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in London, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse, the classic fairytale wr ...more

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I write non-fiction articles for Chandler's Ford Today, an online community magazine.

I focus on reviewing local theatre productions, writing items of interest to the writers' community, and articles such as Creativity is Good For You, How to Spot a Real Writing Competition and so on.

I also write for monthly writing magazine, Writers' Narrative, which is written by writers for writers. I am also a copy editor for them.

Fiction wise, I have been published online and in print by Cafelit, Bridge House Publishing, and Chapeltown Books. I have also been published online by Alfie Dog Fiction.

Chapeltown Books published my first flash fiction collection, From Light to Dark and Back Again, in 2017. My follow-up volume, Tripping The Flash Fantastic, c ...more

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	Tripping the Flash Fantastic 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine December 2021 by Goylake Publishing, Hannah Howe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Melanie Smith (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Light to Dark and Back Again 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nativity by Allison Symes (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Debz Hobbs-Wyatt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gill James (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine February 2022 by Goylake Publishing, Hannah Howe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Melanie Smith (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mom’s Favorite Reads eMagazine April 2022 by Goylake Publishing, Hannah Howe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Melanie Smith (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of CaféLit 10 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeing the Other Side 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evergreen - an Anthology by Allison Symes (Goodreads Author), Gill James (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It’s not that long ago when we were in holiday season. I write this in October 2026 but it was only a couple of months back the holidays were in full swing, as was the heatwave in the UK.

Now I must confess for once, while I did take my Kindle with me on holiday, I was too shattered at the end of each day to use it. I focused on some writing and reading my writing magazines.

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Right Trusty and Well Beloved... (Short fiction inspired by King Richard III)

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Richard III: The Maligned King

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“No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled.
"Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?"
"What?"
"Oh, you'd like something simpler?”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

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“This book was written using 100% recycled words.”
― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

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“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

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“You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all.”
― Joss Whedon

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“A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well. And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin

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