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

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,