The Maker The Charles Causley Literary Blog

The Memory Elephant by Louis Didizian

The memory elephant ambles back to its feeding grounds. Through the fig trees, it rambles, through clearings hung with facts...

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June 14, 2023

The Exodus by Scarlett Thursby-Attwood

the old Victorian house at the end of the street makes me think about you: its wooden beams creak and...

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June 14, 2023

How to write about commemoration

With it being 20 years since Charles Causley passed away, this month we are focusing on the theme of commemoration....

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June 9, 2023

Memory through Literature

With it being 20 years since Charles Causley passed away, it seemed appropriate to explore how memory is referenced through...

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June 7, 2023

The Causley Trust’s Summer of Literature

Attention writers!  We are back this summer celebrating literature! We are heading into this month with a call out for...

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June 1, 2023

May Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

I came to the end of my Arvon course at the beginning of the month, which has been excellent and...

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May 31, 2023

Night Sky by Evie Manolchev

‘Night Sky’ is written by Evie Manolchev, an aspiring poet from Cornwall. The crescent moon standing tall and proud, The...

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May 30, 2023

It starts at home – be inspired to write creatively about your hometown

Living in Cornwall for most of his life, Charles Causley called the town of Launceston home.  A sense of place...

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May 24, 2023

The Perfect Summer Beach Reads You Won’t Be Able to Put down

I’ll admit it, I have always been sceptical of the ‘beach read’ genre – often putting them down as having...

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May 22, 2023

Spring Wanderings Along the North Coast, by Caroline Hancock

The morning is full of mizzle as I meander through the narrow lanes of Port Isaac, that lead me down...

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May 17, 2023

May Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

I have been coming across quite a few things Cornish recently. Firstly, Katrina Naomi has done a very interesting article...

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May 15, 2023

3 Springtime Reads to Enjoy This Season 

As the sun begins to shine, now is the perfect time to crack open a good book in the back...

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May 12, 2023
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