Hi all - hope you're not as sick of the weather as I am! As I've previously mentioned, last year I entered Mslexia's short story competition - I wasn't successful, but I still thought I'd share my piece with you all. I've not written much fiction; so although it's got a heavy environmental/nature theme, as well as a spot of chronic illness, I did feel a bit out of my depth. The cat at the beginning is based on my friend's lion who unfortunately took his journey to the rainbow

Watching Winterwatch this evening reminded me of this piece I wrote during my MA. I was extremely proud of it at the time and still really love it now.

Here's a piece I've recently written to include in my end of year portfolio. It's inspired by one of my main undergraduate lecturers who did his best to include a wood mouse in every one of his lectures. It's kind of fiction, kind of nature writing. I rather like it; let me know what you think! (picture is a stock image from pixabay) A frosty March evening. The sharp, crisp moon penetrates the silky sky. All birds have retreated from the feeders and the people are tucked up i

Here's a piece I've recently submitted, an embellished form of the diary I wrote whilst in Madagascar in 2018. The word count for this assignment was between 2000-3000 words. This version is around 3600. At a later point I may post the edited version, after I had cut it down. Madagascar Diaries Four weeks. I was there for four weeks. How did that happen? Madagascar is a mecca for wildlife enthusiasts the world over. With so many endemic species, it’s at the top of many a natu

A longer piece that I wrote as part of an assignment. I really do love writing in this way! My tutor says it can get a bit listy,...

I was quite daunted when we were given this brief, as I consider myself a very visual person. Luckily, I also have quite a good...

Our next brief was to write a piece based around a place that is special to us. The notebook featured here is real and I had it with me as I wrote. I was rather happy with how this turned out, so haven't edited it too much. A special place It’s just a notebook. An old, tatty, red notebook. Held together in places with sticky tape and with doodles on the covers. But it is so much more than that. It’s a gateway to my memories of that special place. A pub garden? Special? No,

Here's an edited version of the very first piece we were asked to write for the course, at the first residential at Corsham Court, back...

I wrote this piece during the second year of my undergraduate degree for a science publishing module. I'm really fond of it - this is the...