In which I express my bright and shiny gratitude . . .
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Category Archives: Writing
Shared thoughts

by K. M. Lockwood
Grey January skies bustle around The Garret. Damp and salty wind agitates bare-branched trees. The sea tumbles the shingle in one long rush of foam. Winter here is a time for wrapping up warm and pondering . . . Continue reading
Never forgotten: Great-Grandma Gubby’s Story
This story comes from my late mother’s side of the family I was brought up in. I am no blood relative – but I cannot forget it. Continue reading
After the Mayor . . .
. . . comes the muck cart, as my Grandfather Spink used to say.
Celebrity Status

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
I won a prize! Not just by chance but for one of my short stories. This has made me glad for all sorts of reasons . . . Continue reading
Not one of us

Rebel NYC by Tom Simpson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
In which I consider the unconventional heroine in the light of my discussions in ‘Tribal’. Continue reading
For the Makers
I mined these jewels from an article in The Guardian by Frank Cottrell Boyce and reset them: Continue reading
To our Genius Loci
I had wondered about writing a shameless piece of self-promotion, itemising all the advantages of ‘Peacehaven’ for writers seeing as Jo Franklin is here as I write – but I couldn’t… Continue reading
The toss of a coin
It might not seem the most obvious concern in stories for younger readers, but what about a change in finances? Continue reading
Playing about

My new friend Gilli Fryzer, and Neil Gaiman
I was lucky enough to be one of the listeners at Neil Gaiman‘s short story masterclass c/o The Word Factory. Among the many points that made me think was his continuing need to outwit himself in order to create. Continue reading