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I’m slowly getting through all these miscellaneouses and recategorising them! What a fun job…

The House Without Windows, by Barbara Newhall Follett

The disappearance in 1939 of the writer Barbara Newhall Follett is both a mystery as well as the abrupt end to an incredible literary talent – including the novel The House Without Windows which I recently read.

Friday 13 January 2023 in Uncategorized.

King Brude’s Treasure

An introduction to the first in a series of young adult novels written by a friend, and which I’m delighted to have helped bring to publication.

Thursday 6 August 2020 in Uncategorized.
Last Ones Left Alive

Last Ones Left Alive, by Sarah Davis-Goff

A review of the haunting dystopian novel Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff.

Thursday 23 January 2020 in Uncategorized.
Stroma article

The war in Stroma

One of my photos from Stroma has been used in a newspaper’s Remembrance Sunday article about the island’s war dead.

Sunday 10 November 2019 in Photography, Uncategorized.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Review: Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West (part 2)

The final piece of my 2017 reading project jigsaw – part 2 of my review of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.

Saturday 8 December 2018 in Uncategorized.
Levon's Divine Underground

Underground Worlds

I recently had a photo published in a beautiful book called Underground Worlds: A Guide to Spectacular Subterranean Places, by David Farley. Here’s a little bit about it.

Saturday 4 August 2018 in Photography, Uncategorized.
Reading Female Travel Writers - the books

A year of Reading Female Travel Writers

Seven things I have learned having completed my 2017 Reading Female Travel Writers project.

Monday 8 January 2018 in Uncategorized.
The Living Mountain

Review: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

The review of my final title from my Reading Female Travel Writers project: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.

Wednesday 3 January 2018 in Uncategorized.
The Living Mountain

Preview: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

My preview of the last book in my 2017 quest to read female travel writers: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.

Saturday 2 December 2017 in Uncategorized.
Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

Review: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

My review of November’s Reading Female Travel Writers title, Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa.

Friday 1 December 2017 in Uncategorized.
Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

Preview: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

My preview of November’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writers series – Noo Saro-Wiwa’s “Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria”.

Wednesday 8 November 2017 in Uncategorized.
Tell My Horse, by Zora Neale Hurston

Review: Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston

My review of November’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writer series, Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse.

Friday 3 November 2017 in Uncategorized.
Tell My Horse, by Zora Neale Hurston

Preview: Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston

My preview of Tell My Horse, by Zora Neale Hurston, October’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writers project.

Thursday 5 October 2017 in Uncategorized.
Ghost Trails by Jill Homer

Review: Ghost Trails, by Jill Homer

My review of September’s Reading Female Travel Writers title, the utterly incredible Ghost Trails by Jill Homer.

Tuesday 3 October 2017 in Uncategorized.
Ghost Trails by Jill Homer

Preview: Ghost Trails, by Jill Homer

A preview of my September title for my “Reading Female Travel Writers” mission – Jill Homer’s Ghost Trails.

Sunday 3 September 2017 in Uncategorized.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Review: Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West

My part-way review of Rebecca West’s Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia. I only made it about 20% through my August title for my Reading Female Travel Writers project, so will return with a fuller review in the future!

Thursday 31 August 2017 in Uncategorized.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Preview: Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West

My preview of August’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writers project, Rebecca West’s classic of the genre, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.

Tuesday 8 August 2017 in Uncategorized.
A Ride in the Neon Sun

Review: A Ride in the Neon Sun, by Josie Dew

My review of July’s title from my year-long mission of reading female travel writing – Josie Dew’s “A Ride in the Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan” – and, sadly, the first in the series that I failed to enjoy or finish.

Wednesday 2 August 2017 in Uncategorized.
John O'Groats

The new John O’Groats

A visit to and reflection on the massively regenerated John O’Groats, finishing line for many long distance journeyists, and – until recently – a bit of a dump.

Thursday 13 July 2017 in Uncategorized.
House on Stroma

Stroma

My account of a day on the beautiful abandoned island of Stroma, in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney.

Thursday 13 July 2017 in Uncategorized.

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