View of river Ysgethin from the garden of our b&b Eileen at our b & b rescued a clutch of orphaned ducklings several years ago. She fed them, provided a paddling pool safe from foxes until they were old enough to cross the lawn to the River Ysgethin. Each year...

View from St.Martyr's bay, Iona Martyrs’ Bay in the early morning before traffic, before tourists crossed on the ferry is where I start each day on the island. I watch the sea, its tide,  fishing boats travelling across the Sound. I notice gulls, gannets, guillemots...

Journey into the Unknown! There are many unexpected consequences of being published. For the twelve years it took me to write A Time for Peace and the months after Cinnamon Press offered to publish it, my goal, which I didn't always think was achievable, was to see my...

Prior to becoming a writer I wasn't aware of self-doubt. As a teacher and probation officer I faced many situations which caused me anxiety or in which I lacked confidence. For example, facing a class of secondary school children four years younger than I was;...

In war a retreat can be a strategy of failure, an indication that the army and its country has over reached itself, but not always. During World War One, the Serbian government, its army, its cadets and some of its people withdrew to the island of Corfu. There,...

  For a number of years, I've been attending poetry writing workshops, led by Angela France, held in Cordula Kempe's home. On Waterside, close to Stratford upon Avon's theatres, Cordula makes us welcome. We write in a sitting room that overlooks a terraced garden...