Rachel McCarron

There's a face in my mirror; somehow, I know it's me.

Writing, music, care of the elderly, and hula hooping. Find me on Litopia @sedayne

Secrets

1. I was born in Wales but moved to England before I was one year old, so I never mastered the accent.

2. I have seen every episode of Bojack Horseman at least six times. Nothing else has taught me as much about human nature.

3. I prefer A Moon Shaped Pool to OK Computer (shush - don't tell anyone).

Rachel McCarron is known inside the Colony as Sedayne

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I like big books, and I cannot lie...

1. The Last Chairlift - John Irving

889 totally absorbing pages.

2. The Book of Form and Emptiness - Ruth Ozeki

560 pages of a beautifully moving story.

3. Lessons - Ian McEwan

A mere 496 pages, my favourite by a favourite author.

Children's novels I keep on reading

1. Fire & Hemlock - Diana Wynne Jones

The most re-read book over my lifetime. If anything has shaped me, it's this.

2. Charlotte Sometimes - Penelope Farmer

It's a classic for a reason.

3. Rebecca's World - Terry Nation

Treasured worn-out paperback by Welsh creator of the Daleks.

A few of my favourite authors

Stories

Twice as Sexy as Madonna

When Richard and Cathie got together in the mid-eighties, they both thought it would last forever. That’s what she kept telling him, and he allowed...

Under the Influence of Irving – A Review of Queen Esther

Queen Esther, John Irving, Simon & Schuster, 2025, pp. 432 I’ve just finished reading the new John Irving novel, Queen Esther. I loved it. I was...

Second-Hand Love Letters – Part Three

Knowing my fondness for such things, one of my dealers (vinyl not drug) found this for me inside a copy of The Sea of Love...

Second-Hand Love Letters – Part Two

I like finding things in second-hand books. Old bookmarks and postcards. I recently came across a bookmark-width reading list inside Ali Smith’s short story anthology...

Second-Hand Love Letters – Part One

As couples get to know each other, they share the songs and poetry that mean the most to them and express how they feel. In...

You’ve Got Your Mother in a Whirl

Inspired by CS Dalton’s recent blog, Baking Day, I’ve been thinking about all the things my mother never taught me. My mum baked. There was...

Anthologising

Anthologising I’m relatively new to the short story game, having started my middle-aged phase of writing with novels – one completed and two currently dismantled...

The Writer’s House

Bristol is one of my favourite cities. I visit here a few times a year, and the second part of my novel, Songs for Beginners,...

Another Night in A&E (Part 2)

My husband has not had a full-blown stroke. He has more than likely had a TIA. He is feeling better. It’s 9pm. We’re tired, and...

Another Night in A&E (Part 1)

Back in March, I regaled you all with tales of the bizarre night time world of the emergency department. And last night, we were back...

There’s More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl

Prompted by a comment from a fellow Litopian, I delved into the far reaches of my record stacks to retrieve my old Communards LPs –...

Until I find You

As one wise Litopian recently said to me, ‘Titles SUCK!!’ When I wrote songs, I never had a problem with titles. They would spring up...

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