Author: Inspire Envisioning
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Notes From a British Fantasy Society Writing Retreat
With cute animal pictures Hi all! I recently spent time traveling around northern England, ending my trip in Chester for a writing retreat with the British Fantasy Society (or BFS). I’ve been on a couple of longer writing retreats previously, in France and Kenya. Were they an excuse to go cool places? Maybe… This one…
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The Shadow of My Dead Sister
Personal essay previously published on xoJane Sometimes I share work here that’s gone out of print (or, as in this case, offline). Losing a parent last year has made me reflect on my earliest experience with family grief, for a sister I never knew. Below is a personal essay I wrote about her for xoJane,…
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Year’s End, Looking Back and Forward
A book, a musical, and the loss of a parent From Substack, December 1, 2025 My year’s end posts are often celebratory. This one is bittersweet. I made significant professional strides in 2025, both in my writing career and in my day job. Personally, a lot of things have gone well. I also lost my dad this…
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Notes From the World Fantasy Convention
Plus a mini-story From Substack, Nov 3, 2025 Whew – that was quite a weekend! I spent the last four days at the World Fantasy Convention, which took place this year (most conveniently) in my current home city of Brighton. It combined two events in one – an international fantasy convention and a British one.…
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Literary Judging and Book Review: Binding the Cuckoo
Last month, I promised that I’d share a little about my experience judging this year’s British Fantasy Award for Best Independent Press. I also have a review for an enchanting new romantasy novel, so let’s start with that, and I’ll say more about judging later. Binding the Cuckoo Review Binding the Cuckoo is the first foray…
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Book Review: Better Living Through Alchemy
I’ve been meaning to finish and review Evan J. Peterson’s occult detective novella Better Living Through Alchemy since it came out last year. Better late than never, right? Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of books in order to judge the Best Independent Press award for the British Fantasy Awards. There are a few of us judging…
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Embracing Our Colors and Facing Our Demons
I’m writing this fresh from Brighton Pride celebrations this weekend. And I’m grappling with difficult feelings. It’s hard to lose a parent. And while I was traveling back and forth across continents to visit my father in the hospital, I didn’t have the bandwidth to process other emotions which I’m feeling now. A lot of…
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Joan: The Musical – Success and Encore! Plus Book News
It’s an exhilarating feeling, watching in the audience as actors embody characters you created, speak words you imagined, and belt out music you created. But my co-writer Hannah Doyle and I weren’t the only ones getting chills during the opening weekend (May 3-4) of Joan: The Musical in the Brighton Fringe. Some of the audience…
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