With a smile of recognition they moved quickly towards each other and, saying nothing, kissed briefly, their lips touching. He never kissed anyone like that. He saw the surprise in her eyes. Then, moments later, they kissed again, lips still closed, still chased, but this time with a hint of pressure. He felt himself heading […]
I said I’d read something by Sebastian Barry after “Days Without End” – and I’m glad I did. Whilst I’m not sure “The Temporary Gentleman” completely lives up to the hyperbole on the front and back covers (but do books ever?!), it is a tight, really well-written story, filled with tragedy, emotion, pathos. There’s a […]
I’m not sure what I expected from the reading and book launch yesterday. Of course, there was always the naive and simplistic hope, skulking in a dark corner somewhere, that at the end of the reading there would be a prolonged standing ovation, followed by a huge queue to buy my book and to secure […]
Just over 24-hours to my reading tomorrow as part of the Ripon Poetry Festival… Who’d have thought it?!
“I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence.” – James Joyce
