Tag: 1960s
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Dove
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas We couldn’t have an advent calendar of short stories without featuring one of the key symbols of peace – Dove … As I wrote this story I was reminded of such a happy time some years back when my husband and I nurtured a baby collared…
Isabella Muir
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Cormorant
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas In Cormorant, the fourth story in your advent calendar of Michael Grey stories, we discover how challenged Michael is by events around him. Here’s an excerpt from the story… ‘How fascinating it would be to step back in time, to see the ancestor of the cormorant…
Isabella Muir
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Goldeneye
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas As I uncover – Goldeneye – the third short story in the Michael Grey series – I hope you’re enjoying this advent calendar with a difference! It’s been such a pleasure researching and writing these stories, focusing on nature and wildlife, while still immersing myself in…
Isabella Muir
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Wheatear
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas The second instalment of our Michael Grey advent calendar of short stories that merges nature with history, brings us Wheatear. In Wheatear we learn a little more about Michael Grey’s life and childhood home – St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex. We meet his parents, William and Winifred…
Isabella Muir
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Cuckoo
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas As we enter December you might be thinking more about being warm and cosy inside, rather than out birdwatching! And that’s why this is the perfect time to cosy up with a series of short stories that explores the lives of birds from a totally new…
Isabella Muir
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An advent calendar with a difference!
Christmas stories merging nature with history As we enter December you might be thinking more about being warm and cosy inside, rather than out birdwatching! And that’s why this is the perfect time to cosy up with a series of short stories that explores the lives of birds from a totally new perspective! I’ll be…
Isabella Muir
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Talking and listening
It’s been a fun week! I spent the day on Saturday with two wonderful writing friends talking practically non-stop about words in every genre. One of my friends, Sarah Acton, is a poet extraordinaire! Based in Dorset she runs poetry workshops and nature walks, captivating everyone who attends. The third person in our little chattering…
Isabella Muir 