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February 5, 2018 patsy

Long distance for a short story.

It’s not just me who travels (I’m writing this in the campervan – can you guess where?) My stories get about a bit too.

Today I have one

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January 22, 2018 patsy

A first!

I’ve finally sold a story to The People’s Friend Magazine! That completes the set, of all the mainstream women’s magazines in the UK.

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January 10, 2018 patsy

That’s Nice

I have a short story in Woman’s Weekly.

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January 10, 2018 patsy

That’s Nice

I have a short story in Woman’s Weekly.

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December 15, 2017 patsy

Another quickie

I have another very short story up on this website. It’s entered into a competition and the more likes and comments it gets, the better my chances, so feel free the click on the thumbs up symbol ๐Ÿ˜‰

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December 10, 2017 patsy

Water

I have a drabble (a very short story) published, here โ€“ย Water

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November 20, 2017 patsy

A light shower

For the first couple of weeks this month, I worked hard on my NaNo novel. Then I got distracted

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November 3, 2017 patsy

A week of wandering

I recently attended Bristol literary festival and took part in the first ever book busk organised as part of this event. It was a fun thing to try and

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October 27, 2017 patsy

See you tomorrow?

On Saturday, 28th October I’ll be at The Watershed in Bristol, reading some of my short stories as part of the Bristol Literary Festival. If you’re in the area, do come and say hello.

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October 27, 2017 patsy

See you tomorrow?

On Saturday, 28th October I’ll be at The Watershed in Bristol, reading some of my short stories as part of the Bristol Literary Festival. If you’re in the area, do come and say hello.

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