Tag Archives: Freya Pickard

Monstrous Haiku

Freya Pickard recently asked for haiku submissions on the theme of monsters and the monstrous. Since this is a subject close to my heart, I found myself quite inspired. I’m delighted that Freya has accepted all five of my haiku, … Continue reading

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Adventures with Potato Peelers – Guest Post by Freya Pickard

Blogs Dragonscale Clippings Pure Haiku Books (at Amazon) Insides Dragonscale Leggings The Rusalka Ritual & Other Stories The Essence of Thyme Social Media YouTube Patreon LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Google+ Today I’m delighted to have a guest post from Freya Pickard, … Continue reading

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Insides Out

Freya Pickard’s new poetry book Insides, a journey through cancer, surgery and chemotherapy, was released today. I have been reading and enjoying Insides. I like the way it feels positive and determined, even humorous, in the face of a pretty … Continue reading

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Swords, Slayers and other Wanderers

I have just finished Freya Pickard’s Dragonscale Leggings, an entertaining tale of a woman from our world waking up one day in an alternative reality as a dragon slayer with amnesia. Written as a journal, there is humour and imagination, … Continue reading

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Sacrificial Love

Freya Pickard has invented a poetic structure she calls Freyan Verse: Freyan Verse consists of 5 stanzas, each containing 7 lines. The seventh line of verses two and four overlap with line one of verses three and five. … Lines … Continue reading

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Accursed Lust

Freya Pickard has invented a poetic structure she calls Freyan Verse: Freyan Verse consists of 5 stanzas, each containing 7 lines. The seventh line of verses two and four overlap with line one of verses three and five. … Lines … Continue reading

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