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Book Launch Event – Child of the EarthBook Launch Event – Child of the Earth

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Crowvus are a small indie publisher based in Wick, in the far north Scottish Highlands, who publish their own books, run writing competitions and offer support for other indie authors.

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Poetry is a bit like bread makingPoetry is a bit like bread making

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

It has a mystique surrounding it. It has a reputation for being ‘hard’. Think T S Elliot, maybe, or whoever it was you ‘hated’ at school, where poetry was often

  • Writing

Buy Nothing New – The Conclusion but not the End.Buy Nothing New – The Conclusion but not the End.

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

This is my last in my series of ‘buy nothing new’ blogs, although as you will discover, it’s not the end of my ‘buying nothing new’! 12 months ago I decided

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The Old Man of ChristmasThe Old Man of Christmas

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

I can’t remember a bad Christmas from when we were kids.  My dad loves Christmas: an over-abundance of decorations food and gifts; games, TV and friends.  He’s always been a

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StorytellingStorytelling

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017

  I am privileged to know a lot of creative people: writers, artists, musicians and makers of all sorts.  My belief is that we are fundamentally creative beings, and predominantly

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A Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalA Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a lively and eclectic mix of books and people.  All sorts of people; all sorts of books.  I was fortunate to be able to

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Worker or Shirker?Worker or Shirker?

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

I was raised on the ‘protestant work ethic’, even though my dad was a Catholic.  To be fair, he championed work and play in equal measure.  A union man and

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2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon- Part 4: Peak District National Park to Dumfries-shire2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon- Part 4: Peak District National Park to Dumfries-shire

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017

  The trip north from Wales, via the M5 and M6, was never going to be hassle-free, or take the allotted time of 4 hours.  After checking the traffic and

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2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon – Part 3:Devon to South Wales2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon – Part 3:Devon to South Wales

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017

  Devon to South Wales Further south and west for our next stop, passing by friends in Dorset, and heading to Devon for lunch with a couple we hadn’t seen

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2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon – Part 2: Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire2 weeks, 2,2oo miles – aka Our Honeymoon – Part 2: Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

The most direct route to our next destination, in Buckinghamshire, was the A1M, a road I loathe with a passion, so instead we headed for the M1. Not much better,

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