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Stories of Place and Belonging
‘Where do you come from?’ I used to hate that question. I never knew how to answer. Did it mean ‘Where were you born?’ or ‘Where do you live?’ Or…
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A Sense of Tiptoe
I’ve been re-immersing myself into more poetry as of late, it’s something that I’ve long tried to avoid as, being a poet and writer, it’s an area where I always…
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Time Among the Maya
From a young age I've been fascinated with ancient cultures around the world, whether it be the Druids, Egyptians, ancient Greeks or indeed the Maya there's always a sense of…
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Witchcraft: A Secret History
I’ve always had a fascination with the supernatural, having lived in a number of places that can only be called ‘haunted’ and had numerous events in my life which I…
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The Stonemason
In The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain, Andrew Ziminski takes us on a history of building in Britain, beginning with our Neolithic ancestors through to our modern age. A…
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Berkshire’s Healing Landscape
I write about how the land holds us closer than we know and heals us always. I wrote earlier on of how the rivers of Warwickshire silently supported me and…