Author of The Kingfisher Quests trilogy
Four or five successive heatwaves and months with no meaningful rain has reminded me just how central the weather is to the British identity. The foot of the Cornish peninsula, where I grew up, is particularly known for weather that pays no attention to the forecast: wind and rain that can arrive from nowhere and … Read more
Last summer began and ended on bridges. The first bridge was on the western edge of Dartmoor. A friend of mine suggested we sit on a bench and meditate. I knew there was something important about this moment, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. The second bridge was on the eastern … Read more
When I recall the events that have had the most powerful impact on me, the atmosphere of place is often more memorable than the events themselves. One afternoon, having returned to Penzance from University, I found myself locked out. While I waited for my mum to return, I put my travel bag on the ground … Read more
For most of us, most of the time, the world feels quietly held together. Names, objects, identities; everything sits in place, stabilised by the stories we share. The kitchen table is a table. A person is who we’ve always known them to be. A place is defined by its history, purpose and form. Occasionally, something … Read more
Last summer, I had been invited by a friend from aikido to accompany him to Manchester for one of Zahir Khan‘s regular talks. I don’t know what I expected to happen, but the experience was transformational in a way that I find difficult to explain – at least without using cliches about energetic connection and … Read more
Amber is sick because of a secret locked inside. But the world is in danger, and Amber’s trauma is connected to its salvation. Pursued by energy thieves, dead sorcerers and vicious beasts, Amber must seek and face the truth to solve the riddles of an archaic prophecy. So begins a voyage of discovery, drawing together … Read more
Be Your Own Dream Detective: How to Interpret Any Dream is the first book I self-published under the nhBeyond imprint/brand. When I first published the book, there was no easy way to get it on to Amazon, so I decided to use iTunes (I know it’s a book, not a song, but that’s how Apple … Read more
This evening, I finally started putting pen to paper on the Enchanted Land. What I mean to say is that I wrote the words ‘The Enchanted Land’ on the back of an old football team sheet (got to save paper, people!) What is The Enchanted Land? As you might imagine, it is a magickal* world … Read more