This is part eight in my Astral Mage serial. Continues from Riding Ever Onwards last week! The vast Statue Army stood on the other side of the hill, their ancient banners flapping in the breeze. Artemuse spotted Eddister, a tiny figure standing alongside Lord Festiniog behind the lines. Several of the Palace Guard were mounted, clustered […]
How much has cinema changed since 1914?
I’ve been a lover of cinema for as long as I can remember – as artform, vehicle for documentary and purveyor of entertainment, it’s certainly a versatile medium, and one that does, and should, go beyond the confines of CGI and big star names. So when I saw that my local independent cinema, the Tyneside, was showing A […]
#FridayFlash – Riding Ever Onwards
This is part seven in my Astral Mage serial. Continues from The Queen last week! The horses were saddled and ready in the courtyard when Artemuse and the Queen reached the stables. Artemuse gulped when she saw Mirage, a gigantic beast of a black stallion. The Royal Crest on his saddle gleamed, a flash of […]
#FridayFlash – The Queen
This is part six in my Astral Mage serial, following on from The Roost last week! Artemuse sailed across the palace courtyard and dropped neatly through an open window into the throne room. She landed on a torch bracket high in the ceiling and looked down, expecting to see guards or courtiers fawning over the […]
8 things Mummy did in Paris
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, or you’re friends with me on Facebook, you’ll have seen a string of photos from my recent trip to Paris. Among them, you’ll have seen a collection of images that I’ve tagged #mummyselfie, as they feature my little crochet mummy that I made a few weeks ago. I’ve […]
#FridayFlash – The Roost
This follows on from last week’s flash, The Sleeping Army. Artemuse followed the passage, and it didn’t take her long to realise that it coiled upward in a tight spiral. She had no idea where the vaal’kyr roost would be, but it didn’t surprise her that winged creatures might prefer to live above the city, […]
