Gods and Dragons
First reading of 2018 was at the lovely Novel Nights – a well established jewel in Bristol’s literary crown. It’s been a while since I...


Short story busking - The Book Busk
I love a challenge and I want to push boundaries. So, when the chance to busk short-stories was introduced as part of the Bristol...


Remember, remember...
Remember, remember the whole of October. It promised epic. It delivered. Thank you to the Avon Federation of Women's Institutes - for...


October-Fest
What an epic month of story telling and live lit events it is too. I’m lucky enough to be performing at a fair few events myself. So here...


Balls...of the glitter variety
It had been too long – the gap between early December and February. The gap between reading to the Women’s Institute in Wells and my...


STORIES FOR GROWN UPS: 2 Oct 16
Imagine my delight at being asked to headline a story telling event? Imagine me getting the keys to Cadbury World...it's that kind of...


April Retrospective
It was even better than expected. Literary events in April, not the weather. Talking Tales was a birthday treat - on a Saturday night!...


Crinkly mouths and 9 days in April
Along with the sun, the weeds, the noisy tweeting of songbirds, the hail...well it is an English Spring after all. Along with all that,...


January round-up
New Year...new story! Almost exactly 2 years on from my live debut, I returned to the fabulous Story Friday stage at Burdalls Yard in...


2015 - I'd name names but the internet would break
It started with a single resolution. I wanted to do more writing and performing my short stories in 2015 and…unlike the ones requiring...

