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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Three Recent Book to TV Adaptations That Are a Much Watch this Summer
As we hurtle through the spring season, in between holidays and enjoying the intermittent sunshine, you might find yourself with...
April Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
The month of April got off to a great start with the launch of Finished Creatures Issue 6. I attended...
Spring’s Spell, by Linda Middleton
A witch-bee on a broomstick conjures spring: The woods star-twinkle and bluebells ring ding. Daffodils trumpet tunes of sunshine...
‘Spring’ by Naomi Jones
The snowdrops have woken crocuses riot, birds now sing in the pre-dawn quiet, days lengthen the air warms as slowly,...
From Spring Showers to April Flowers – How you can use Springtime to Inspire Poetry
Finally! With bated breath, I think we can confidently claim that spring has come. From my bedroom window, I can...
April Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
The garden is beginning to look interesting with a bit of colour. The sun is warmer now even on a...
Final thoughts from our 2023 poet-in-residence Rachel Piercey
My residency in Cyprus Well finished on Sunday. I was about to type that it has already gained the rich...