Lindsey's Literary Leanings

Past writing achievements.

In 1968, I won a £1 premium bond for a poem. Skip that.

In 2013,  I had an honourable mention in a Writers of the Future competition.

 Then, in 2021, came The Slumpton Rats fiasco with Austin Macauley. That will shortly be reissued.

The full published list is:

The Slumpton Rats (to be reissued);

One More World to Visit;

State;

Guardians;

Oddbot;

Ellie and the Nubb Lane Players;

Barney and Son;

The Messenger.

To come shortly, I hope (currently with my formatter): The Treasure of Kurukhstan: An Ellen Charteris Investigation.

Soon, I hope: Mole and Frog, an illustrated book for young children. To be sent to my formatter.

To be followed, when illustrations have been done, by Oak Wood, for young children.

Laika: a very short story for children, waiting for drawings by Melanie Bateman.

Works in Progress:

Charity Shields Investigates;

Spirits;

Mirn, which is a large fantasy.

I have some short stories, which have been doing nothing for a long time.

 I live in  Dartmouth, Devon, in a small annex attached to the house of my middle son and his wife. I walk in the woods, and I swim in the sea and in local swimming pools. I write poems and songs and play the guitar. I drive when family members need me to do it. I prefer dogs to people.