Talk – The Society of Women Writers and Journalists
When Janet first invited me to speak about the idea of writing spiritual stories my mind raced off in all directions. What would you want to know? The truth, my truth, my spiritual path……
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More than a Penny Baby
‘History related strange occurrences at St Mary’s Church – Reculver. Sounds of crying or cooing, they said, depending on your state of mind. ‘They were like dolls,’ my Grandmother…
Seeing Through
Like a silver x-ray, transparent wings, open into the sun. A bird’s morning has just begun. Photo credit and appreciation to Paul Bennell
Wood Nymph
I was bewitched from the moment I set eyes on you. Your long, slender trunk trailing past the bedroom window so that I had to lean out and take a closer look. I could…
East Street
I come from pie and mash and jellied eels. I come from grappling in the after-show debris of market stalls, the barrow boys and girls of East Street market – and left over spuds.…
Rhubarb & Coco
I watch as Mum moves through the shed, speaking low and gently rubbing the tips of their velvety leaves. ‘You’re in the best place,’ she tells them. I’m invisible to her but I won…
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The Community Action Pod · 24 April 2024
Digital Inclusion
With the help of my co-host, Alex, we interview Miriam from the Shalom Network and find out how her work at Camphill Village Trust inspires a wider group of digital users.
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Sugar Stealers
I love looking at how different worlds interweave and how new life can spring forth.
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Hello, I’m Melanie
The author, Tony Bradman (‘Dilly the Dinosaur’ and ‘Viking Boy’) said of my short story, ‘Rhubarb and Coco’ that it was ‘a truly haunting and original story about death’. But why would anyone want to write about death or assume an omniscient narrator, you might wonder. For me, the blending of the natural world and the supernatural have become second nature. Growing up I was fascinated by the merging of…
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