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Things Sometimes Went Bump

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Rel

I originally wrote this flash fiction on the theme of ‘Beneath’. I’ve never written about my home town before, but I’d recently found out about the old underground canals beneath the place where I grew up, and it made me … Continue reading →

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July 2021 book blog

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Rel

July kicked off with a return to an old favourite, I recently realised that Octavia Butler had written a sequel to ‘Parable of the Sower’, so I decided it was time for a re-read of the original and to read … Continue reading →

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The Young Man and the Sea and The William Baron Cup

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Rel

I suppose it’s quite unusual to get to the grand old age of 57 without winning a cup, but I’m pleased to say that I’ve finally broken my duck. My flash fiction ‘The Young Man and the Sea’ was awarded … Continue reading →

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March 2021 book blog

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Rel

Ah yes, Rotherweird. I spent half of March reading Lost Acre. I admit it, I struggled. I’ve been wondering what went wrong, for me, with the Rotherweird trilogy, because it all started off so promisingly. Don’t get me wrong, it’s … Continue reading →

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February 2021 book blog

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Rel

And so, on to February, when I finished Adrian Tchaikovsky’s ‘Echoes of the Fall’ trilogy by binge reading ‘The Hyena and The Hawk’. This series pushed all my buttons, strong female characters, children estranged from their parents, shape shifters, and … Continue reading →

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January 2021 book blog

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Rel

Goodreads is a useful way of logging what I’ve been reading, but I thought I’d start a more personal reading blog here. I’ll start with January just gone, and aim to catch up with the rest of the year soon. … Continue reading →

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B(racket)

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Rel

There’s a racket out there and a bracket in hereAnd I’m not quite sure what I meanIs it anyone for tennis?Is it anyone for edits?Is it something not quite out of a dream?There’s a racket out there and a bracket … Continue reading →

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Complaint

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Rel

This apple has a rotten spot I think I should complain I’ll write to Asda, double quick. Oh hell, here comes the rain. My washing was so nearly dry, And now it’s all wet through The weather forecast told a … Continue reading →

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Everything Lost

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Rel

First published in Flash Flood 2016 She crawls into the space under the bed. In the real world, it is full of boxed books and cocooned quilts. They exist here too, but are easily bypassed, as she wriggles past them … Continue reading →

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Kin – A Helga Finnsdottir Mystery – by Snorri Kristjansson – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Rel

As I read ‘Kin’, I kept thinking of friends and family who I wanted to share it with, fans of murder mysteries, fans of character driven stories, fans of historical fiction. This book would appeal to all of them. The … Continue reading →

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