the confetti that scatteredIn the years we were shatteredBut it bloomed with the sunWarmth brought back the fun
I woreThat dressThe oneI keptFor best The silkAnd laceThat justSwoonedWith grace The soft& slowTying ofTheBow I sayAmenFor thatTailoredHem I knowI can slipRight outOf thatZip My favouriteDress codeScreamsA laMode The beautyI cossetHangsIn the back of myCloset
She was an avid reader from an early age and wrote her first book when she was eight. Born in Scotland, she settled in the middle of it all and travelled widely. She worked all her life, transferring her love of communication to her professional life where she perfected the art of communications, utilising her … Continue reading My Obituary
Rejection is a funny old thing. Well, what I mean is it's a strange feeling - actually there's nothing remarkably funny about it at all. It comes in many different guises - but it always feels the same. Think back to when you were young, sitting opposite the object of your desires, conversation flowing freely, … Continue reading The Art of Rejection & No Regrets
A Day in the Life of a Writer… It all starts as most mornings do – with great promise. The sun rises, the birds’ chatter comes alive and suddenly the light drifts across the shadows and elbows them out of the way, leaving a brand new day stretching out before you. With the first cup … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Writer
When mainstream Hollywood has a barbed dig at the world’s patriarchy, you do a second take - especially when those barbs come from the mouths of Barbie dolls, surely the antithesis of feminism? I wasn’t sure what to expect, indeed, I hadn’t even read any reviews and I had no idea what kind of story … Continue reading Barbie takes a barbed dig at the patriarchy – what a doll!
My neck and shoulders were stiff from sitting in the same position all day, watching my life model from across the room. I rolled my head, feeling the bones in my neck crack, and I was glad of the dark, almost velvet glow of the bar. It was comforting after the stark glow of the … Continue reading Life Model – A Short Story
Being a writer is a tumultuous business. Not in a professional sense. Professionally, if you write, you create words for specific people based on specific topics and subjects. It's a skill you can master and you can speak with many voices when commanded. That's okay, usually you're getting paid for it and artistic integrity can … Continue reading Letting Go & The Crisis of Confidence
We started our day with a complete loss of Internet - a little bit like like losing a limb, or so it felt. We had to find our way to our next destination - little known Lion Centre somewhere near to Brits & we had to book accommodation for our next adventure into Kruger National … Continue reading Walking With the Lions & Avoiding Oncoming Traffic
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