If I was a boy I would be Bear Grylls but with a slightly smaller nose. He and I share a love for going off-piste although I don’t fancy killing a dog, slicing it down the middle with my Swiss Army knife and waggling my hands around in its hot organs to keep my fingers [...]
Story Scavenger is back in June for another FREE creative writing workshops at Brighton Waterstones, this time on the theme of Surprise! Join us on June 7th 5.30 – 7pm for a session that confounds expectations and gets you inventing characters and imag…
A huge thank you – to everyone who took part in the PEN – Writers at Risk Workshop – at Waterstones this month. It was a very special evening, with many people commenting on the peaceful atmosphere and what an unusual and powerful writing experience it…
One of the more interesting follies on display in Westminster these days is the government’s absolute conviction that they are “right”, manifested most vividly in Cameron’s impotent fury at being brought to heel in the Commons by John Bercow. That sense of entitlement is gaining an increasingly brittle tone as they are dragged ever closer [...]
Today I found it hard to get out of bed because I was reading the brilliant Rattle Tales anthology featuring stories from very fine writers such as Starlings author Erinna Mettler, and yes my story Playing Horse is in there too. This week I’m having a …
Oh hello Blog! How I have missed you. I am back now to tend to you like a metaphorical rose garden needs the occasional snip and water to keep it looking lush. Twelve weeks of Comedy Course have passed and I have learnt so much. Yesterday’s last session however, and this isn’t necessarily a negative, has made [...]
What are you longing for? Who are you longing for? When – or even – where are you longing for? These are the questions I’ve been asking on Twitter over the last few months, since I began my #longing for project in February, inviting you to share yo…
This is so delicious I have to share it with you! Been getting veggie boxes delivered here, and got some small, white turnips. Also some yams. Decided to try a stir fry. This is what I came up with. Cook … Continue reading →
It’s festival time in Brighton which means a whole lot of showing off, and drawing attention to oneself. These are not necessarily the same thing. For example, when I went to see the Gay Men’s Chorus in a church the other night, the highlight wasn’t ‘I am what I am’ but all the traffic to [...]
Spring isn’t really here weather wise, but I’ve sprung into poetry again! Last week I won the May Hammer & Tongue poetry slam at Komedia, and on Wednesday I’m very honoured to be one of the “very special guests” at Chris Parkinson’s book launch.Whe…
