Turning 'late-blooming' into an art form.

Beverley Dalton

I was always the kid sent to the back of the class for talking too much. But all that constant chatter was merely word-practice, it seems, and my loquacity was a great grounding for being a writer. The only teacher who never banished me to the back, was himself a writer. He used my name as a character in his first book. This was a good omen, I feel. Now I'm writing a memoir of my vagabond years, spent living full-time in an old, American motorhome. And I've discovered my writing voice means I'm actually the secret love-child of Bill Bryson and Bridget Jones. Well, why not? Somebody should be.
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Beverley DaltonĀ is known inside the Colony asĀ Vagabond Heart

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Goodbye Eeyore, Hello Tigger

Granny was churchy. She grew up in an era that saw living by the Bible as an important British character trait. Like wanting God to...
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Self-esteem and stuff I’ve learned about it

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WTF, Will! Sonnets + Summary

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WTF, Will! The poems 1 – 5

Well, I'd just read all of Shakespeare's plays and I was feeling extremely showy-offy. And yes, I'd been totally mind-blown or singularly unimpressed and all...
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WTF, Will! parts 36 – 37

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WTF, Will! parts 33 – 35

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WTF, Will! parts – 30 – 32

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WTF, Will! parts 27 – 29

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WTF, Will! parts 24 – 26

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WTF, Will! parts 21 – 23

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WTF, Will! parts 19 – 20

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