This sketch is my interpretation of a composition from a front cover of an old Ladybird book, I’ve owned since my childhood days back in Birmingham – which proves it was not just about eating lots of corned beef hash, and going down the Blues. KRO! The Ladybird Book of Pond Life, was one edition…
HYWEL – KINDLE PROMO POSTER & EXCERPT
It was just after the Easter bank holiday when the strangers came. They were there when he got home, the trace of too many crème eggs still thick on his lips. A man and woman, Abe and Rhiannon, permanent smilers as they had lots to grin about. The type that had their clothes painted onto…
My Sketches: Vulpes
This sketch is my interpretation of a Vulpes, a fictional giant fox from my YA fantasy novel – The Sweep, which will be released in 2026. In the story, the Vulpes, once tame pets were abandoned by the wealthy inhabitants of the city as they climbed away from the rising smog, and were no longer…
NOSTALGIA – KINDLE PROMO POSTER & EXCERPT
Before the infamous black door, where she had stood only once before, fresh tears streamed down her face. The façade of dereliction and neglect belittled the magnificence of what lay within, No. 1 Tyranny Square, which to Jackson was simply the greatest place in the eternity of creation. Staring up into pregnant morning skies, cloaked…
My Sketches: Peacock Butterfly
The Peacock has to be one of the UK’s most charismatic butterflies. With striking wing markings that hark back to the days of the Spitfire, and that flash of colour reminiscent of the feathers of the peacock, it is of course named after. Did you know…? The Peacock has one of the longer lifespans of…
THE WOODEN HEADS – KINDLE PROMO POSTER & EXCERPT
They got a hospital bed put up in the front room, so Grandad didn’t have to go into a home. Palliative Care it was called. End of life kindness. One day, a dark and sad day, a final day…Grandad smiled weakly from that bed and motioned to Mum with a frail wink and a wave….
My Sketches: DODO
This sketch of a Dodo was drawn in the research phase of a W.I.P (work in progress) entitled – The Forbidden Library. My research for this project drew me into the world of extinction, the fragility of ecosystems, and the sadness and finality of life on earth. The fascinating history of this flightless bird was…
MY BROTHER’S EYE – KINDLE PROMO POSTER & EXCERPT
Again, there was no reply, just an eerie silence, as he pulled at the flap out of stubborn curiosity, which eventually folded open, just as an envelope would. Firash wrinkled his face in disgust as he pushed his fingers in through the sap-laden pouch made of bark. The familiar flash of the electric blue shell…
THE CROW STONES: COMING SOON
I press on, in the darkness, throwing out my hands to navigate via the walls, stepping carefully as I track the contours. I reach a more traditional doorway and find a knob. I turn it, gently. It opens. There is light behind this door. I peer through the jamb. A hidden room of grey slate….
My Sketches: Common Dolphin
Here is a sketch of a dolphin, inspired by the old insignia of Hall Green Secondary school in Birmingham, where I grew up. Did you know…? Dolphins sleep with only half of their brain at a time…a phenomenon called uni-hemispheric slow wave sleep (USWS). This allows them to rest whilst remaining alert to utilise critical…
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