• The thing about working in a school, as I do, is that all your holidays are fixed; you get a week off for Halloween, two weeks for Christmas, a [...]

  Easter staycation: switch-off time from writing and editing

  April 10, 2026
• This week, while off for Easter break, I had an opportunity to dress up as a medieval monk. Do I make a convincing medieval monk? Er, no. Apart [...]

  Am I a convincing medieval monk? Happy Easter weekend

  April 4, 2026
• I kicked off the two week school Easter holiday today with a bit of silly seasonal fun: an Easter book stack challenge. I recently got this tank [...]

  Easter book stack challenge

  April 12, 2025
• It’s Easter Sunday, so if you celebrate – or even if you don’t – here’s a poem that’s fitting for spring. [...]

  Happy Easter! A spring poem reading

  March 31, 2024