by nicola | Jan 22, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Travel
A few years ago, a lifetime before lockdown, I planned to celebrate a significant birthday in Haiti. I had grown up with stories from my own family history of how Nigerians and Indians (along with many other nations in the 20th century) fought for independence from...
by nicola | Jan 11, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Fiction
I wrote this second draft of what became a story opening following a week of online teaching at the beginning of a Spring term that at the last minute found itself online. The children had been given a copy of Little Red Riding Hood from Philip Pullman’s Grimm Tales...
by HillWalker | Jan 10, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Memoir
Walking home, swinging my satchel, eyes fixed on the pavement, I was deep in thought about a difficult day at school. A sudden barking made me glance up. Mrs Thomas’ dog was at the gate, balanced on his hind legs, with his front legs gripping the top of the iron gate...
