11/4/2018
Back in the Hobbit House for one day only and have just embarked on Chapter 10 of Year 2 of my two-year MA in Creative Writing. So what? I hear … Continue Reading 11/4/2018
22/3/2018
Back in the blogges-sphere then now that my latest MA submission has left the building. This one has been the hardest so far. A critical reflection/literary essay on a piece … Continue Reading 22/3/2018
1/3/2018
Ah the first day of the month in which spring shall, well…spring…and I’m at home due to a snow day. The ring village where I live is sheet ice and … Continue Reading 1/3/2018
24/2/2018
Much has happened on the writing front since I last blogged, vis a vis: I’ve got a wee story up in issue 5 of the brilliant Cabinet of Heed E-zine. … Continue Reading 24/2/2018
26/01/2018
I’m meant to be writing the references list for my Tutor Marked Assessment – a task I find in the same irksomeness continuum as cleaning the toilet, taking the wheelie … Continue Reading 26/01/2018
4/1/2018
As its been 2018 for four days, and as this is the view from my liminal front door, I thought I’d better post a blog to commemorate the occasion. The … Continue Reading 4/1/2018
27/12/2017
Sitting in my hotel room at 10.24am in Bolton, waiting for the boys to get ready for checking out at eleven, then off to dad’s for breakfast, then the long … Continue Reading 27/12/2017
29/10/2017
Life struck again then, as it has a habit of doing. It started when Grumpy Husband had to go to Toronto for work. On his return, he was taken seriously … Continue Reading 29/10/2017
13/9/2017
I’m back in the hobbit house for a couple of hours only, but had to blog because today is a day of new beginnings. The OU site for year two … Continue Reading 13/9/2017
25/8/2017
It was a big day in our house yesterday. The moment had finally arrived. Results day for Harry’s GCSEs (well everybody’s GCSEs). School had sent an e-mail a couple of … Continue Reading 25/8/2017
15/8/2017
Just read my last post and sadly I didn’t get the story submitted to Molotov Cocktail because my connectivity went off for about the thousandth time in two weeks. We’ve … Continue Reading 15/8/2017
7/8/2017
Back in the Hobbit Hole today tapping out a story for Molotov Cocktail, for a wee flash comp whose theme is ‘worlds.’ Its one of my fav zines is Molotov … Continue Reading 7/8/2017
23/7/2017
OU MA first year results were out last week, available a day early, and I’m very pleased to say that I got a distinction. This means that I now have … Continue Reading 23/7/2017
8/7/2017
Am back from a few days in Wales with my friend. We: Climbed Snowdon, (which nearly killed me, but she is in the army reserves so kept me going despite … Continue Reading 8/7/2017
3.7.2017
Am sitting on my sofa having had a mad morning dashing about, packing to go to Wales this afternoon. I’m going with my friend, Clarey who’s due to arrive about … Continue Reading 3.7.2017
29.5.2017
Well that was a full on year of learning. The first year of my MA in Creative Writing at the OU has now come an end. The deadline for our … Continue Reading 29.5.2017
