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After a weekend's break to allow my weakened ankle time to heal, yesterday saw my sons and I return to the trail in order to continue our Walking the Wall for Daina challenge. We left behind a grey and cloudy Newcastle by train to arrive in a sunny Hexham some thirty minutes later. Hexham is... Continue Reading →
Another bright but frosty morning this Saturday, as my sons and I continue Walking the Wall for Daina 2025. We had a brutally early start, in order to ensure we would be able to catch the one bus which could pick us up from our destination in time to take the train home. As the... Continue Reading →
First of all, I would like to wish all of my readers a very Happy New Year! I have certainly been busy for the first few days of January, as you will find out below. This is quite a long post, so grab a cup of your favourite hot drink and read on! The second... Continue Reading →
Before I sign off for the Christmas holidays, I wanted to tell you about my New Year's resolution/Charity fundraiser for 2025. As regular visitors to this site will be aware, I lost my aunt Daina to Motor Neurone Disease in April of this year. Daina was a tireless fundraiser and advocate for better treatment of... Continue Reading →
As EIF goes on holiday for the next two weeks, I wanted to wish all of my readers a Happy Easter. Here's a video filmed at one of my favourite childhood haunts, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, for you to enjoy if you so choose... https://youtu.be/HWy6FJEmR-E
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to visit excavations of the Roman bath complex under Carlisle cricket ground, before they were covered over at the end of the dig. One of the archaeologists gave a fascinating tour of the site. Here is what I learned... About the bath complex The complex was discovered in... Continue Reading →
I must begin this post with thanks to author and poet, Michele Lee Sefton, for suggesting I write about my recent visit to the Lake District. This walk is certainly worth recording, and it gives me joy to relive it. And, heaven knows, we could all use some joy right now. So thank you, Michele... Continue Reading →
I gave an interview recently to Bold Journey, in which I discuss Imposter Syndrome, and how I deal with it in my life and work. If you are interested to learn more, you can find the article here: https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-ingrid-wilson/ I think it is common for people working in the creative industry to suffer from Imposter... Continue Reading →
Just a quick note to say that EIF is now open for submissions for works to be published in 2024: I will accept submissions of poetry and memoir, but I am looking to publish more fiction in 2024, in particular novels, novellas and short/flash fiction collections, which are experimental and challenging in one form or other,... Continue Reading →
It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine recently about my work at EIF. You can read the interview below. Thank you to Nick Reeves for the featured image! I explain a bit about how I got started with EIF, and the challenges I have faced growing a business from scratch in... Continue Reading →
Experiments in Fiction 