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Launches 24th October 2026!<\/mark><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naomi wants to change the world; Matthew wants to retreat from it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortlisted for the Impress Prize for New Writers. Longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Full of love, enlightenment, practicality and poetry.\u2019 Toby Litt, author of Patience<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-editor and contributor for Wild Seas, Wilder Cities<\/em>, published October 2024. Available direct from Pens of the Earth<\/a> or via their curated list of retailers<\/a>. Sold to raise money for the Solent Seagrass Restoration Project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

”Multilayered… will mean different things to different readers. Reading [ Sometimes When I Sleep<\/a><\/em> ] is like taking a personal journey.’ Rosalind, Goodreads reviewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paperback available direct from me<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

View my published Short stories<\/a> and articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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