Tag: short stories
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Treat yourself to a cosy Christmas!
It’s that time of year when the shops are busy, the nights are long, the weather can be tricky (!) and you might be wondering how and when you can grab a quiet moment to relax. Whatever your plans, if you have the chance to squeeze in a peaceful moment or two, you might like…
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Something for those in-between days…
It’s Wednesday 27th December. A whole year to wait until Christmas Day, and Boxing Day a recent memory… and yet, there is still New Year to consider – decisions to make – whether to stay awake until the midnight hour or steal an early night so that when you awake you have arrived in 2024!…
Isabella Muir
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Partridge
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas With the release of – Partridge – we’ve reached the end of our Christmas advent calendar! Of course, we couldn’t have a series of festive short stories that has birds as its central theme without including the Partridge. Let’s get Michael’s thoughts on the subject, in…
Isabella Muir
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Tree sparrow
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas By writing this advent calendar of short stories I sought to merge nature with history. So when I researched the ninth story in the series – Tree Sparrow – I learned about an event that brought mankind’s influence on wildlife into even sharper focus… When I…
Isabella Muir
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Wren
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas We’re nearing the end of this unusual Christmas advent calendar of short stories, journeying with Michael Grey as he discovers the traits of the birds he loves to watch are often reflected in the people closest to him. As I researched this story I learned that…
Isabella Muir
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Magpie
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas With the publication of the seventh story in the Michael Grey series – Magpie – we have just ten days left to prepare for Christmas! For some this festive period means a busy time catering for friends and family, for others it’s a chance to relax…
Isabella Muir
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Robin
Stories bringing you the sparkle of nature at Christmas December is racing along! With Christmas less than a fortnight away I’m hoping you can steal a moment to put your feet up and enjoy Robin, the sixth story in the Michael Grey series. Who doesn’t love the pretty red-breasted bird that darts around our gardens…
Isabella Muir
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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
Isabella Muir 