by nikkicopleston | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog
I haven’t written a blog post for ages, mostly because I’ve been concentrating on finishing the first draft of the latest DI Jeff Lincoln crime novel. I’ve now submitted it and I’m waiting for feedback – nervously, because you get so...
by nikkicopleston | Oct 3, 2020 | Blog
June and Marjorie don’t have much in common – apart from their mother-in-law. Imagine the fun and games when these two ladies of a certain age go on a mystery tour together! A bitter-sweet tale written during lockdown. Click ‘Download’ to read...
by nikkicopleston | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog
I hadn’t been well. ‘Walk every day, Brian,’ the doctor said, ‘as far as you can. You’ll be right as ninepence in no time.’ It was springtime, so being outdoors was no hardship. I walked as far as Manor Fields, what’s left of...
by nikkicopleston | May 31, 2020 | Blog, Poems
Just one last word, that’s all I want the thank you or the sorry or the wondering why – just one last word. And what were our last words, that late and windy night? You asked me to ask them to turn the light down over your bed. I kissed you goodbye. You were...
by nikkicopleston | May 6, 2020 | Blog
Now EVERYONE is a photographer, there’s an abundance of portraits, selfies and videos around, reminding us of friends and family even if those people themselves are no longer around. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t take more photos of my mum and...
by nikkicopleston | Apr 25, 2020 | Blog
These are strange times, with lockdown in its fifth week amid fears that the unseasonably warm weather will make people complacent about social distancing. This time in 2014, I was in Penzance on holiday. It was my first visit to Cornwall, and I hope it won’t...