67 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 was published and was released for sale on 1st August 2009. The week of 26/06/09 was the icing on the cake, when I won the red dress/park bench poetry prize with my poem 'googling Earth' which can be heard on ABC Radio.
My Stories
A sentimental Journey Back Submitted on December 9, 2010 - 01:04 | 138 reads
Winter 1947 ( I.P.) Submitted on December 5, 2010 - 15:43 | 198 reads
Xenophobic Taste Buds Submitted on December 4, 2010 - 11:30 | 101 reads
Without A Voice Submitted on December 3, 2010 - 11:18 | 110 reads
I Had My Dreams ( I. P.) Submitted on December 2, 2010 - 16:24 | 128 reads
Kissing The Air Submitted on December 2, 2010 - 10:29 | 109 reads
Unconditional (For My Daughter) Submitted on December 1, 2010 - 10:50 | 182 reads
Snow... another I.P. if you will... Submitted on November 30, 2010 - 11:06 | 164 reads
Christmas Get Together ( I.P.) Submitted on November 29, 2010 - 11:16 | 129 reads
The Eyes Have It ( I. P ) Submitted on November 28, 2010 - 10:38 | 132 reads
Winter Blues A paradel (Another I. P. ) Submitted on November 27, 2010 - 10:30 | 179 reads
A Triolet Of Woe ( For The I. P.) Submitted on November 27, 2010 - 10:22 | 210 reads
Pretend it Hero Submitted on November 26, 2010 - 10:25 | 128 reads
Green Girl Of The Sixties Submitted on November 25, 2010 - 10:22 | 163 reads
Come The Night Submitted on November 25, 2010 - 10:15 | 124 reads
Tableau Submitted on November 24, 2010 - 10:22 | 141 reads
Christmas Trails… Or Trials ( A slight Re-write) Submitted on November 24, 2010 - 10:14 | 140 reads
Shadowy collection Submitted on November 23, 2010 - 11:01 | 253 reads
Moving On Submitted on November 23, 2010 - 10:54 | 137 reads
Yellow Peril In The Country Submitted on November 22, 2010 - 10:43 | 126 reads
Nostalgia and Moving House Submitted on November 22, 2010 - 10:38 | 166 reads
Cruel Tricks And Wrong Turns Submitted on November 21, 2010 - 13:54 | 208 reads
Memories Of Cherry Nibbling.(I.P.) Submitted on November 21, 2010 - 12:59 | 195 reads
Shame Submitted on March 3, 2010 - 17:53 | 222 reads
The Key Ring Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 14:08 | 188 reads
This Momentous Day Submitted on March 1, 2010 - 12:54 | 230 reads
Where is Spring? Submitted on February 27, 2010 - 13:03 | 405 reads
I've Lost Mine Submitted on February 26, 2010 - 11:56 | 224 reads
First Desolation Then A Joyous return Submitted on February 25, 2010 - 13:01 | 245 reads
Demise of Summer Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:19 | 227 reads
October Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:15 | 218 reads
Autumn’s Ghost Submitted on October 22, 2009 - 12:09 | 221 reads
One Dark Night Long Ago... (A re-write) Submitted on October 19, 2009 - 12:16 | 192 reads
A Triolet: A Scary Thought, Submitted on October 9, 2009 - 09:38 | 248 reads
Between Two Bridges Submitted on October 8, 2009 - 14:09 | 261 reads
Terror Submitted on August 30, 2009 - 16:51 | 305 reads
Fear of Fear Submitted on August 14, 2009 - 21:41 | 352 reads
Street Of Bones Submitted on August 13, 2009 - 12:19 | 335 reads
Tilting At Windmills Submitted on August 8, 2009 - 09:10 | 267 reads
Beautiful Bones Submitted on August 7, 2009 - 17:11 | 336 reads
Struggling Submitted on August 5, 2009 - 11:03 | 268 reads
Blue Glass and Bingo Submitted on August 2, 2009 - 12:23 | 311 reads
Four Little Fibs Submitted on July 19, 2009 - 15:21 | 315 reads
On Being Interrupted Submitted on July 13, 2009 - 14:41 | 337 reads
A String Of Pearls Submitted on July 9, 2009 - 16:57 | 282 reads
Our Mulberry Love Submitted on July 4, 2009 - 12:45 | 267 reads
Echoes Of Guilt Submitted on June 30, 2009 - 09:13 | 308 reads
Marilyn Submitted on June 22, 2009 - 11:14 | 379 reads
Uncle Tom (The Re-write) Submitted on June 20, 2009 - 10:42 | 346 reads
Millie's Story Submitted on June 6, 2009 - 11:01 | 293 reads
Madness Submitted on June 5, 2009 - 16:06 | 296 reads
The Natural Garden Submitted on June 3, 2009 - 09:22 | 305 reads
Verity Submitted on May 25, 2009 - 14:18 | 386 reads
The Great I Am Submitted on May 24, 2009 - 09:48 | 305 reads
Googling Earth Submitted on May 24, 2009 - 09:12 | 560 reads
Bankrupt Submitted on May 21, 2009 - 16:47 | 336 reads
Invidia Submitted on May 21, 2009 - 12:06 | 394 reads
Remembering Fountains Abbey Submitted on May 13, 2009 - 16:03 | 345 reads
Boiled Fish Submitted on May 11, 2009 - 09:20 | 365 reads
Bluegate Fields 1872 Submitted on May 9, 2009 - 13:12 | 352 reads
Meneire’s Disease Submitted on May 7, 2009 - 13:03 | 588 reads
Moon Shadows Submitted on May 7, 2009 - 09:59 | 326 reads
Time To Act My Age, Or Is It? Submitted on May 5, 2009 - 12:55 | 329 reads
Past The Last Stitch Submitted on May 3, 2009 - 12:40 | 546 reads
A Handy Journey Submitted on April 26, 2009 - 13:11 | 306 reads
A wonderful Greeting Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 08:48 | 329 reads
Honeymoon Hotel Submitted on April 23, 2009 - 09:22 | 322 reads
Within These Walls Submitted on April 22, 2009 - 08:32 | 348 reads
Harbinger Of Summer Submitted on March 4, 2009 - 15:48 | 391 reads
Grubby Gert Submitted on March 3, 2009 - 13:16 | 377 reads
A Fractured Verse For A Fractured Heart Submitted on March 2, 2009 - 10:17 | 439 reads
The Swinging Tree Submitted on February 25, 2009 - 14:04 | 333 reads
The Lie Submitted on February 22, 2009 - 17:16 | 379 reads
Unfinished Journey Submitted on February 21, 2009 - 19:18 | 373 reads
A Quartet of Triolet Submitted on February 21, 2009 - 10:11 | 396 reads
Tomorrow Never Comes Submitted on February 15, 2009 - 11:56 | 405 reads
One Last Time… Submitted on February 13, 2009 - 11:02 | 395 reads
I Love You Submitted on February 11, 2009 - 11:21 | 367 reads
The Traveller Submitted on February 8, 2009 - 15:41 | 359 reads
It Gets Us All In The End Submitted on February 7, 2009 - 14:50 | 423 reads
It's a Nothing Submitted on February 6, 2009 - 14:54 | 396 reads
The Haunted Lanes Of Old Wigston Submitted on February 5, 2009 - 11:08 | 439 reads
The Ash to The Oak (A Curtal Sonnet) Submitted on February 4, 2009 - 17:44 | 460 reads
With Honest Eyes Submitted on February 3, 2009 - 11:14 | 400 reads
My Mother's Husband Submitted on February 2, 2009 - 18:02 | 430 reads
Twisted Submitted on February 2, 2009 - 13:22 | 401 reads
Guardian Of The Home Submitted on January 30, 2009 - 14:37 | 372 reads
Intricate Contingency Submitted on January 29, 2009 - 17:58 | 391 reads
Intricate Kenning Submitted on January 29, 2009 - 17:43 | 375 reads
The Reluctant Vagrant Submitted on January 27, 2009 - 12:11 | 356 reads
Playback Submitted on January 26, 2009 - 11:51 | 328 reads
The Spider Submitted on January 23, 2009 - 10:28 | 429 reads
The Sinful Bite Submitted on January 22, 2009 - 12:02 | 382 reads
Rio de Janeiro Submitted on January 21, 2009 - 12:01 | 350 reads
Smiggy And Me Submitted on January 21, 2009 - 10:19 | 352 reads
Where There is Life Submitted on January 19, 2009 - 12:00 | 398 reads
And The Sun Shone Down Submitted on January 19, 2009 - 11:46 | 377 reads
Dreams Of Kith And Kin Submitted on January 17, 2009 - 15:36 | 397 reads
Treasure Trove Submitted on January 16, 2009 - 18:04 | 391 reads
Monty Submitted on January 15, 2009 - 13:39 | 381 reads
Walking In The Air Submitted on January 15, 2009 - 10:59 | 384 reads
Silence Submitted on January 14, 2009 - 12:28 | 409 reads
Why Am I Still Here? Submitted on January 12, 2009 - 19:39 | 447 reads
No Going Back Submitted on January 12, 2009 - 12:36 | 394 reads
Careless Words Submitted on January 10, 2009 - 12:08 | 396 reads
It Doesn't Matter Which... Submitted on January 10, 2009 - 10:26 | 385 reads
Coming With Age Submitted on January 9, 2009 - 11:28 | 398 reads
The Retting Pond At West Runton Submitted on January 8, 2009 - 16:06 | 512 reads
A New Dawn Submitted on January 8, 2009 - 11:38 | 378 reads
4 Connecting Haiku Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 15:02 | 377 reads
Futility Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 11:22 | 390 reads
Sensing Submitted on January 7, 2009 - 11:14 | 370 reads
Waiting In Line Submitted on January 5, 2009 - 10:53 | 403 reads
No More Words Submitted on January 4, 2009 - 13:30 | 396 reads
Oops! Submitted on January 3, 2009 - 14:00 | 376 reads
Pastiche Submitted on January 2, 2009 - 18:14 | 370 reads
Times They Are A Changing Submitted on December 31, 2008 - 16:23 | 399 reads
The Proposal Submitted on December 30, 2008 - 13:36 | 338 reads
First Time Submitted on December 30, 2008 - 13:29 | 364 reads
To The Rescue! Submitted on December 28, 2008 - 17:01 | 386 reads
Shall I Compare Thee Submitted on December 27, 2008 - 16:32 | 449 reads
Hope Re-born Submitted on December 26, 2008 - 13:44 | 400 reads
Bitter Sweet In January Submitted on December 25, 2008 - 12:26 | 412 reads
Silent Is My Muse Submitted on December 23, 2008 - 10:53 | 362 reads
Heartsease Winter Submitted on December 20, 2008 - 13:56 | 434 reads
Oh Joy! Submitted on December 19, 2008 - 16:43 | 368 reads
Time And My Drawers Submitted on December 18, 2008 - 15:21 | 421 reads
dEVIL Submitted on December 15, 2008 - 15:38 | 384 reads
Stolen Submitted on December 14, 2008 - 15:09 | 408 reads
Gremlins Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 18:13 | 448 reads
Food For A Thief Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 10:55 | 405 reads
Who?...What?... Where?... Submitted on December 13, 2008 - 10:38 | 414 reads
The weirdest Dream... Submitted on December 12, 2008 - 13:09 | 368 reads
Flawed Submitted on December 12, 2008 - 13:06 | 431 reads
Third Time Lucky Submitted on December 11, 2008 - 13:49 | 399 reads
The Window Of Delight Submitted on December 11, 2008 - 11:14 | 425 reads
Circa 1961 Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 09:37 | 369 reads
Turquoise Silk Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 09:33 | 413 reads
The Merest Moment Submitted on December 9, 2008 - 11:18 | 426 reads
The Rusty Nail Submitted on December 9, 2008 - 10:54 | 501 reads
The Road To Barnsley Submitted on December 8, 2008 - 17:43 | 406 reads
Death In the Afternoon Submitted on December 7, 2008 - 10:17 | 405 reads
Grandmother Submitted on December 6, 2008 - 11:57 | 430 reads
Patsy 1958 Submitted on December 6, 2008 - 11:51 | 353 reads
Childhood Terror Submitted on December 5, 2008 - 10:51 | 386 reads
Last Lonely Corner Submitted on December 5, 2008 - 10:16 | 425 reads
Rabbit Stew and Sister Elsie. Life in the San 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 11:11 | 419 reads
Summer in the San' 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 11:06 | 380 reads
The First Day In The TB Sanatorium 1956 Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 10:57 | 418 reads
Nowhere Land Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 12:46 | 405 reads
He Wears Me! Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 10:55 | 422 reads
Battle Scars Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 10:45 | 365 reads
Fire/Warfest/Yielding Submitted on December 2, 2008 - 11:33 | 396 reads
The Way They Were Submitted on December 1, 2008 - 11:34 | 390 reads
Sands of Time Submitted on December 1, 2008 - 10:11 | 423 reads
San Fairy Ann Submitted on November 30, 2008 - 10:11 | 464 reads
Green Shoots Of Spring Submitted on November 30, 2008 - 10:01 | 455 reads
One Evening Late Last Autumn Submitted on November 29, 2008 - 16:02 | 410 reads
Lost Submitted on November 29, 2008 - 11:42 | 396 reads
Wrong Headed Submitted on November 28, 2008 - 12:28 | 416 reads
Pattern of My Life Submitted on November 28, 2008 - 12:01 | 417 reads
Etcetera,Etcetera, Etcetera Submitted on November 27, 2008 - 17:18 | 485 reads
Etude in F******Major Submitted on November 27, 2008 - 17:08 | 460 reads
Life's Not Bottled Submitted on November 26, 2008 - 16:59 | 470 reads
The Bitter, The Sweet. Submitted on November 26, 2008 - 16:53 | 492 reads
Little Things Submitted on November 25, 2008 - 11:12 | 404 reads
Shaking The Winter Blues Submitted on November 25, 2008 - 10:47 | 408 reads
Attack Submitted on November 24, 2008 - 14:37 | 435 reads
Absentee Submitted on November 24, 2008 - 13:41 | 526 reads
Four Englynion Submitted on November 23, 2008 - 11:26 | 407 reads
Leopard Spots Submitted on November 23, 2008 - 11:09 | 387 reads
Commitment Cancelled! Submitted on November 22, 2008 - 11:05 | 444 reads
The Gardener Submitted on November 22, 2008 - 10:52 | 392 reads
Zeitgeist Submitted on November 21, 2008 - 11:38 | 408 reads
The Waiting Game Submitted on November 21, 2008 - 10:53 | 393 reads
Straying Footsteps Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 13:45 | 435 reads
Electric Litter Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 11:13 | 379 reads
Stone Cold Submitted on November 20, 2008 - 11:03 | 397 reads
The Wedding Photograph Submitted on November 19, 2008 - 11:14 | 427 reads
Fishing Submitted on November 19, 2008 - 10:25 | 397 reads
High Summer Submitted on November 18, 2008 - 10:49 | 414 reads
It Submitted on November 18, 2008 - 10:41 | 443 reads
The Accident Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 11:34 | 390 reads
Turn Worm Turn Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 11:18 | 393 reads
Waste Of Space Submitted on November 16, 2008 - 10:46 | 410 reads
Stolen Innocence Submitted on November 16, 2008 - 10:27 | 426 reads
Lost Submitted on November 14, 2008 - 10:48 | 413 reads
The Argument Submitted on November 13, 2008 - 12:36 | 455 reads
Daughters Of Necessity Submitted on November 12, 2008 - 10:42 | 462 reads
Last Wish Submitted on November 12, 2008 - 10:16 | 395 reads
In The Trenches Submitted on November 11, 2008 - 11:21 | 424 reads
Life, Not So Freely Chosen Submitted on November 11, 2008 - 11:00 | 435 reads
Curious 'obby Submitted on November 10, 2008 - 12:29 | 411 reads
Should’ve…But She Didn’t! Submitted on November 10, 2008 - 12:06 | 402 reads
Interlocking Haiku of Truth Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 12:07 | 469 reads
Awake At Dawn Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 11:33 | 427 reads
Scales Of Injustice Submitted on November 9, 2008 - 11:22 | 399 reads
The Party Submitted on November 8, 2008 - 11:39 | 399 reads
Take Me home... Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 18:14 | 377 reads
Winter Comes Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 13:43 | 423 reads
Bugger Bognor Submitted on November 7, 2008 - 12:14 | 492 reads
Retribution Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 14:34 | 404 reads
The Fairy Of The Willow Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 13:30 | 418 reads
Divine Inspiration Submitted on November 6, 2008 - 12:41 | 440 reads
Walnut Whip Submitted on November 5, 2008 - 12:40 | 698 reads
Sonnet To My Father Submitted on November 5, 2008 - 11:19 | 1338 reads
Oh Do Shut Up ! Submitted on November 4, 2008 - 19:09 | 465 reads
Numbers Up Submitted on November 4, 2008 - 10:53 | 430 reads
Shana Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 13:53 | 913 reads
A Garden To Die For Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 11:02 | 427 reads
Discarded Submitted on November 3, 2008 - 10:51 | 441 reads
An Absurd Nightmare Submitted on November 2, 2008 - 10:30 | 428 reads
People Watching Submitted on November 2, 2008 - 10:01 | 412 reads
When She Lived Inside Her Head Submitted on November 1, 2008 - 12:09 | 436 reads
First Day Submitted on November 1, 2008 - 10:04 | 368 reads
The Tear Submitted on October 31, 2008 - 16:48 | 453 reads
To See The Devil Dance Submitted on October 31, 2008 - 10:23 | 416 reads
Midnight Blue Submitted on October 30, 2008 - 19:01 | 440 reads
Disobedience Submitted on October 30, 2008 - 18:53 | 415 reads
Ink Submitted on October 29, 2008 - 15:35 | 434 reads
Life’s Humourless Joke Submitted on October 29, 2008 - 12:16 | 448 reads
The View Across the Street Submitted on October 28, 2008 - 19:17 | 443 reads
My Sister The Cupid Submitted on October 28, 2008 - 14:19 | 441 reads
End Game Submitted on October 27, 2008 - 10:15 | 468 reads
Miss Eyre Refuses... Point Of Inspiration Limerick Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 14:09 | 410 reads
Dreaming Of Dead People Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 11:11 | 675 reads
Haute Couture Submitted on October 26, 2008 - 10:56 | 427 reads
The Wimp of Mandalay Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 14:27 | 429 reads
Inexplicable Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 10:55 | 438 reads
Three Little Bites Submitted on October 25, 2008 - 10:25 | 440 reads
House of Dreams Submitted on October 24, 2008 - 13:34 | 407 reads
The Last Waltz Submitted on October 24, 2008 - 09:13 | 459 reads
When The Music Stops Submitted on October 23, 2008 - 13:45 | 441 reads
I Can Recall Submitted on October 23, 2008 - 10:06 | 453 reads
I Thought I Heard You Calling Submitted on October 22, 2008 - 10:29 | 441 reads
Battle Cry Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 10:30 | 415 reads
Oasis Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 08:57 | 452 reads
Awaking Submitted on October 20, 2008 - 09:40 | 465 reads
A Green Burial Submitted on October 19, 2008 - 09:25 | 452 reads
Restlessness Submitted on October 18, 2008 - 16:15 | 465 reads
The Blank Page Submitted on October 18, 2008 - 08:59 | 428 reads
Treacle Toffee Submitted on October 17, 2008 - 09:48 | 611 reads
Creative Juices Submitted on October 16, 2008 - 23:09 | 447 reads
Come into the Garden Submitted on October 16, 2008 - 08:58 | 447 reads
Funny, Regret… Submitted on October 15, 2008 - 08:53 | 588 reads
Night Out Submitted on October 14, 2008 - 09:07 | 489 reads
The Fried Egg. Submitted on October 13, 2008 - 10:43 | 459 reads
Then He Remembers Submitted on October 12, 2008 - 09:44 | 463 reads
Litter In Waterworld Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 09:17 | 475 reads
A Reflection Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 09:05 | 443 reads
A Hint Submitted on October 11, 2008 - 08:58 | 445 reads
Terror On The Top Deck Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:20 | 444 reads
The Face Rains Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:12 | 442 reads
Just Ain’t Cricket! Submitted on October 10, 2008 - 11:07 | 551 reads
Jumping In The Rain Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 10:34 | 458 reads
Faded Collection Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 10:28 | 917 reads
Fear Submitted on October 9, 2008 - 09:51 | 461 reads
Grandpa Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:58 | 489 reads
Chain Reaction Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:54 | 494 reads
One Afternoon Submitted on October 8, 2008 - 10:48 | 447 reads
Three Than-Bauk Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 11:22 | 494 reads
Kilby Bridge Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 11:14 | 471 reads
Overload Submitted on October 7, 2008 - 10:59 | 458 reads
Cause And Effect Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:36 | 505 reads
White Girl Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:28 | 479 reads
The Tricycle Submitted on October 6, 2008 - 09:07 | 494 reads
Baba Yaga A Russian Sonnet Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 18:19 | 566 reads
Mmmm Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 18:12 | 456 reads
Satis Re-Visited Submitted on October 5, 2008 - 17:57 | 470 reads
The Helicopter Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:52 | 451 reads
The Last Time I Saw You Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:45 | 567 reads
A Grand night Out Submitted on October 4, 2008 - 10:18 | 481 reads
Animal Crackers Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:22 | 483 reads
Mending A Memory Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:15 | 470 reads
To see the Scotsman.. Submitted on October 3, 2008 - 09:10 | 498 reads
War Time Convenience Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 09:54 | 473 reads
The Return Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 09:07 | 462 reads
Lonely, Lonely. Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 08:48 | 542 reads
The Rose Garden Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 01:53 | 460 reads
Rage Submitted on October 2, 2008 - 01:38 | 457 reads
