Sue’s chosen another great shot for her #writephoto challenge this week, and here’s my take on ‘Mine’: ‘Funny place for three holes. D’you think that’s where they hung the prisoners?’ His voice echoed up through the topless tower as though we were at the bottom of a well. I tilted my head, wanting to showContinue reading “#writephoto – Mine”
Author Archives: Helen Jones
Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)
I was in London this past Saturday, catching up with one of my oldest friends. She’s lived in London for many years, so whenever we get together we like to explore places she’s never been to before. This trip was especially poignant, as she is moving back to her native Canada shortly, so will likelyContinue reading “Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)”
It’s A Hot One
It’s hot. It’s wonderfully, sunnily, bees-buzzing-mightily, hot. Get-your-sunglasses, tie-a-hankie-on-your-head, hot. This is an unusual thing for the UK, in case you’re wondering. It’s an opportunity to be grabbed by both hands and enjoyed, as it may be taken from us without warning, not to return until July, or even August, of next year. There isContinue reading “It’s A Hot One”
Another Day…
Sometimes I struggle to make sense of this world. Lately, this seems to be happening more and more often. As a writer, it’s part of my job to get inside people’s heads, to figure out their motivations and tell their story. Yet I cannot for the life of me imagine the depth of pain andContinue reading “Another Day…”
Thursday Doors – Along the Canal
I had a different door in mind for today’s post, but, on a walk with a friend past the nearby canal boat mooring, found the combination of tiny doors, sunshine and colourful boats too hard to resist. I live near to the Grand Union Canal, which links London with Birmingham. The longest canal in theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Along the Canal”
Wednesday Wander – Breakfast on the Beach
It’s been a busy week. Lots of different things going on at home, at work and in the dojo. All good things, just things that took preparation and focus and time. So I haven’t really done much writing at all these past few days, other than a few blog comments here and there. Today isContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Breakfast on the Beach”
Oak and Mist (The Ambeth Chronicles, #1) by Helen Jones
Originally posted on My train of thoughts on…:
The author sent me an ARC of this book (mobi format) in exchange for an honest review. My rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Plot (by Goodreads) “The end of everything? Great, no pressure then.” Pushed between two trees at her local park, Alma never expected to…
Found Objects – Horseshoe
A few months ago, I mentioned in a post that we were digging out an old raised vegetable bed at the end of our garden, in preparation for a new garden room/shed and decked area. In the course of the excavation our daughter was pottering around, poking through the piles of earth and rubble forContinue reading “Found Objects – Horseshoe”
Stuff And Nonsense
It may surprise you to know that I can be a bit of a hoarder. Even with all the moving I’ve done, there are still things that move from house to house in boxes and tubs then head straight into the loft or cupboards, unopened. Sure, some of them are sentimental items that I don’tContinue reading “Stuff And Nonsense”
Thursday Doors – Great West Doors, St Albans Cathedral
This is one of the Great West Doors at St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England. There are two doors but my other shot was hopelessly blurry, so we’ll have to make do with this one, plus the close-up below showing more of the detail. The doors were, according to information on site, made in theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Great West Doors, St Albans Cathedral”
Helen Glynn Jones 