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No Hodding

July 14, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

No Hodding is a short story I wrote for a competition back in 2021 – it didn’t score a place…

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Posted in: Forest of Dean and River Severn history, folklore and myth Filed under: Forest of Dean, historical fiction, Miners Lockout 2021, short stories

The Snowy Mountains Scheme

July 4, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

This article was first published on 10 May 2021. Why the Snowy Mountains Scheme? In Keepers, Teddy’s 21st birthday coincides…

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Posted in: The inspiration behind the books, The Landscape of Australia Filed under: australia 1950s, Cabramurra, construction workers, Cooma, european immigration to Australia, historical fiction, Jindabyne

Post WW2 Migrant Hostels

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This article was first published 6 March 2021. Why Post WW2 migrant hostels? Post WW2 migrant hostels – or one…

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Posted in: The inspiration behind the books, The Landscape of Australia Filed under: Australia, immigrants, migrant hostels, post world war 2, rationing england, ten pound poms, world war 2

Sabrina’s Rising

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This story was first published on 13 Dec 2020. Sabrina’s Rising is inspired by the great flood which swept up…

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Posted in: Forest of Dean and River Severn history, folklore and myth, The inspiration behind the books Filed under: historical fiction, short stories, The Great Flood of 1607

Five Days – Five Nights

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Five Days – Five Nights is a piece of flash fiction inspired by the 1904 Union Pit disaster in the…

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Posted in: Forest of Dean and River Severn history, folklore and myth, The inspiration behind the books

Orchard Kingdom

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This story was first published 6 May 2020. Orchard Kingdom is based on an early Australian childhood experience. The story…

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Posted in: The inspiration behind the books, The Landscape of Australia

The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams

July 2, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

The Dictionary of Lost Words is set within the history of the long gestation of the Oxford English Dictionary from…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, historical fiction, OED, Oxford, women's fiction, world war one

Update on The Gift of Belonging

June 18, 2026 cheryl

The Gift of Belonging has been out for a little over six weeks now. To say I’m thrilled to bits…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News

Rainbow’s Book of Prompts Lily Lawson

June 8, 2026 cheryl

Rainbow’s Book of Prompts by Lily Lawson is a must-have for any writer, and writing group. I pre-ordered this so…

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Posted in: Book reviews, Writing prompts Filed under: creative writing, writing, writing prompts

Featherby Carolyn Ruffles

June 5, 2026 cheryl

Carolyn Ruffles pulls you into her worlds, whether they be historical or contemporary, and the world of Featherby is no…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: mystery, romance, women's fiction

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