ByCatherine Green
OK, the title of this post is perhaps a little silly and I am stating the obvious. There cannot be a writer out there who does not love books, but I am open to comments if you can prove me wrong. Anyway, my point is that I love books. I have always loved books. As…
ByCatherine Green
There is a history of haunting, folklore and ghost stories in the world, and it has been widely publicised and popularised by Western society since the Victorian times. People would happily enter into group séances led by older women who would appear to fall into a trance and call forth the spirits of deceased loved…
ByCatherine Green
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a very misunderstood breed of dog. In recent years these animals have been bred for dog fighting and have been used as so called ‘status’ dogs among gangs of youths. It is a shame that there has been so much media coverage about the poorer side of the nature of…
ByCatherine Green
There are many conflicting and similar accounts of vampires and werewolves in history and folklore. My personal belief is that these mysterious creatures reflect humanity’s greatest desires and their greatest fears all at the same time. For a start, wherever there is a vampire there is usually a werewolf close by and vice versa. And…
ByCatherine Green
Recently I have been experiencing a turbulence of emotions and mood swings, as I navigate the crazy world of parenting in a culture that doesn’t appreciate the true work of the mother. While I was struggling to regain control and strike up a balance between mothering, being a supportive wife, and being an active writer,…
ByCatherine Green
What do I want? What do you want? What do any of us want? There is the ultimate question, and it is one that I had forgotten about until I re-watched an episode of ‘Hang Out With Penny’ on YouTube. I first came across Penny Peddie via a Google+ hangout that I stumbled across late…
ByCatherine Green
The sun was setting on a late June day in the North of England. I had gone upstairs to get ready for bed, and as I was closing my bedroom curtains, I paused and stared thoughtfully ahead. My bedroom looks out over the quiet street that is our cul-de-sac, bordered by a freight railway line….
ByCatherine Green
Before I got pregnant I had all these ideas that I could have my child and carry on my life as normal. After all, that’s what other women in my social circles were doing. I knew that my mum and mother-in-law had both taken a few years off work while their children were pre-schoolers. And…
ByCatherine Green
My business is getting off to a slow start this year, but that is alright, actually. I started 2015 with high hopes for a productive year. I was full of excitement at the return of my writing Muse, a mysterious entity that seemed to desert me during pregnancy with my second child back in 2013,…
ByCatherine Green
This is a short poem I wrote for my daughter, to celebrate her first day at school Treasure your baby, they told me, for time will fly as she grows. Remember her joyful smiles Tiny fingers and wiggling toes. Yes, I know, I told them, I know they grow up…
ByCatherine Green
I am in the middle of a huge personal change. Outwardly, nothing is different. I am still your average mother and housewife, running around with the children, doing the chores, managing the house, and all the other nuances of a mundane life. But inwardly, well, everything is changing. And the reason for this is that…
ByCatherine Green
Orbs have become a common feature in modern day ghost hunting. They were first discovered on camera during the late 1990s but some experts believe they have existed for centuries, but have simply not been seen by humans in the developed world. A possibly earlier indication of orbs was the popular hobby of ‘Spirit Photography’…