We’re Going on a Beast-Hunt

Reading Time: 5 mins and under ...but ethically, and in the imagination!  This month in 'Sacred England', we're tailing all the strange, strange creatures that make up our folklore, our mythological cultural identity. About The Everyday Magazine Set up in 2019 by Bristol-based Jess Blackwell, this online community publication won a Rising Star Award 2021. …

The Janeite Effect

Reading Time: 5 mins and under I was reading an article in Mslexia this week, by Julie Vuong. It's all about the recent(-ish) publishing trend for 'up-lit' - essentially, happy fiction - and also mentions how fantasy tales and historical romances are becoming popular once again. In darker times, people look for escape. In lockdown, …

Agnes Grey: a Bittersweet Surprise

Reading Time: 5-10 mins Happy 2022! As written over on Ko-fi, I've set myself a new goal: to write more reviews. So, here goes. I'm starting with Agnes Grey. Having escaped lockdown through nineteenth-century literature, I've already enthused about certain aspects of Anne Brontë's first novel. Now, with this week being the 202nd anniversary of …

This Is What I Mean

Reading Time: 5 mins and under Happy National Poetry Day! This year, the theme is 'Choice', and I'm choosing to share a couple of new verse pieces with you. Here is the first, which covers me starting to draw again, why we create in general (art is precious), and choosing to have a laugh and …

August Admin: Explaining the Tags

Reading Time: 5 mins and under I've nearly finished my current requests. They've all been about this blog: checking that the links work, making navigation clearer, dedicating pieces properly, and, as seen in my most recent blog series, my thoughts on types of publishers for smaller work, with examples from my own experience. The last …