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23 Random & Not So Random Reasons Why I Love Steampunk

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Sheila N

Being a List of the Various, Sundry, and Indeed Random Reasons I Enjoy Steampunk, with Occasional Interruptions by Weasels, Stoats, & a Badger Who Likes to Play Suduko, as Well as Praise for the Beauty that is Doncaster Mansion … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, List, Writing | Tagged A Yorkshireman in Ohio, charm bracelet, Craig Hallam, creativity, Cthulu, Doctor Who, Doncaster, Greaveburn, HG Welles, Hopeless Maine, Nimue Brown, Professor Elemental, Rewind, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Jones and the Geek Interventionist, Steampunk, Tom Brown, War of the Worlds, When Stoats Go Wrong, writing | Leave a comment

“Bile”

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sheila N

Some flash fiction for you. Warning: do not eat while reading. I wanted that dress. I mean, brick through the pvc window; alarm goes off; blood on shattered glass, and hands, and frock; dress itself proper shredded as I drag … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Story time | Tagged A Yorkshireman in Ohio, anger, Books, fiction, flash fiction, hatred, Koi Carpe Diem, Leeds, Sheffield, shopping, short story collection, The Woodcutter's Son, What! No Pudding?, writing | Leave a comment

A Tale of Two Libraries

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sheila N

“There is no love without loss.” When I walked into the British Library, or, later that same day, the Poetry Library, I wasn’t thinking of my sister, who’s a medical librarian. I wasn’t even thinking of my late mother, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, grief, mental health, Poetry, Writing | Tagged bipolar, British Library, family, grief, libraries, London, Nelson Mandela, poetry, Poetry Library, Stephanie Cage, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Ted Hughes Festival 2017, The Bell Jar, writing | 4 Comments

Lurgy, the Protestant Work Ethic, & Me

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Sheila N

Warnings for: self pity, hacking cough, the smell of onions, strong likelihood of swearing. I spotted the happy looking little chap with the bow tie, and arresting blue eyes, over the weekend, at a writing day with some writerly friends. … Continue reading →

Posted in mental health, Writing | Tagged dictionary definitions, Doncopolitan magazine, guilt, lurgy, mental health, Pagan work ethic, physical health, Protestant work ethic, stinky food, writing | 1 Comment

Being Doctor Daisy

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sheila N

“The Holmes side is … crawling with spies. The Mycroftian branch … spends so much time undercover, they never travel anywhere without a duvet.” – Dr Margeurite “Daisy” LeStrade, from “Sherlock Jones & the Hound of the Basingstokes”. Today’s tune … Continue reading →

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