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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors Social
Tomorrow evening brings opportunity to venture outside my usual literary circles. The London Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors Summer Social at Bat & Ball Covent Garden represents territory

Workshop Reflections: Translation and Recognition
Yesterday’s session at Fulham Library Creative Writing Group brought unexpected validation. I decided to share a new poem, translating it myself during the workshop rather

Early Digital Footprints
Recently I stumbled across an old domain name in my browser history — skazochnitsa.ru. The site disappeared years ago, but the name still carries weight.

Poetry Open Mic: Voice Meets Page
Thursday evening at The Roasting Shed reminded me why I both love and fear reading aloud. Standing there with my pages, facing an audience that

Poetry Open Mic
Thursday brings opportunity to test written work against live audience at The Roasting Shed. Their Poetry Open Mic promises community and poetic exchange in what

Silent Symphony at Waterstones
Saturday morning at 5th View delivered the familiar rhythm I’ve come to appreciate from these writing sessions. Twelve writers scattered across cafe tables, laptops glowing,

Workshop Report: Navigating Third Person Territory
Tuesday evening at Fulham Library felt like dissecting the architecture of storytelling itself. The third person workshop gathered twelve writers around tables that had seen

Fulham Library Creative Writing Group: Third Person Mastery
I’m looking forward to attending the Fulham Library Creative Writing Group on Tuesday, July 2nd at 6:30 PM, where we’ll be exploring the craft of

Finding Focus at Waterstones: A Saturday Morning Writing Ritual
On June 21st, I joined the “Shut up and Write” session at Waterstones Piccadilly’s 5th View cafe — a beautifully simple concept that reminded me