Category Archives: Landscape

Swords redrawn… #bookextract #fantasy

Posted on October 7, 2020 by

Some years ago, I published a fantasy novel, set in the magical landscape of Yorkshire. It was initially written to preserve some of the stories and folklore I had learned as a child, wandering the moors with my grandfather. From … Continue reading →

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Going West: Going to the Devil

Posted on September 6, 2020 by

At the end of the mountain road we had taken lies a small community clinging to the sides of the gorge above the River Rheidol. Pontarfynach, though, is named for the Afon Mynach, one of its tributaries, that tumbles, roars … Continue reading →

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Going West: Mountain Road

Posted on September 5, 2020 by

We were fed and watered… very well-fed, in fact after a home-cooked Welsh breakfast at the Mid-Wales Inn… and on the road early. The weather was finally dry, the sun attempting to peep through the clouds… and there was the … Continue reading →

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Going West: Ghosts and Custard

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

The trouble with booking a hotel online is that you have very little idea of what you are going to get. Sure, there may be reviews that give an idea of service and quality, but that actually tells you very … Continue reading →

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Going West: Googling the Road to Nowhere

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

“Nine hours…” We had finally made it to Rhyader as the sodden daylight was fading. “Nine..” We’d only stopped once more on the way and that was to take on board some necessary refreshment. We’d called at the first pub … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Second Sight…

Posted on August 5, 2020 by

We had returned to the stones of Callanish for a second attempt at getting the feel of a place of which we had a little knowledge but no real understanding.  Facts are not enough, you have to walk the land … Continue reading →

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Watching

Posted on July 28, 2020 by

For the past few days there has been a young heron beside the road on the five mile drive to my son’s home. It stands, arrow thin, shadow blue and perfectly still, almost invisible, watching the drainage ditch that runs … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Give Us a Break…

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

The single-track road was narrow and every few miles we would have to pull over into a passing space to let another vehicle through. And that was as busy as it got. To the left was the coast, with endless … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Incipient weirdness…

Posted on July 21, 2020 by

It was later than anticipated when we left the rest of our Companions on the Sunday afternoon at the end of the workshop. We hadn’t eaten, needed a garage for the damnable deflating tyre and we were a long, long … Continue reading →

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IndieAni Bones and the Dragon’s Lair

Posted on July 13, 2020 by

It was a misty morning when she woke me. She was up and about earlier than usual… I wasn’t even awake when she started bustling about… and yet, when I’d had my breakfast and went for the leash, all I … Continue reading →

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