Synopsis: A zombie virus breaks out and a group of survivors are caught on a train, but who is more deadly – the zombies or the survivors? Director: Sang-ho Yeon Starring: Su-An Kim, Yoo Gong, Dong-Seok Ma Review: I’d heard good things about Train to Busan and it had been Read more…
I’ve been pouring over my assorted writings in an attempt to get organised and I came across this piece, written but never submitted for a competition/anthology (it was written a long time ago so I can’t remember which). For assorted reasons I never finished it and have never returned to Read more…
Synopsis: An American nanny is hired to take care of a young boy, the only problem is, the ‘boy’ is made of porcelain. Violating the strict rules his parents said she must follow, she begins to sense the boy is alive, and may want more than just a nanny to care Read more…
We have an annual festival in Exeter called the ‘Respect Festival’ which celebrates the city’s diversity. Way back in 2012 I’d help set up ‘Resident Writers’ and we did ‘flag poetry’ The idea was that there were different words written on the ‘flags’. Everyone was given five flags, and then Read more…
The publishing world has undergone a rapid shift in recent years, even in the time since I dipped my toes into the ocean of books, agents, ebooks etc. However, I’m often asked how I got my work published so I thought I’d share my story in case it helps someone Read more…
On a rare ‘date night’ (that’s two sleepy parents who’ve managed to get the toddler to bed at a decent time) hubby and I watched the latest Beauty & the Beast. It’s been a looooong time since I saw the original animation (in the cinema, with my BFF, Karen something) Read more…
Synopsis: An American submarine stops to rescue survivors of a sunken ship but as soon as they are on board, strange happenings start to occur in this claustrophobic supernatural thriller. Director: David Twohy Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Dexter Fletcher, Matthew Davis and Olivia Williams Review: I normally avoid war movies but I was drawn to Read more…
Remember a few weeks ago I shared details of my soap making workshop with @SoapDaze, well today I collected my soaps! I love the colours made by the bladderwrack and clay and the blend of sandlewood with mandarin is delicious. I also think the pup approves as she gave them Read more…