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NEWS: Short story ‘Arm’s length’ published!

24 March 202224 March 2022 / Becky Jones

“‘Shall we go outside, Max? I need some air. I could have killed someone just now. I was so angry I wasn’t paying attention. This is a nightmare. Sometimes I think I’m going to drown in my own grief.” Delighted to have my second short story published by Fairlight Books this week! It’s a story … Continue reading NEWS: Short story ‘Arm’s length’ published!

ARTICLE: Where I write

14 August 202114 August 2021 / Becky Jones

I work and write in the one room in our house with no name — it’s an office / playroom / storage space. Originally it was the back of the house, but a large extension by the previous owner means it’s one of those funny sandwiched rooms, in-between the two where most of family life … Continue reading ARTICLE: Where I write

NEWS: Short story ‘Hammered’ published!

5 June 202121 June 2021 / Becky Jones

“The January joggers were still out in force in March this year, collectively escaping the monotony of lockdown which had itself been described as a marathon and not a sprint.” Delighted to have my first short story published by Fairlight Books this week! It’s a story about addiction, running and redundancy called ‘Hammered’. Click here … Continue reading NEWS: Short story ‘Hammered’ published!

BLOG: Go your own way

30 December 202015 August 2021 / Becky Jones

I was in my mother’s womb on my first trip to Europe as my parents honeymooned in Paris in the summer of 1978. The UK had joined the European Community five years earlier celebrating with a fanfare of cultural events and, of course, football. My mother often said she should have been French (usually when … Continue reading BLOG: Go your own way

ARTICLE: Lean on me

29 October 202015 August 2021 / Becky Jones / Leave a comment

Dear NHS, The Jones family had written this year off because of the pandemic. We’d kept ourselves to ourselves in the main and clapped for you during lockdown, but left you to do your thing not expecting to call on you unless one of us caught the virus in a serious way. Then one bright, … Continue reading ARTICLE: Lean on me

BLOG: Something changed

31 May 202015 August 2021 / Becky Jones / Leave a comment

When we entered the new decade there was no way of knowing what was in store for 2020. Something changed and it changed for everyone at the same time...

BLOG: There goes the fear

26 March 202015 August 2021 / Becky Jones / 3 Comments

I started 2020 with anxiety about my health, back when Covid-19 was a low priority news item from a faraway place...

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