Narrative and nature go hand in hand. We’ve used stories to make sense of the world around us, to feel … More
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The Living and the Dead: Psychographs, Celestial Telegraphers and Kodak Girls
[This story was published on November 18 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/neo-victorian-review-the-living-and-the-dead-psychographs-celestial-telegraphers-and-kodak-girls.] Haunted landscapes characterise the … More
Mythic Monsters, Living Fossils, and Liminal Spaces: The Essex Serpent
[This story was published on October 14 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/neo-victorian-review-mythic-monsters-living-fossils-and-liminal-spaces-the-essex-serpent.] In late September … More
Historic Chapel is set to be ‘transformed’
[This story was published on May 12 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/local/chapel-is-set-to-be-transformed-1-7378511] [Image: Johnston Press] Chichester … More
Tales from the Archive: Lamp Lost for 46 Years
This story was published on May 5 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at bognor.co.uk/news/local/lamp-lost-for-46-years-is-found-in-petworth-1-7365016] [All images: West Sussex … More
Bodies of Water: Interview with V.H. Leslie
Have you had a look at my Chichester Observer article about local author V.H. Leslie’s debut novel, Bodies of Water? Have … More
Beery adventures in Portsmouth: the top 10 pubs in the city
I’ve lived near Portsmouth my whole life, and a staple part of the growing-up process is learning the joys of … More
#OnlyinBrighton – 19 intriguing things you can only do in the city by the sea
Zebras playing the piano, infamous alleyways and ghostly residents -Brighton is pretty unique. For WOW247, I put together a list … More
Hidden rooms, speakeasies, create your own cocktail bars, and special menus: Brighton’s foodie secrets
In a city so full of hidden lanes, secret spots and concealed rooms, there’s so much to discover in Brighton’s … More
I do like to be beside the seaside: 10 resolutions for every Brighton local
I’ve lived in Portsmouth my whole life, and I’ve never gone up the Spinnaker Tower. I know what it’s like. Don’t … More
