not writing – Ali Bacon, Author

June 12, 2015

Looking for Laurie Lee (2): Slad and Stroud

So this time it was my turn to go in search of Laurie Lee, on foot, in the company of our local U3A walking group, who welcomed me warmly on my first outing with them and provided excellent company along the way. Of course not all of these seasoned ramblers were interested in the literary connections of … Continue reading Looking for Laurie Lee (2): Slad and Stroud

May 4, 2015

Not writing, still breathing

I’m sure I saw someone say over on Facebook that writing is like breathing, i.e. necessary to life. And up to a few months ago I would have agreed. Regardless of the intrusion of life events (and often because of just that!) writing was the ‘go to’ place, and thinking about writing was the default state … Continue reading Not writing, still breathing