'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
An Elven name for unreal times. That 'noble maiden,' Arwen, blew up flocks of flakes, moaned her song and smothered us in her shroud. And we remembered. Was it she played ice bells on the Church Burn in sixty-eight? A little of ourselves sleeps through that other winter still.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
Review
Mary
Woodbury (Dragonfly) curates a wonderful website about eco-fiction. In
her words 'Dragonfly.eco is a place to find meaningful stories about our
natural world and humanity’s connection with it.' She is active on
Twitter @EcoFiction on writers and artists responding to the climate crisis and
runs a discussion group on Discord. How does she fit it all in? Thank
you, Mary. Review of 'O Man of Clay' on Dragonfly.eco
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
Two reviews of climate fiction on the great Susie Williamson's blog:
http://susiewilliamson.blog/2021/11/23/for-the-love-of-books-11/
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
David is building a fence by eye with rough wood. He is out there with jackdaws and a rusted thwacker like a bell to knock in the posts. I am roughly placing fenceposts and then shifting them about ready, over time, to nail some chapters in place.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
She?
Thinking of a friend gone,
spilt leaves along a field edge
rising close-by to a long curve.
There. A shape cut out of sky.
Moments pass. The silhouette
slots into place. Single-tine antlers,
looking, one ear turning, letting
time sift the air between us.
A dog barks in the wood below
and in her own time, a launch, legs
crooked, still in the air, again and
again. Stops. Looks. Doe? We.
(C) Eliza Mood
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
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'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
'O Man of Clay'available at Stairwell Books or wherever you buy or order your books.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
The butterfly eggs have hatched. Began trying out the voice for a new novel yesterday. It's been fluttering about for a good few months. Not in any hurry to write any number of words. There are other things on the go.
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'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
Scarlet wax cap. A spotlight. Just the way the sun struck it.
We are still eating the kale and brocoli we grew. Its purple is darkening.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
Late leaving for the Sahel. Waited to carry news from Glasgow. For now, we still breed in these sandy banks. But drought and flood rock our winter people. Leave it too late and we may bring bad news of sowers and herders. And some of us may not return
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
26th October 2021
Under dark pines. Candletuft fungus struck the match. Gold and red crisp packet deeper in, lit the gloom. Stumbled on a hideout. There are many, many reasons. The tether's end is closer than ever.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
25th October 2021
Bilberries still forageable at Swallowship on my visit to Hexham. Some blackberries, though many dried on the stem. Where are the children with jars and purple fingers? Wasn't this once blackberry week? The blackberries came early and the children with their jars late, too late.
Fingers stained blue-black and crimson, I took my lateral flow. Maggie smiled over brambling the wartime Solway. Then clouded, for there the Hudsons from Silloth dropped berries. The trainees drank a last tea from her father's canteen. If blackberries came in time, the boys fell early, too early.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.
'O Man of Clay,' set in Hartlepool and Siberia in the near future while the tundra is thawing and the sea level rising, was published in January 2020 by Stairwell Books.