Ascending Spiral: Humanity’s Last Chance by Dr. Bob Rich – A Review
Published by Marvellous Spirit Press Take a break, breathe, and read this book It is not often I have the chance to write a review for a book I feel more connected to than merely relating with its story. Ascending Spiral flows beautifully from life to life:...
The Vacancy of Speech Marks – by India Roberts
Drinks with Dad by India Roberts In my quest to inhale and wallow in all books ever written, I have noticed that the absence of speech marks is becoming more and more frequent. Authors are swapping out reliable, sturdy quotation marks and not replacing them at all,...
Drinks with Dad – A short story by India Roberts
Picture by Joonas kääriäinen Drinks with Dad by India Roberts Theo always had clear eyes in the morning. He would open them and he could see as sharply as if he had just woken up in fresh white snowfall. They felt crisp and crucial and he didn’t want to close them...
An Isolation Story – A poem by Patrick Mooney
Picture of Shelly by Patrick Mooney A Poem by Patrick Mooney An Isolation Story / (Barking Mad) Self-isolation, forced isolation, feeling the restrain, fighting the boredom, blocking out the pain...lock down in full flow...an empty Hightown is all we now know, a...
Sometimes a Wild God – A Review
Cover illustration by Rima Staines published by Hedgespokenpress When you think back on reading this poem for the first time, you’ll remember where you were. I was on my brother’s sofa. In front of me were cookbooks and conversations but my attention was on the little...
Writing A Children’s Book: What You Need To Know
The books we love as children stay with us for a lifetime, and there is no simpler joy than returning to a beloved, well-thumbed favourite with the nostalgic eyes of adulthood. Most people assume that writing their own children’s book will be just as simple, but...
The Slow Regard of Silent Things – A Review
Cover illustration by Laura Brett (picture reference copyright Miranda Hedman) First published by Gollancz 2014. Start with what’s fresh in the mind and leave the rest for later. Having recently read Patrick Rothfuss’ fantasy novella The Slow Regard of Silence Things,...
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