Monday, August 8, 2011. From The Mind of Hicky Phitnus. Monday, January 24, 2011. Thursday, January 13, 2011.

Researching Modern and Contemporary Tapestry. Wednesday, 19 February 2014. This is likely to be my last blog post here. I originally began blogging to get over the fear of writing on returning to academic life. It gradually grew to become a means of sharing my thoughts and interacting with tapestry enthusiasts around the world. I am currently working on thesis corrections after my viva in November - having a viva four days before your wedding is not something I would recommend! .

Fighting in the epic struggle between pen and paper. Tuesday, December 28, 2010. A brief, mostly pointless analysis of humour. I smoke all the time! Well, I have a terrible past. I can never have children! We can adopt some.

Writing Way North Writing Way North Writing. Sure, put it out there. So I stepped off the stoop into. There to give and receive and. And left to my own origins,. The crass concepts where I reside,. The soil I inhaled, hush, but. Such was not the case. And skin and gender and. Class met me at the end of the street,.

Sunday, November 30, 2014. One of the pleasures of writing historical novels is, in the course of research, discovering little known and fascinating gems about people or places. She is fascinating because she is regarded by literary and historical scholars as possibly the earliest known author and poet! I had no idea. Sort of changes our perspective of female literacy in ancient Mesopotamia and.