Below is a story I wrote at primary school, complete with spelling mistakes. Murder, plot twists and herbal tea. ‘A storie for 7-8yrs boy or girl’ The Great War 11th January 1993 It all started when a great king called Sedric rulled a land. He was called Sedric because his family couldn’t think of …
Inspiration: Kit Williams
Discovering Kit Williams came just at the right time. I came across him a few years ago when I first read about his book Masquerade, but it was only recently that I delved a little deeper into his work, bought his other book ‘The Bee on the Comb’ (also known as ‘the book without a …
In memory of Gwendoline Macrone.
The year after graduating from university is a bloody horrible one for most people. I had made no plans other than thinking I would move in with my boyfriend at the time, but instead we broke up. My parents moved from East Sussex to the other side of Kent where I knew no one. I …
The week I ate like Cher.
This time last week I spent what felt like an entire afternoon wandering aimlessly around Tesco in search of ingredients for ‘Cher Week’. Father Christmas had kindly delivered both of Cher’s health and fitness books which I had spied on Amazon for just a few pence each. I have no idea how I came across …