I live quietly on purpose.
Writer and marketing manager in Devon. This is where I collect the small things, like walks, books, crafts, and whatever’s on my mind.
that’s mecurrently…
- Reading The Black Angel, John Connolly
- Watching Last Seen
- Stitching a LoTR sampler, slowly
- Losing the weight, 41kg down
My boyfriend sent me a Subway through Uber Eats because I’m not feeling well. Small acts of kindness like this make me all warm and fuzzy.
How Do You Teach a Gut Feeling?
Two people came to me at work this week wanting to learn how I do my job.
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A day in Hay-on-Wye, the town of bookshops.
On the Shelf: Sherlock Holmes – A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four
There we were, my eldest and I hunting through the stacks of our favourite charity shop, the top floor given over to forgotten books and board games. Three books for…
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Why I Read Folk Horror in a Place That Looks Like it
Why the unsettling books, folk horror, sci-fi, dystopia , are the ones that settle me, read from a cut-off corner of Devon that looks just like them.
Read the essay →Just harvested my first crop of peas! We’ll make a green thumb out of me yet!
Just Outside the Door
I’m sat in the garden after a slow walk down the railway line. I’m so glad I went.
Read the essay →Note to self: go back to Glastonbury and tackle the Tor when I’m a few stone lighter.
Snow! A slight sprinkling of it. Really missing proper snowfalls.