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Invisible illnesses. If you have one, you stand a high chance of having spent a large portion of your life being misdiagnosed, misunderstood and doubted, both by medical professionals and the world at large. It is so difficult to live with this kind of gaslighting, and yet for many people (myself included) this is a... Continue Reading →
What an exciting day I had with the kids when Flying Scotsman rolled into Carlisle last Sunday. Carlisle's Railway Heritage Carlisle is a historic city, and has been an important settlement from Roman times right through to the modern period. Unfortunately, its historical landmarks are not as well-preserved as those of York or Chester, for... Continue Reading →
I hate festive advertising as much as the next person, but if you do plan on giving gifts this festive season, perhaps you will consider gifting a copy of The Anthropocene Hymnal, the poetry anthology designed to raise awareness of the climate crisis whilst raising funds for WWF. The anthology is available from Amazon (and... Continue Reading →
After the success of Halloween Sonnet Sunday, I am excited to announce that the next Seasonal Sonnet Festival will take place on 19 December 2021, and the theme will be festivity! Wherever you are in the world, and whatever seasonal festival you celebrate at this time of year, you are welcome to join in the... Continue Reading →
Today's Love Letter is written in honour of the Lake District's second longest lake, Ullswater. Situated in the east of the National Park, below the mighty slopes of the Helvellyn massif, it offers a world of wonder to the walker. It is 9 miles (14 km) long and 0.75 miles (1 km) wide, with a maximum depth... Continue Reading →
Exciting news! Experiments in Fiction is now no longer just your favourite poetry and fiction website :-) it is also my own small business. This means I have taken a further step towards my dream of making a living from my writing. Of course, the main reason we write is because we love it, but... Continue Reading →
If you want to know more about Postojna and Predjamski Grad, you can find individual postcards on these destinations in my archives. Today, I just want to share some of the delightful autumn colours we saw when we visited in October. Postojna Cave The area around the world-famous Postojna cave has some delightful deciduous woodland... Continue Reading →
Once upon a timethere was a diesel and a steamychuffing down the tracks:the diesel was oilingand the steamy was chuffing and puffingbut then he stopped and did his breaksbut the diesel didn’tso he crashed!Then the rescue car cameand rescued all the people! A poem by Ollie, aged 4! I am delighted to say that my... Continue Reading →
The mountains were wild forms, or monstrous shapeswhich towered above the moonlit lakeside roadforeign to me as the stars abovewhich were obscured by streetlights in my town.How I feared those dark foreboding heights!And even in the day, the scree could sendyou tumbling down the hillside like a doll:it was enough to keep me for a... Continue Reading →
He picks up the bottle, pours out of it a stream of bitter and slanderous lies. I stand for truth: I am bombarded, yet I stand, embattled, battle-hardened. The tirade of abuse hits like a hurricane, but my limbs are seasoned timber: I have weathered many storms. Where there is hatred, let me bring love…... Continue Reading →
