Tag Archives: Lancashire

April 2025 book blog

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Rel

This Spring has been about re-reading some old favourites. I ended March on ‘Native Tongue’, by Suzette Haden Elgin. It’s long been one of my favourite books. I started April with a reread of the sequel, ‘The Judas Rose.’ This … Continue reading →

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My first book fair – Scorton Village Hall

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Rel

I’m taking my Ransomed Hearts books to Scorton Village Hall this Saturday, 3rd May, for Big Thinking Publishing’s very first book fair. There’ll be other indie authors there, covering practically every genre imaginable. Personally, I’m looking forward to chatting to … Continue reading →

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Library visits

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Rel

Thank you to the lovely people at Lancashire Libraries. They’ve been helping me to organise a library tour of the county. I’ll be reading from my Ransomed Hearts books, talking about why I wrote them, and why I decided to … Continue reading →

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Upcoming events – Ransomed Hearts book sales

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Rel

Sat 29th March – Stall at D&D craft and artisan fair, Walkden Town Centre shopping centre, Bolton Road, Walkden Sat 26th April – Stall at D&D craft and artisan fair, Walkden Town Centre shopping centre, Bolton Road, Walkden Sun 27th … Continue reading →

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October 2024 book blog

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Rel

I just logged in to blog my November 2024 reading and realised that I’d neglected to blog my October reading. So, here goes. My first book of the month was Geoff Ryman’s ‘The Child Garden’. It’s an old book and … Continue reading →

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The hole in the pantry

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Rel

I wrote this earlier this week, for a performance with Sid Calderbank, the Lancashire Society, and Lancashire Authors’ Association at Tarleton Library. It’s based on a true story. There was a crack in my grandma’s pantry floor. There probably still … Continue reading →

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September 2024 book blog

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Rel

After the leviathan of a book that was ‘999’, I stuck to shorter volumes in September. The first was ‘Underground’ by Al Ramsay. Al is a local author and we’ve known each other for a while. ‘Underground’ came out around … Continue reading →

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May 2023 book blog

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Rel

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 →

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Fight For The Future

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Rel

Many, many years ago, I started getting spectral visits from a young red headed woman. She wouldn’t tell me her name at first, but she did tell me that she was a shapeshifter, and that she had a story for … Continue reading →

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Bonfire ’68

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Rel

Bonfire ’68 Bonfire Night isn’t what it used to be. These days it’s all about the fireworks, and who has the most, the best, the noisiest. The fires themselves are tamed, organised, run by the local authority or a worthy … Continue reading →

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