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Merry Christmas…if you celebrate it, that is. The date falls within the 12 days of yuletide, so it’s one of the days in our household [...]
December 25, 2023
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The shortest day of the year falls between 3-4am this year on December 22nd, and that means it’s officially winter here in the northern [...]
December 22, 2023
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This week I’m in Ibiza on a much needed holiday. I’ll be in and out of social media. No writing or editing, minimal reading on the [...]
August 21, 2023
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With schools closing on 30th June, and the 8 week summer holidays looming here in Northern Ireland, it’s time for me to think about what I [...]
June 28, 2023
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Aside from being an Indie and small-press author, I also work in a grammar school. My day profession provides a steady income that my writing [...]
June 21, 2023
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I’m currently on a two week winter holiday from my day work in a grammar school. Seasonal festivities aside, my primary goal of this [...]
December 27, 2022
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I had been wondering when it might happen and it did: having avoided catching Covid during the 2020 pandemic, and even during the second lockdown [...]
November 29, 2022
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The first covid lockdown seems like another lifetime ago these days. Back in 2020, as the UK entered the first one on 23rd March, I had reached [...]
April 10, 2022
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Global events have sent my anxiety sky rocketing over the past week and I’m finding it harder lately to stick my happy mask on for the [...]
March 5, 2022
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Happy Valentine’s Day 2022. I know lots of people who always lament this day of all things love as they think it’s only about [...]
February 14, 2022
Leilanie Stewart 