‘At Day Close in November’ by Thomas Hardy
'The ten hours' light is abating,
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National Poetry Day, October 7th, 2021
Do you have a favourite poem?
What makes a great short story?
The opportunity to join a ‘Short Read Club’ and my recent purchase of Bernard McLaverty’s new collection of short stories, ‘Blank Pages’, has made me wonder why I find the short story the most difficult form of fiction to write.
Lessons from a Lion
I read the headline, 'Taliban take Kandahar" and I think of the Maiwand Lion.
What makes a good hotel/B&B?
Price is no indicator of quality.
Memories of St Clementin, and the Segora Writing Competition
I have lovely memories of a bi-lingual literary festival held for a number of years in the village of St Clémentin in the département of Deux Sèvres - truly, France profonde.
A few lines about golf
I love the game.
Poem for the pandemic year
Lockdown began a year ago today, March 23rd 2021.
International Women’s Day
A SONG APOLOGETIC by Ben Jonson
What a year it has been.
I look back in wonder to this time last year.
Saint Valentine’s Day
Haiku
About trees
What a difference 30 years makes.
