“Just Do It”: Friday Fiction: 2018 Week 47
Friday fiction: Just Do It is an extract from After The Rising, my first novel and the first book in the Irish … Read more
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Living Out Loud: Going Creative With Freddie Mercury and Queen
This week I spent my create-date with Freddie Mercury, or rather, his reincarnation by Rami Malek in the new movie, … Read more
“Just Be Yourself” Friday Fiction: 2018 Week 46
Friday fiction: Just Be Yourself is an extract from Below The Fall, the second book in the Irish trilogy. Jo … Read more
Sunday Inspiration. “Dark Night”: A Poem
Every spiritual tradition has writings and teachings about what Christians call… The dark night of the soul. It’s understood to … Read more
Friday Fiction: Sneak Peek of my Forthcoming Novel: Dancing In The Wind
Excerpt from: Dancing In the Wind: Chapter 3 The story so far: Having rejected, and been rejected by, the poet … Read more
Enjoy A New Inspirational Poem: “Good Coffee”
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: “Good Coffee” … Read more
Enjoy A New Inspirational Poem: “Renovation”
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: Renovation is … Read more
Thank You Poetry Patrons
Do you value poetry and its power to make positive change? Poetry Patrons: People Power Poets used to rely on … Read more
First Day of The Month Is Poetry Day For My Patrons On Patreon. This Month’s Poem: The Next Birth
Like inspirational poetry? On the first day of each month, I release a new inspirational poem exclusively for my patrons on Patreon. … Read more
Sunday Inspirations. Poem: Halting Place
Here, evening mist has nothing to hold but the trees. Autumn has not yet plucked the last of the leaves. … Read more
Adapting A Novel to Script: Dancing in the Wind
For the past year or so, I have been adapting a novel to script. Every Friday morning I meet my … Read more
Sunday Inspirational Poetry: Truth To Tell
“‘Thou Shalt Not’ soon fades but ‘Once Upon A Time’ goes on forever.” ~ Philip Pullman. Morning, May in England, … Read more
My Next Novel, In The Hour: A Sneak Peek at the Earliest Most Invisible Stage of the Process.
I always have different projects at different stages of development. I’m currently at the earliest possible stage of the final … Read more
Exclusive Inspirational Poetry on Patreon: Blood Ocean
Like inspirational poetry? On the first day of each month, I release a new poem exclusively for my patrons on Patreon. … Read more
Sunday Inspirational Poetry: Placenta
Today’s Sunday Inspirational Poetry is: Placenta Look to the tree, how it remembers the clay that once pressed, loam-loving, round its … Read more