November 2013

  • Renovations and Transformations – Writing and The Tetley

    One of the things I find most encouraging in all the ups and downs of being a writer is when people approach me or email me to say they are enjoying my blogs.  This month I’ve had some lovely feedback on my work and wanted to start by sharing some of it. About the Morley…

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  • Morley Literature Festival Commission 2013

    ‘Daisy Hill’, ‘Queen Street’, ‘in bloom’, and ‘cow’ all found their way into the commissioned poem below.  But it wasn’t just these words and phrases that influenced its conception. Some of the other words collected by the festival team contained recurring motifs – the kindness and genuineness of the people; the beautiful historic buildings; Morley’s…

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