Bea Creative Writer

When I reach the letter Z on my blog postings, I usually take it as a cue to pause and take stock of where I’m up to. This is the end of fi...

“Think again, Dear” Three years ago when I first came to Swanwick Summer School I kept a low profile. Last year I berated myself for no...

I’ve returned to the Swanwick Writers’ Summer School. This is my third time here in this creative cauldron, this year alongside 292 other...

I do love train travel.  My next journey will take me north to Scotland. Along the way there is some stunning scenery. The first train ...

Never volunteer for anything, they say! (‘They’ obviously doesn’t refer to the folks behind  Volunteers’ Week  which runs from 1-7 June.)...

Writers’ Forum magazine invites readers to submit short items each month for its News Front pages. With a limit of 200 words the articles...

All images by Readly Back in the day when shorthand was an essential office skill, business men (and women) would ask their secretary t...