The Playhouse

Like the old woman who swallowed a fly, the past wriggled and wiggled and jiggled inside her, perhaps she'll die. It would be a relief. But, first, she needs to find the frog prince. She imagines that while he was once a common or garden frog, he is probably a sharper, sleeker, genetically modified super frog who is smarter and dangerous and no amount of kissing will turn him in to the prince in her stories.


  • The wanting comes before the story

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  • The book is in the post

    After some issues with the printers, the ‘fragments’ book is finally being posted out to the mailing list. Readings of selected excerpts are being planned and some dates and locations have been agreed. ‘Fragments’ is not the finished book just a taster of what it will be when it is published. Getting to this point…

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  • The Frog Prince

    The trouble with Frog Princes is that they are, by their very definition, not what they appear to be. They are slippery customers, masters of deception, illusion and evasion with hidden qualities. Kissing them is a big risk, you may end up with the fairy tale prince we all know about from childhood fairy tales,…

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