A guided circular walk around some of the prettiest parts of the city of Preston in Lancashire, using public transport to break the journey into four parts.
Walking the Guild Wheel
Author: Pete Hartley
Former drama teacher, fringe theatre producer and director, and author of novels, short stories and some non-fiction work. I now hawk my output under the moniker of uneasybooks.
Rockfall on Heartbreak Hill
A lack of appreciation for a 'missing' Strawbs album.
Harris and Gromit
A response to the unwrapping of a refurbished museum and the grand unanimated marvels within. Plus a hunt to rediscover a mythical lover.
A dictator’s handbook for self-abuse
Concentric thoughts on war-makers from an arachnid.
I was not sat but sitting
A pedantic plea, that is probably too late, and warning to fellow scribblers, editors and publishers.
Dave Cousins: poetry in lotion
Earlier this month, singer-songwriter Dave Cousins died. There are many obituaries out there. I will not add to those. This, instead, is an attempt to explain how and why his work became vital to my spiritual searching, my creative impetus, my imaginary plundering and my psychological balance.
One Giant Leap for Childkind
Eight hundred years of trading, two kids and a time-travelling shopping trolley. The story of Gertie and the Guild Machine, a play for children about Preston Guild.
Great Fledgespectations
Flying babies and fledging thoughts.
Reasoning with Rickerly
Why creative people do it. and why you should do it too.
A tale of two piggies
How fostered hedgehogs turned a Victorian classic into contemporary fiction.
