There's a face in my mirror; somehow, I know it's me.
Rachel McCarron
Writing, music, care of the elderly, and hula hooping.
Find me on Litopia @sedayne
Rachel McCarron is known inside the Colony as Sedayne
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Lit Mags for Beginners – Part One
It’s less than a year since I started writing short stories, having only worked on novel-length fiction previously. But I’ve had beginner’s luck with my...
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 –...
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