Author Archives: fordhollow74

DING DONG, MERRILY…

Posted on December 17, 2017 by fordhollow74
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SWEET CHESTNUT

Posted on December 7, 2017 by fordhollow74

We coppiced the tree Sweet Chestnut growing too tall Winter sleep cut down   We had to coppice the Sweet Chestnut tree as it was growing under the power lines, planted in the wrong spot almost nine years ago. I … Continue reading →

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NOVEMBER PASSING

Posted on November 30, 2017 by fordhollow74

The last leaves are falling, a few beech boughs hanging on to golden leaves that have resisted the gales. The open woodland has a few treasures to reveal such as the near perfect woven nest of dead grass and moss placed … Continue reading →

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DANNY’S ISLAND

Posted on November 24, 2017 by fordhollow74

An affair years ago leads Meg into an adventure ending with success and catastrophe. The quiet pace of life in an English University town clashes with the harsh regime of a tropical island dictatorship. Danny’s Island, my 10K word story, … Continue reading →

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GORSE

Posted on November 6, 2017 by fordhollow74

spider woven gorse flowering in autumn mist fated pheasants flee

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BOOKS

Posted on November 3, 2017 by fordhollow74

On a recent visit to London I spent time in Waterstones bookstore on Piccadilly: five floors of books, who knows how many tons of books, never mind the number. Tons of books, the thought is intimidating, not least in the … Continue reading →

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Man Booker

Posted on September 24, 2017 by fordhollow74

October brings the 2017 Man Booker prize awards after the short list of the six novels was announced in September. By chance, when the long list came out earlier, I heard an interview on the radio with Fiona Mozley, a … Continue reading →

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BIRCHLAND HALL

Posted on September 7, 2017 by fordhollow74

BIRCHLAND HALL, my second novel, is now independently published on Amazon as a paperback and Kindle e-book. Although the ideas behind the novel have been in my mind for some time, I only got down to serious writing this year, through … Continue reading →

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KNOCKING ON…

Posted on August 31, 2017 by fordhollow74

… September’s door here in West Somerset, the meteorological start of Autumn, there’s talk of overnight grass frosts and periods of rain. The trees, Rowans, Oaks, Ash and Maples are already showing a colouring in their leaves. This morning the … Continue reading →

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MONTHS PASSING

Posted on August 17, 2017 by fordhollow74

I made no posts in June or July. My only excuse is the I have been busy bouncing edits to and fro with my editor progressing my second novel, ‘BIRCHLAND HALL, toward publication in September. I’m now waiting for a … Continue reading →

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