Words for the Wild is a website and print publication edited by myself and Louise Taylor. It is dedicated to writing rooted in the countryside with all profits from the sale of the book going to ADD – Action Against Destructive Development.   We began all this because of Eastleigh Borough Council’s plans to build […]

‘This Land of Dill’ is in the latest issue of Under the Radar Issue 21 published by Nine Arches Press. Many thanks to Jane Commane. It is very exciting to be included in such a great literary magazine. What’s more, I am accompanied by friends Raine Geoghegan and Sue Spiers, which is a pleasure and an […]

It’s such brilliant news that this story has found a publisher, and extra great that it should be LossLit. ‘My Greenland Halibut‘ is about a door-to-door fish seller. He really does love his stock. On his rounds he comes across Terry, a poorly man and they establish a relationship of a kind. The fish seller’s […]

‘Temptation No. 3: Sunrise’ is now published in The Cabinet of Heed. Many thanks to Simon Webster and his fabulous cabinet. ‘Sunrise’ is one of several poems in a series of temptations of varying kinds, let’s face it, it’s a rich vein, and is the second to be published. Hurray! You can read it here. I’ll […]