Julie’s procrastination grew worse as she grew older. Now retired, she gave it free rein. The shopping could wait until…
The Christmas newsletter is a seasonal writing prompt from our recent Dean Writers Circle workshop. This year had to be…
I first read The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis when I was about 10, some 60 plus years…
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An extract from The Herbalist’s Daughters, the standalone sequel to River Witch. Read about both books here. A familiar elm…
My 2024 favourite books came are posted now on shepherd.com, a site for authors and readers. Not book reviews per…
Today’s short extract is from The Herbalist’s Daughters – read more about that here The dining room is empty at…
Guilty by Definition will expand your mind! As a matter of principle, I don’t buy books by celebrity authors, but…
The night is dark as the inside of a whale’s belly is a writing prompt taken from my 2023 short…
Jack keeps swimming is a writing prompt taken from my 2023 short story collection Who can believe in witches? They…