Visual Verse - When you told me about pigs

 Hello! Oink!

 Just letting you know that my flash fiction piece "When you told me about pigs" has been published in Visual Verse. For August's issue we were challenged to respond to the above image by Jacob Owens.

 I hope you enjoy my story.

 Liz x

Speak Easy, Stretford - A summer adventure

 Hello!

 Having performed at a number of the central Manchester spoken-word nights, such as One Mic Stand, Speak!, Bad Language, the Poetry Pop Jukebox Co-op and Stirred, I started venturing further out. I recently read at Verbose in Levenshulme, which was lovely, and this week I tried out Speak Easy in Stretford.

 I had never been to Stretford, and as it was a sunny evening, I decided to walk there from the centre of Manchester after work. The journey took me around an hour and a half, and I stopped from time to time to talk photos in the lovely summer light.

 I arrived at Stretford Sip Club and enjoyed a fun and genuinely varied night of performance, with a mix of humour, seriousness, and some singing, which was quite different and refreshing. It was really nice when everyone got the chorus and joined in.

 I enjoyed performing my poetry to a new crowd, and was really happy to be invited back to do a longer set. I hope to return - watch this space! I caught a tram back to Manchester, as walking all the way back might have been a bit much! But I am glad I walked there.

 Thanks to Speak Easy for having me, and to the warm and welcoming audience, and thank you for reading my blog and sharing my adventures.

 Liz x

Severine - Dogteeth

 Hello!

 I am very happy to have a poem, "Dogteeth", in Issue Six of Severine, which has the theme of "Wild". 

 Issue Four of Severine was one of my first publications, back in 2016, so it is lovely to see my work between the pages of this elegant journal once again.

 I hope you enjoy my writing.

 Liz x

Scrittura Magazine - Things that make me happy

 Hello!

 My poem "Things that make me happy" has been published in Issue 13 of Scrittura Magazine - something that has made me very happy indeed! It is partly inspired by my time living in Avignon, which you can read more about on my travel blog.

 Scrittura is beautifully designed, and it is wonderful to see my work there.

 I hope you enjoy my poem.

 Liz x

Selcouth Station - Ávila

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my poem "Ávila" has been published by Selcouth Station. I hope you enjoy it. 

 You can learn more about my visit to Ávila on my travel blog.

 Liz x

Riggwelter Press - The cows

 Hello!

 I am pleased to announce that my poem "The cows" has been published in Issue #4 of Riggwelter Press.

 I hope you enjoy my writing.

 Liz x

In The Red - Serpentine

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to have a poem in In The Red 15. "Serpentine" is part of my series on Chinese zodiac animals, along with "Rooster" and "Sheepgoat".

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

The Kindling - Waiting

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my poem "Waiting" has been published in Issue Three of The Kindling.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Your Cat Magazine - Little and large

 Hello!

 A few years ago an article I wrote about my late rescue cat Murphy was published in Your Cat Magazine. I recently found out that another piece I wrote appeared in the December 2016 issue. 

 "Little and large: A tale of two tabbies" completes Murphy's story and introduces our current cat, Kitt. It also features photos by me. The issue seems to currently be out of print but if you do find it, I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

The Poetry Shed - Sheepgoat

 Hello!

 I'm delighted that my poem "Sheepgoat" has been published by Abegail Morley on her site The Poetry Shed.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

The Fat Damsel

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to have two poems published in The Fat Damsel. I hope you enjoy "Requiem" and "Wild strawberries".

 Liz x

Sincerely Magazine: Volume 4 - Ruckus

 Hello!

 I am delighted to have five poems and a number of photographs in the latest volume of Sincerely Magazine. It is a truly beautiful journal that combines word and image stunningly. 

 Please do check it out and I hope you enjoy my work.

 Liz x

Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den

 Hi!

 I'm pleased to announce that my review of Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den by Aimée Carter has been published on Cuckoo Review. I hope you enjoy learning about this new fantasy series.

 Liz x

Sincerely Magazine: Volume 3 - Ephemeral

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that four of my poems; "Dreaming rainbows", "China", "Hunting" and "Garlic", as well as a number of my photographs, have been published in Volume 3 of Sincerely Magazine.

 This volume has the theme of the ephemeral. I really recommend this beautiful publication.

 Liz x

Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco

 Hi! Hope you're well.

 Just letting you know that Cuckoo Review have published my review of Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco by Ruth Fitzgerald.

 I hope you enjoy learning about this sweet and fun new series.

 Liz x

Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my review of Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity by Ruth Fitzgerald is now up on Cuckoo Review!

 I hope you enjoy it - let me know what you think of the book.

 Liz x

The Water Horse

 Hi!

 I'm very happy that my review of Holly Webb's Venetian fantasy novel The Water Horse has been published on Cuckoo Review. I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Storm Horse

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my review of Nick Garlick's Storm Horse has been published on Cuckoo Review! I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Visual Verse - The beach

 Hello!

 I am very happy that my piece "The beach" has been published in this month's Visual Verse! We were tasked with responding to the above image by Kimberley Richards. I love Visual Verse - it's a great challenge, not least because you have just one hour to write your story or poem.

 Another thing to celebrate is that my travel blog has reached 10,000 views! Thank you to everyone who has visited it; your support means a lot.

 I hope you enjoy "The beach" and continue to enjoy my blog.

 Liz x

Binny in Secret

 Hello!

 My review of Hilary McKay's Binny in Secret is now up on Cuckoo Review!

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x