In which the derelict farmhouse that sparked my historical fantasy, ‘Foxfires’, on a wintery walk many years ago suddenly appears online for sale, and I spend the day wishing it was mine, all mine!
Tag: historical
Out of the Frying Pan… The Reluctant Rescue of Jack Fairchild
The moon finally peeked from behind the clouds as the dogs trotted on across the dark, windswept moorland, scattering powdery snow with their tails. The pilot (perhaps called ‘Jack’, but he wasn’t entirely sure) limped along, looking up every so often and cursing the white disc above him. His memory had deserted him, he was frozen to the core, rigid with pain, and beholden to the silent, dour giant of a man beside him. The crash would never have happened on a clear night. He would have made it to wherever the hell he was meant to be…
Welcome to the Family, Foxfires!
FOXFIRES – what’s it all about?
It was a relief to finally type ‘The End’ on my fourth book and I think the characters felt it too. We’ve been working together on and off for twelve years now in extremely adverse conditions, and they’ve been very patient with me…
Begging Letter #4: Tree-Climbing Sheep
In which Dr Williams comes across another strange petition in the intriguing medieval Blackwood archives…
Begging Letter #3: What shall we do with the Drunken Soldier?
In which Dr Williams comes across another strange petition in the Blackwood archives…
Alternative Fact #3 from ‘Blackwood’
All the battles and triumphs between then and now seemed suddenly irrelevant, for this… this was the Black Wood…
Alternative Fact #2 from ‘Blackwood’
The Killer Carriage and Unlucky John Swift, from ‘The Blackwood Crusade’
Alternative Fact #1 from ‘Blackwood’
We’ve been using this diversionary tactic invented by Guy Garderobe for centuries. Here’s the story behind it.
