Hi, I’m Anna. Previously a Performing Arts Professional, I returned to my writing practice in 2017 and started this blog to document the journey. We are a family buried in books and this is the place where I share some of our reading joy and a little of my writing. Thanks for calling by!
The Dandy Lion (Friday Fictioneers)
A short, sharp intake of breath. Then her small features all go to work. Eyes focus, brow furrows, and lips form a perfectly puckered pout through which her…
The Mountain Man
Gorm opened his eyes and sighed. Short naps were the finest, Gramps hadn’t been wrong. The rocky mountains of his people stretched endlessly before him, topped by the…
Spilt Milk
You may think this is trivial but trust me, if you were me you too would be sobbing as hard as I am right now on the kitchen…
Boy
Who knew such joy could come from the sound of you chewing a banana. Your nose is a little stuffed and you breathe heavily between chews, sucking the…
Book Review: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
Publisher: Anderson Press Genre: Children’s, Middle Grade Release Date: 3rd June 2021 Format reviewed: Paperwork own copy (a gift) Blurb 1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has…
Status: Vulnerable – the Same Online Journal – Issue 10.2, June 2018
Her green eyes close and sleep follows. Her favourite time of day, or rather night. At night she escapes her diagnosis, her ageing bones and the tang of…



