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Olive Framley’s Magical Year
I am glad you agreed to be my mentor. What a wonderful gift my Chinese Water Dragon was! I knew that I could never be a witch with a cat or an owl. Magic needs to be modernised. I have named my new familiar Firenze, after Florence, the beautiful city where I first realised I… Continue reading
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A Magical Stranger
It had been warm when I’d left and I only had my hoodie with me, and there was a woman who’d also taken shelter, in her thirties or forties with bright red hair, and she was also without her coat. She smiled at me. “Come and join. The bus doesn’t stop here anymore though, so… Continue reading
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Familiar conflict
Suki’s eggs have hatched! They are dear little chicks, although very noisy, and since she is on her own, Suki needs a lot of help getting enough food for them. Teddy does not like this. He wasn’t fond of Suki anyway, and, now there are a whole brood of chicks too, he is very restless.… Continue reading
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Unromantic Rites of Passage
Lucy Skylark Entry 3, 24th March. Dear Vera, Oh, I feel like such a stupid, silly child. I’ve been lodging at Dune House just over three weeks now and everything seemed fine but this morning Suki my bird friend nudged me awake and said she thought she could hear something. I thought she was just being… Continue reading
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The Gateway
I got out that map of Barkmouth you gave me and looked at it, and it looked like it was shining somehow, right near the cinema, the one I thought might be staffed by Fae. Teddy was eager to get out and he was keen to find out what might be happening… And he pointed… Continue reading
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The Harbinger of Spring
A very pretty little bird landed on my window sill. I went to give her some seeds and then she chirped at me rather insistently that, as a witch, I was obligated to give her room and board. Well, I was very surprised to hear a bird talk but she didn’t seem to think this was at… Continue reading
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Lucy Skylark’s Magical Year
I’m so glad you agreed to be my mentor. It was very kind of you when you could be enjoying your retirement, so I’m grateful for all your time and advice. I’m so excited to be taking my first steps to becoming a full time witch. Continue reading
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Coming soon! Not new, but improved!
Hi all, I’m excited to tell you that I am going to be publishing the Magical Years of Lucy Skylark and Olive Framley this year in instalments, starting on Tuesday 3rd March, and then twice weekly as soon as Olive shows up. Continue reading
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Procrastination: Not what you need to be a record breaker
Too many things, as always. Cleaning, tidying, sorting out wider house jobs, sending a faffy email that’ll probably take 1o minutes… And wider things too. I’ve been meaning to try and get an editor for my novel manuscript for literally years. I don’t quite know what’s stopping me. Solidarity with my fellow procrastinators! Continue reading
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Lols
What brands do you associate with? Wow, commercial, much?! This blog is not sponsored and neither am I. The sun, the trees, interesting shaped clouds, double rainbows and the ability to dream belong to us all. I’m not saying there isn’t the odd brand that I like or I find reliable or good value. But… Continue reading
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