Yesterday reminded me of my singing days when I learned how to prepare for a…
I’m feeling great! Now when was the last time you heard me say that?
I’m feeling good today. I know that’s not headline news stuff but, actually, for me,…
I’m one of three East Sussex writers booked for the next Needlewriters in Lewes.
I’m getting ready for my next novel reading and this time, very conveniently, it’s…
Reading Rossetti’s poem, The Blessed Damozel, a Pre-Raphaelite moment here in Lewes.
I have been obsessing on the artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 –…
Stephen Dearsley makes it to The Huffington Post
I was thrilled this week to read a truly encouraging review in the popular Huffington…
Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love on the ‘Long List” for the Polari First Book Prize.
I heard this week that my novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love has been longlisted for…
The Poetry of Camden Town actually makes a difference in the “real” World.
Just before I went off on my holidays, I was at the regular monthly poetry…
Edward Thomas’ Adlestrop one hundred years on: rural England before the First World War.
One hundred years ago today, 24th June, 1914, a train stopped for a few minutes…
Maya Angelou and me: The caged bird still sings.
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) In my television days, I worked…
Pathé Films upload Stephen Dearsley’s Brighton
Pathé Films have released their archive for us all to enjoy on-line. How great…









