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It’s Christmas, So Be Afraid!

Posted on December 16, 2019

Christmas is traditionally ghost story time here in the UK, so I’ve got a spooky story for you! My 2019 Christmas novella A Distant Drum is up for pre-order. Christmas is coming… but Alex is running away. Panicked by the … Continue reading →

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All change, all change, please!

Posted on September 29, 2019

Wow, it’s been a while and I have a lot of news to cover in one post (which is what happens after an almost two year hiatus, I guess). So, first and foremost, book-related news. As most of you will … Continue reading →

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From Lambeth Marsh to Southwark Priory: a Meander

Posted on December 28, 2017

In Temse whan it was flowende As I be bote cam rowende, So as fortune hir tyme sette,  My liege lord par chaunce I mette;  So wrote one of my favourite poets, John Gower, in the 1390s, when a poet … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Hampshire Hills: my inspirations for The Holly Groweth Green

Posted on December 22, 2017

Many of you will have noticed that I have a new Christmas short story out. In fact, those of you who have signed up to the Dreamspinner Advent Calendar should have received your copy today 🙂 It’s a little piece … Continue reading →

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Fog and Marsh (Essex Walks 2/2)

Posted on October 15, 2017

After an evening of shimmering mist in March, we emerged from our hotel to thick fog to continue our walk east of Southend, back out into the marshes and islands of the Essex coast. Our final destination was only a … Continue reading →

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Back to the Sea Again (Essex walks 1/2)

Posted on September 3, 2017

It’s been a while since I wrote about our walk along the coast of Essex, but we’ve actually come quite a long way since my last post, about the miseries of redirected footpaths through endless marshes, so I thought it … Continue reading →

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At the Top of the Harbour (Portchester Castle)

Posted on August 12, 2017

About a month ago, I posted this picture of the mouth of Portsmouth Harbour on Facebook. I was standing on a meeting place of old and new, on the edge of a modern outlet shopping centre, Gunwharf Quays, but below … Continue reading →

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