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Category Archives: Fiction
May 2023 book blog
It’s nearly the end of June, and I’ve only just got round to this. I blame a rather nasty bout of food poisoning and some stupidly hot weather for me being so out of it recently. So. What did I … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Non fiction
Tagged Adrian Tchaikovsky, Al Ramsay, anthology, Autobiography, Fantasy, Fiction, Lancashire, Mahmood Ahmed, Review, Tales of the Apt, Tour de France
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Diary
Monday 4th Pilates am, dentist pm. Tuesday 5th Phone GP, lunch with Alys Wednesday 6th Dr Green @ 10.05 am, photography club AGM pm Thursday 7th Meetup with Julia and Mum Friday 8th Pilates am, St David’s hospital Dr Reese, … Continue reading
Buttons
It’s not hoarding if it’s heirlooms, and it’s not Jessica’s fault that people trusted her with their button boxes. It was entirely reasonable that her great grandmother, two grandmothers, two aunts and a neighbour would pass their collections to the … Continue reading
February 2023 book blog
‘The Witch in the Well’ by Camilla Bruce was my Jan / Feb crossover book. I’ve reviewed it separately with its own post. From there, I didn’t move very far away from the Shadow’s of the Apt series by Adrian … Continue reading
The Witch in the Well – a review by Jeanette Greaves
Thank you to Transworld for the review copy of this book. Getting a review copy of a book usually leads to an interesting experience, because they’re usually by an author I’ve not yet read. This was definitely an interesting experience. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Review
Tagged Camilla Bruce, Fiction, Horror, Review, Witch, Witches
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January 2023 book blog
That thing, where you binge a series of fantasy books, it feels so naughty doesn’t it? Like sitting with a box of chocolates and barely stopping until you hit the next layer. I did that last month with the first … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged Adrian Tchaikovsky, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Nightjar Press, Review
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July 2022 book blog
You remember how I stopped reading so much, to give me more time to write? That didn’t work out so well, so I read a lot more in July and also managed to finish my second book. ‘Ransomed Hearts’ will … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Review, Witterings
Tagged Allende, anthology, Becky Chambers, bookshops, Fantasy, Horror, joe hill, Review, Science Fiction
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Lorraine Baxter’s Hallowe’en Party
Lorraine Baxter’s Hallowe’en Party. That’s how I thought about it in the week leading up to it. Afterwards, people called it a lot of other things. They called me a lot of things too, and I understand that, I was … Continue reading
August 2021 Book Blog
This month’s reading was a fantasy trilogy, one that I’ve been saving for several months now. I started reading it at the beginning of the month and finished it minutes before midnight on the 31st August. How perfect is that? … Continue reading
‘Taking Steps’ on Enjoy Radio
Would you like to hear my poem ‘Taking Steps’ read by a professional? It’s featured on this episode of Lesley Atherton’s ‘Words and Music’ show on Enjoy Radio. The show’s theme is ‘Bad Man’ and she’s chosen some cracking words … Continue reading