I have been noticing something I find really powerful and I have been curious about it for a while. Even in the middle of a cost of living crisis, when people are cutting back on almost everything, they are still finding the money for weddings, engagements, funerals, milestone birthdays, naming days, memorials, leaving dos, anniversaries, wakes, celebrations of life, gathering and shared meals. There is definitely a trend to spend more carefully. But people still make room to

Short Story Competition We are delighted to be partnering with  Pen to Print  and  By the Book  to inaugurate our first Women and Femme identifying writers short story competition. Get your entries in soon and spread the word to budding writers who have a story to tell! (with links to By The Book etc) Results will be announced on March 8th, International Women's Day! Get writing. More information  HERE .

TThis year marks my second year working remotely from Jamaica and the rhythm of island life has quickly become familiar - the roosters at dawn, children chatter on their way to school, music floating through the air, the SUNSHINE. But, this trip carries a different kind of weight. After 11 long months, I finally reunited with my son. I’d been counting down from the moment The Boathouse gave me the green light and I booked my ticket. What made it even more emotional was knowin