Category Archives: fairy hanny

Extract from ‘Trans-Uranic Elements: The Dark Side of Uranus”

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Phoenix

Tom scanned the wooden floors, the roof beams, the empty glasses, the empty-headed numbskulls at the bar. He scanned a newspaper, a tin of beans and the police radio in New York. He noticed a group of Gnomes sitting in … Continue reading →

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Playing with words.

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Phoenix

When writing I love to play with words. I always loved how the great, late Ronnie Barker could come up some of the best jokes by just playing with words and their meanings. There is nothing better than the famous … Continue reading →

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Creative writing and frustration.

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Phoenix

Not many people are happy with the first draft. The first version of my Master’s thesis was so bad and in such juvenile language, that I just deleted it totally and started again from scratch. The second version had about … Continue reading →

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Creativity, Mindfulness and Daydreaming

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Phoenix

In Defense of the ‘Constant Chatter’ Mindfulness, presence, flow states and meditation are all popular concepts right now. In an age where we are constantly stressed, constantly distracted and always being pulled from one thing to another, the idea of … Continue reading →

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Trans-Uranic Elements: The Dark Side of Uranus

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Phoenix

This is the second outing for Fairy Hanny, after proving herself to be the heroine who helped to cure Peter The Pixy of his Piles. This time she is called in to help solve a problem in Time. She joins … Continue reading →

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Going through Changes

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Phoenix

It has been a year of change. There I was going to my teaching job every day, wishing I had a job where I could work from home… But it wasn’t teaching. No human interaction. No girls crying. No boys … Continue reading →

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The Monk’s advice to a bunch of Fairies.

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Phoenix

They sat in a lovely Fairy Circle, with the Monk E at one corner, confusing the dimensions of the place. The Fairies had enjoyed the tale as far as the bit about the 4th and 5th dimensions, as they really … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Uranus

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Phoenix

Moving on tonight with Fairy Hanny and her crowd of weird friends. I created Lady Stuppence from an expressions used by my son Ben – it’s a bit rude… ” The Monk E.   “Dear luscious Maidens,” continued the Monk. … Continue reading →

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Daft Elves and Time Travellers

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Phoenix

“You’re on the ball now!” Wayne adjusted his underwear and sat more comfortably. “Do you know about the Witch King?” enquired Wayne, with a slight look of pain in his eye; though it may just have been  a tear of … Continue reading →

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Prelude: That what must it be.

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Phoenix

Two Black holes collided and ate each other without really affecting the fabric of Space-Time, though that has nothing to do with our story. There is a disturbance in the River of Time, wallowing through the sludgy rising tides in … Continue reading →

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