66 years old, written for most of my life, though have never really been taught. All my work is instinctive and inspirational. I have been published widely. Managed to appear in every edition of the late and much lamented La Fenetre, also Voices From The Web and countless Forward press anthologies, plus Reach Mag' and the Dawn Treader and have a poem in Bluechrome's Review of Contempory Poets, which included a poem by ex-Poet Lauriate Andrew Motion. My first book of poetry and prose has just arrived but the official release date is 1st August. I am very excited about it, and this week 26/06/09 the icing on the cake, I won the red dress/park bench poetry prize with my poem 'Googling Earth'.
My Stories
Shame Submitted on March 3, 2010 - 17:53 | 69 reads
The Key Ring Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 14:08 | 62 reads
This Momentous Day Submitted on March 1, 2010 - 12:54 | 78 reads
Where is Spring? Submitted on February 27, 2010 - 13:03 | 184 reads
I've Lost Mine Submitted on February 26, 2010 - 11:56 | 59 reads
First Desolation Then A Joyous return Submitted on February 25, 2010 - 13:01 | 89 reads
Demise of Summer Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:19 | 68 reads
October Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:15 | 57 reads
Autumn’s Ghost Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:09 | 64 reads
One Dark Night Long Ago... (A re-write) Submitted on October 19, 2009 - 12:16 | 57 reads
A Triolet: A Scary Thought, Submitted on October 9, 2009 - 09:38 | 94 reads
Between Two Bridges Submitted on October 8, 2009 - 14:09 | 117 reads
Terror Submitted on August 30, 2009 - 16:51 | 145 reads
Fear of Fear Submitted on August 14, 2009 - 21:41 | 206 reads
Street Of Bones Submitted on August 13, 2009 - 12:19 | 149 reads
Tilting At Windmills Submitted on August 8, 2009 - 09:10 | 96 reads
Beautiful Bones Submitted on August 7, 2009 - 17:11 | 189 reads
Struggling Submitted on August 5, 2009 - 11:03 | 124 reads
Blue Glass and Bingo Submitted on August 2, 2009 - 12:23 | 155 reads
Four Little Fibs Submitted on July 19, 2009 - 15:21 | 162 reads
On Being Interrupted Submitted on July 13, 2009 - 14:41 | 166 reads
A String Of Pearls Submitted on July 9, 2009 - 16:57 | 116 reads
Our Mulberry Love Submitted on July 4, 2009 - 12:45 | 129 reads
Echoes Of Guilt Submitted on June 30, 2009 - 09:13 | 146 reads
Marilyn Submitted on June 22, 2009 - 11:14 | 187 reads
Uncle Tom (The Re-write) Submitted on June 20, 2009 - 10:42 | 194 reads
Millie's Story Submitted on June 6, 2009 - 11:01 | 132 reads
Madness Submitted on June 5, 2009 - 16:06 | 139 reads
The Natural Garden Submitted on June 3, 2009 - 09:22 | 142 reads
Verity Submitted on May 25, 2009 - 14:18 | 231 reads
The Great I Am Submitted on May 24, 2009 - 09:48 | 156 reads
Googling Earth Submitted on May 24, 2009 - 09:12 | 413 reads
Bankrupt Submitted on May 21, 2009 - 16:47 | 156 reads
Invidia Submitted on May 21, 2009 - 12:06 | 252 reads
Remembering Fountains Abbey Submitted on May 13, 2009 - 16:03 | 215 reads
Boiled Fish Submitted on May 11, 2009 - 09:20 | 205 reads
Bluegate Fields 1872 Submitted on May 9, 2009 - 13:12 | 205 reads
Meneire’s Disease Submitted on May 7, 2009 - 13:03 | 259 reads
Moon Shadows Submitted on May 7, 2009 - 09:59 | 180 reads
Time To Act My Age, Or Is It? Submitted on May 5, 2009 - 12:55 | 174 reads
Past The Last Stitch Submitted on May 3, 2009 - 12:40 | 400 reads
A Handy Journey Submitted on April 26, 2009 - 13:11 | 161 reads
A wonderful Greeting Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 08:48 | 183 reads
Honeymoon Hotel Submitted on April 23, 2009 - 09:22 | 183 reads
Within These Walls Submitted on April 22, 2009 - 08:32 | 210 reads
Harbinger Of Summer Submitted on March 4, 2009 - 15:48 | 225 reads
Grubby Gert Submitted on March 3, 2009 - 13:16 | 201 reads
A Fractured Verse For A Fractured Heart Submitted on March 2, 2009 - 10:17 | 231 reads
The Swinging Tree Submitted on February 25, 2009 - 14:04 | 181 reads
The Lie Submitted on February 22, 2009 - 17:16 | 206 reads
Unfinished Journey Submitted on February 21, 2009 - 19:18 | 209 reads
A Quartet of Triolet Submitted on February 21, 2009 - 10:11 | 227 reads
Tomorrow Never Comes Submitted on February 15, 2009 - 11:56 | 251 reads
One Last Time… Submitted on February 13, 2009 - 11:02 | 251 reads
I Love You Submitted on February 11, 2009 - 11:21 | 218 reads
The Traveller Submitted on February 8, 2009 - 15:41 | 210 reads
It Gets Us All In The End Submitted on February 7, 2009 - 14:50 | 269 reads
It's a Nothing Submitted on February 6, 2009 - 14:54 | 228 reads
The Haunted Lanes Of Old Wigston Submitted on February 5, 2009 - 11:08 | 227 reads
The Ash to The Oak (A Curtal Sonnet) Submitted on February 4, 2009 - 17:44 | 278 reads
With Honest Eyes Submitted on February 3, 2009 - 11:14 | 241 reads
My Mother's Husband Submitted on February 2, 2009 - 18:02 | 280 reads
Twisted Submitted on February 2, 2009 - 13:22 | 230 reads
Guardian Of The Home Submitted on January 30, 2009 - 14:37 | 217 reads
Intricate Contingency Submitted on January 29, 2009 - 17:58 | 220 reads
Intricate Kenning Submitted on January 29, 2009 - 17:43 | 213 reads
The Reluctant Vagrant Submitted on January 27, 2009 - 12:11 | 200 reads
Playback Submitted on January 26, 2009 - 11:51 | 196 reads
The Spider Submitted on January 23, 2009 - 10:28 | 259 reads
The Sinful Bite Submitted on January 22, 2009 - 12:02 | 217 reads
Rio de Janeiro Submitted on January 21, 2009 - 12:01 | 210 reads
Smiggy And Me Submitted on January 21, 2009 - 10:19 | 211 reads
Where There is Life Submitted on January 19, 2009 - 12:00 | 252 reads
And The Sun Shone Down Submitted on January 19, 2009 - 11:46 | 220 reads
Dreams Of Kith And Kin Submitted on January 17, 2009 - 15:36 | 224 reads
Treasure Trove Submitted on January 16, 2009 - 18:04 | 228 reads
Monty Submitted on January 15, 2009 - 13:39 | 218 reads
Walking In The Air Submitted on January 15, 2009 - 10:59 | 222 reads
Silence Submitted on January 14, 2009 - 12:28 | 258 reads
Why Am I Still Here? Submitted on January 12, 2009 - 19:39 | 273 reads
No Going Back Submitted on January 12, 2009 - 12:36 | 246 reads
Careless Words Submitted on January 10, 2009 - 12:08 | 237 reads
It Doesn't Matter Which... Submitted on January 10, 2009 - 10:26 | 233 reads
Coming With Age Submitted on January 9, 2009 - 11:28 | 241 reads
The Retting Pond At West Runton Submitted on January 8, 2009 - 16:06 | 260 reads
A New Dawn Submitted on January 8, 2009 - 11:38 | 228 reads
4 Connecting Haiku Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 15:02 | 244 reads
Futility Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 11:22 | 244 reads
Sensing Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 11:14 | 218 reads
Waiting In Line Submitted on January 5, 2009 - 10:53 | 244 reads
No More Words Submitted on January 4, 2009 - 13:30 | 234 reads
Oops! Submitted on January 3, 2009 - 14:00 | 233 reads
Pastiche Submitted on January 2, 2009 - 18:14 | 235 reads
Times They Are A Changing Submitted on December 31, 2008 - 16:23 | 253 reads
The Proposal Submitted on December 30, 2008 - 13:36 | 214 reads
First Time Submitted on December 30, 2008 - 13:29 | 221 reads
To The Rescue! Submitted on December 28, 2008 - 17:01 | 246 reads
Shall I Compare Thee Submitted on December 27, 2008 - 16:32 | 292 reads
Hope Re-born Submitted on December 26, 2008 - 13:44 | 250 reads
Bitter Sweet In January Submitted on December 25, 2008 - 12:26 | 259 reads
Silent Is My Muse Submitted on December 23, 2008 - 10:53 | 236 reads
Heartsease Winter Submitted on December 20, 2008 - 13:56 | 308 reads
Oh Joy! Submitted on December 19, 2008 - 16:43 | 240 reads
Time And My Drawers Submitted on December 18, 2008 - 15:21 | 263 reads
dEVIL Submitted on December 15, 2008 - 15:38 | 225 reads
Stolen Submitted on December 14, 2008 - 15:09 | 253 reads
Gremlins Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 18:13 | 261 reads
Food For A Thief Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 10:55 | 253 reads
Who?...What?... Where?... Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 10:38 | 259 reads
The weirdest Dream... Submitted on December 12, 2008 - 13:09 | 232 reads
Flawed Submitted on December 12, 2008 - 13:06 | 262 reads
Third Time Lucky Submitted on December 11, 2008 - 13:49 | 265 reads
The Window Of Delight Submitted on December 11, 2008 - 11:14 | 272 reads
Circa 1961 Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 09:37 | 232 reads
Turquoise Silk Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 09:33 | 278 reads
The Merest Moment Submitted on December 9, 2008 - 11:18 | 260 reads
The Rusty Nail Submitted on December 9, 2008 - 10:54 | 309 reads
The Road To Barnsley Submitted on December 8, 2008 - 17:43 | 254 reads
Death In the Afternoon Submitted on December 7, 2008 - 10:17 | 226 reads
Grandmother Submitted on December 6, 2008 - 11:57 | 261 reads
Patsy 1958 Submitted on December 6, 2008 - 11:51 | 221 reads
Childhood Terror Submitted on December 5, 2008 - 10:51 | 240 reads
Last Lonely Corner Submitted on December 5, 2008 - 10:16 | 265 reads
Rabbit Stew and Sister Elsie. Life in the San 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 11:11 | 280 reads
Summer in the San' 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 11:06 | 239 reads
The First Day In The TB Sanatorium 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 10:57 | 271 reads
Nowhere Land Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 12:46 | 261 reads
He Wears Me! Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 10:55 | 269 reads
Battle Scars Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 10:45 | 233 reads
Fire/Warfest/Yielding Submitted on December 2, 2008 - 11:33 | 245 reads
The Way They Were Submitted on December 1, 2008 - 11:34 | 236 reads
Sands of Time Submitted on December 1, 2008 - 10:11 | 279 reads
San Fairy Ann Submitted on November 30, 2008 - 10:11 | 269 reads
Green Shoots Of Spring Submitted on November 30, 2008 - 10:01 | 278 reads
One Evening Late Last Autumn Submitted on November 29, 2008 - 16:02 | 251 reads
Lost Submitted on November 29, 2008 - 11:42 | 253 reads
Wrong Headed Submitted on November 28, 2008 - 12:28 | 262 reads
Pattern of My Life Submitted on November 28, 2008 - 12:01 | 266 reads
Etcetera,Etcetera, Etcetera Submitted on November 27, 2008 - 17:18 | 286 reads
Etude in F******Major Submitted on November 27, 2008 - 17:08 | 259 reads
Life's Not Bottled Submitted on November 26, 2008 - 16:59 | 258 reads
The Bitter, The Sweet. Submitted on November 26, 2008 - 16:53 | 294 reads
Little Things Submitted on November 25, 2008 - 11:12 | 259 reads
Shaking The Winter Blues Submitted on November 25, 2008 - 10:47 | 263 reads
Attack Submitted on November 24, 2008 - 14:37 | 282 reads
Absentee Submitted on November 24, 2008 - 13:41 | 294 reads
Four Englynion Submitted on November 23, 2008 - 11:26 | 253 reads
Leopard Spots Submitted on November 23, 2008 - 11:09 | 244 reads
Commitment Cancelled! Submitted on November 22, 2008 - 11:05 | 289 reads
The Gardener Submitted on November 22, 2008 - 10:52 | 257 reads
Zeitgeist Submitted on November 21, 2008 - 11:38 | 253 reads
The Waiting Game Submitted on November 21, 2008 - 10:53 | 251 reads
Straying Footsteps Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 13:45 | 260 reads
Electric Litter Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 11:13 | 248 reads
Stone Cold Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 11:03 | 242 reads
The Wedding Photograph Submitted on November 19, 2008 - 11:14 | 262 reads
Fishing Submitted on November 19, 2008 - 10:25 | 250 reads
High Summer Submitted on November 18, 2008 - 10:49 | 259 reads
It Submitted on November 18, 2008 - 10:41 | 297 reads
The Accident Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 11:34 | 251 reads
Turn Worm Turn Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 11:18 | 248 reads
Waste Of Space Submitted on November 16, 2008 - 10:46 | 259 reads
Stolen Innocence Submitted on November 16, 2008 - 10:27 | 264 reads
Lost Submitted on November 14, 2008 - 10:48 | 262 reads
The Argument Submitted on November 13, 2008 - 12:36 | 283 reads
Daughters Of Necessity Submitted on November 12, 2008 - 10:42 | 306 reads
Last Wish Submitted on November 12, 2008 - 10:16 | 261 reads
In The Trenches Submitted on November 11, 2008 - 11:21 | 274 reads
Life, Not So Freely Chosen Submitted on November 11, 2008 - 11:00 | 274 reads
Curious 'obby Submitted on November 10, 2008 - 12:29 | 249 reads
Should’ve…But She Didn’t! Submitted on November 10, 2008 - 12:06 | 262 reads
Interlocking Haiku of Truth Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 12:07 | 293 reads
Awake At Dawn Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 11:33 | 267 reads
Scales Of Injustice Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 11:22 | 256 reads
The Party Submitted on November 8, 2008 - 11:39 | 249 reads
Take Me home... Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 18:14 | 247 reads
Winter Comes Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 13:43 | 279 reads
Bugger Bognor Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 12:14 | 300 reads
Retribution Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 14:34 | 272 reads
The Fairy Of The Willow Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 13:30 | 271 reads
Divine Inspiration Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 12:41 | 286 reads
Walnut Whip Submitted on November 5, 2008 - 12:40 | 380 reads
Sonnet To My Father Submitted on November 5, 2008 - 11:19 | 385 reads
Oh Do Shut Up ! Submitted on November 4, 2008 - 19:09 | 317 reads
Numbers Up Submitted on November 4, 2008 - 10:53 | 279 reads
Shana Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 13:53 | 581 reads
A Garden To Die For Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 11:02 | 267 reads
Discarded Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 10:51 | 280 reads
An Absurd Nightmare Submitted on November 2, 2008 - 10:30 | 277 reads
People Watching Submitted on November 2, 2008 - 10:01 | 272 reads
When She Lived Inside Her Head Submitted on November 1, 2008 - 12:09 | 297 reads
First Day Submitted on November 1, 2008 - 10:04 | 249 reads
The Tear Submitted on October 31, 2008 - 16:48 | 310 reads
To See The Devil Dance Submitted on October 31, 2008 - 10:23 | 275 reads
Midnight Blue Submitted on October 30, 2008 - 19:01 | 285 reads
Disobedience Submitted on October 30, 2008 - 18:53 | 266 reads
Ink Submitted on October 29, 2008 - 15:35 | 286 reads
Life’s Humourless Joke Submitted on October 29, 2008 - 12:16 | 274 reads
The View Across the Street Submitted on October 28, 2008 - 19:17 | 307 reads
My Sister The Cupid Submitted on October 28, 2008 - 14:19 | 309 reads
End Game Submitted on October 27, 2008 - 10:15 | 320 reads
Miss Eyre Refuses... Point Of Inspiration Limerick Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 14:09 | 281 reads
Dreaming Of Dead People Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 11:11 | 361 reads
Haute Couture Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 10:56 | 281 reads
The Wimp of Mandalay Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 14:27 | 293 reads
Inexplicable Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 10:55 | 274 reads
Three Little Bites Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 10:25 | 280 reads
House of Dreams Submitted on October 24, 2008 - 13:34 | 271 reads
The Last Waltz Submitted on October 24, 2008 - 09:13 | 301 reads
When The Music Stops Submitted on October 23, 2008 - 13:45 | 297 reads
I Can Recall Submitted on October 23, 2008 - 10:06 | 307 reads
I Thought I Heard You Calling Submitted on October 22, 2008 - 10:29 | 306 reads
Battle Cry Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 10:30 | 278 reads
Oasis Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 08:57 | 303 reads
Awaking Submitted on October 20, 2008 - 09:40 | 323 reads
A Green Burial Submitted on October 19, 2008 - 09:25 | 317 reads
Restlessness Submitted on October 18, 2008 - 16:15 | 324 reads
The Blank Page Submitted on October 18, 2008 - 08:59 | 293 reads
Treacle Toffee Submitted on October 17, 2008 - 09:48 | 409 reads
Creative Juices Submitted on October 16, 2008 - 23:09 | 295 reads
Come into the Garden Submitted on October 16, 2008 - 08:58 | 304 reads
Funny, Regret… Submitted on October 15, 2008 - 08:53 | 360 reads
Night Out Submitted on October 14, 2008 - 09:07 | 339 reads
The Fried Egg. Submitted on October 13, 2008 - 10:43 | 304 reads
Then He Remembers Submitted on October 12, 2008 - 09:44 | 314 reads
Litter In Waterworld Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 09:17 | 335 reads
A Reflection Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 09:05 | 292 reads
A Hint Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 08:58 | 295 reads
Terror On The Top Deck Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:20 | 292 reads
The Face Rains Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:12 | 293 reads
Just Ain’t Cricket! Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:07 | 325 reads
Jumping In The Rain Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 10:34 | 303 reads
Faded Collection Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 10:28 | 565 reads
Fear Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 09:51 | 306 reads
Grandpa Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:58 | 321 reads
Chain Reaction Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:54 | 327 reads
One Afternoon Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:48 | 291 reads
Three Than-Bauk Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 11:22 | 345 reads
Kilby Bridge Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 11:14 | 322 reads
Overload Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 10:59 | 296 reads
Cause And Effect Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:36 | 341 reads
White Girl Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:28 | 314 reads
The Tricycle Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:07 | 324 reads
Baba Yaga A Russian Sonnet Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 18:19 | 337 reads
Mmmm Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 18:12 | 304 reads
Satis Re-Visited Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 17:57 | 308 reads
The Helicopter Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:52 | 314 reads
The Last Time I Saw You Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:45 | 351 reads
A Grand night Out Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:18 | 314 reads
Animal Crackers Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:22 | 345 reads
Mending A Memory Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:15 | 327 reads
To see the Scotsman.. Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:10 | 311 reads
War Time Convenience Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 09:54 | 332 reads
The Return Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 09:07 | 312 reads
Lonely, Lonely. Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 08:48 | 378 reads
The Rose Garden Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 01:53 | 309 reads
Rage Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 01:38 | 325 reads
