Writer of Quality with a Fiction Addiction
A poor vegetable seller is minding his shop when a mysterious dog turns up on his doorstep, setting off a train of events that requires decisive action. ‘The Map of Bihar’ deals with poverty and passion. It appears in the anthology Barcelona to Bihar. To get your copy, click on the external link or visit Amazon.
Barcelona to Bihar, Earlyworks Press, May 2012
The benefits of Youth and Community Work often go unrecognised and yet the need for it has never been more acute. This article was written at the time of civil turmoil in English cities, but here we are again, with rates of knife crime among young people soaring and the statement is as valid as ever. John Allan, a Community Education worker for Gateshead Council, talked to Janet H Swinney about how this long-term process of transformation works, and how he turned his life around for the benefit of others.
To find out about John’s journey, and the role he now occupies, click here
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You are Here, an Anthology of Prize-winning Memoire and Journalism’, ‘Earlyworks Press’ 2012
Degsie is a cat who has a major impact in every household where he takes up residence. Hell-bent on serving his own interests, the chain of events he instigates quickly causes other people’s lives to unravel. The story provides an insight into some of the shortcomings of ‘Care in the Community’.
What people have said about Degsie
‘Darkly comic and lightly serious. Brilliant!’ – Camilla Z Nightingale, writer.
‘An unusual and captivating story, with subtle humour and a realistic atmosphere.’ – Peter Lavender, Senior Research Fellow, NIACE
‘A sobering and fascinating treatment on the themes of mutual understanding and survival in an indifferent world. I’ll be thinking about it for some time, and I’m glad I’ve read it.’ – James A. Murray
First appeared on the website of ‘The Feathered Flounder,’ Arizona, USA 2011.
A group of disparate adults turn up for an adult education class, but find it difficult to stick to the curriculum. A story about aspiration and resilience that appears in the anthology Ways of Falling. To get your copy, click on the external link or visit Amazon.
Internet Explorer, in Ways of Falling, Earlyworks Press, January 2011
Veil, set in inner city London, is a tale about the perceived value of Art and about matters multicultural. It appears in the anthology Recognition. To get your copy, click on the external link or visit Amazon.
Veil, in Recognition, Earlyworks Press, April 2010
Nirmala longs for a child. Her failure to produce one has dire consequences. The story appears in The Visitors. To get your copy, click on the external link.
Offerings and Thanksgivings, in The Visitors, Cinnamon Press, April 2010
http://www.inpressbooks.co.uk/publishers/cinnamon-press/the-visitors-1/
Complete Cinema, the weekly journal of the Indian film industry 20.03.2010
Small Beginnings is an alternative account of what went on in the Garden of Eden, and this time it’s Eve reporting. You can find it in the anthology Loretta’s Parrot. To get your copy, click on the external link.
Small Beginnings in Loretta’s Parrot, Earlyworks Press, April 2009
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lorettas-Parrot-Other-Stories-Sarah/dp/1906451141
Semi-finalist International Development journalism competition
Guardian on-line 17.07.08
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