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  • NEW Creative Writing Classes in Devizes and Trowbridge

    Update – 21st November 2012 My classes for Wiltshire College have almost finished for this term.  Next term I will be running some classes from Trowbridge Museum.  Please get in touch if you are interested (my email can be found under Contact Me).  I will be back to teach at Wiltshire College in the Summer Read more

  • Whose Poem is it, Anyway?

    Whose Poem is it, Anyway?

    I’m pleased to have a new poem on the excellent webzine, Ink, Sweat & Tears, edited by poet and artist Helen Ivory, which publishes an absorbing mix of poetry, flash fiction, book reviews and word and image pieces. I always feel a tingle of happiness when someone indicates that they like what I’ve written, and it’s even Read more

  • Triangle Sandwiches and Cups of Tea – Writers’ Networking Day

    Triangle Sandwiches and Cups of Tea – Writers’ Networking Day

    This week I attended a Networking Day organised by Cyprus Well, the Literature Development Agency for the South West of England.  My thanks to David Woolley and Kate Wilson for arranging this day for writers wanting to expand their experience of working in community settings. Four writers, Phil Bowen, Ann Gray,  Clive Hopwood and Cliff Read more

  • Poem or Flash Fiction? You decide!

    Poem or Flash Fiction? You decide!

    I’m pleased to have another small story, ‘Snowdrops’, on Paragraph Planet today.  Paragraph Planet publishes a daily story; no line breaks are allowed, all writing is presented in one small paragraph and must be of exactly 75 words, including the title. However, when I started writing ‘Snowdrops, I wasn’t sure if it was a line Read more

  • Pinch, punch, first of the month and no return!

    First six months gone forever.  Fresh start for the second half.  How is everyone getting on with their ‘To Do’ lists and their plans for 2012? I didn’t make any New Year Resolutions, not really, but I did promise myself to write daily and I’ve mostly been true to my word.  I’ve also made good Read more

  • ‘A COMPLICATED WAY OF BEING IGNORED’ IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON

    ‘A COMPLICATED WAY OF BEING IGNORED’ IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON

    The anthology A Complicated Way of Being Ignored, edited by Michael Stewart and featuring poems by C J Allen, Sharon Black, Rosie Blagg, Nina Boyd, Geraldine Clarkson, Julia Deakin, Julie Mellor, Ian McEwen and other poets, including me, is available to buy at Amazon. The book was reviewed by Ian McMillan in the Yorkshire Post. Read more