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A Lincoln Imp Story Warning: This story contains swearing, transphobic and sexist language, descriptions of violence and gore , accounts...

On Saturday 23rd September I am returning to my roots. I was born in Boston and its dykes, ditches and colourful characters were the...

When fiction and real life meet! Book a place on this special evening Wolds walk and join me and #sebastianscattergood on one of his...

But when they got there, the tree was bare. Not a single ribbon was dangling from the branches above their heads. Athena’s eyes began to...

Chapter 2 It only took five minutes to get to the park. With the sun on her shoulders, Athena hummed to herself as she started to fill...

Part 1 Chapter 1 This book is about a boggart and a bear called Jonny Razor. The bear belonged to Athena Pepperdine. It wasn’t a...

Tune in to BBC Radio Lincolnshire on Wednesday 19th April at 4pm to hear me talk about World Book Night. We will be chatting about my...

Keith will be at The Collection Museum, Lincoln on Saturday 25th February at 7pm, talking about 'Trying Times for Sebastian Scattergood'...

Fri 16th Jan 2015: Hip Op Day +7: Better night’s sleep. Didn’t wake until 5.15 after disturbing dreams of driving through floods in a...

Tues 13th Jan 2015: Hip Op Day +4: Wake up at 5.30 for medication and wee and examination of thigh which is now like a monster slab of...

Sun 11th Jan 2015: Hip Op Day +2: At 5.30 am I get coffee, biscuits, drugs and an ice pack. I settle down to read H is for Hawk....

Fri 9th Jan 2015: Hip Op Day (!) [Blast Off or Abort?]: Have to get up at 6 to be at the hospital by 7.30. I drive for the last time in...

Sun 4th Jan 2015: Hip Op Day -5: Wake to monster stomach gripe. Downstairs Alice and Matt have nearly finished washing up and clearing...

Tues 30th Dec 2014: Hip Op Day Minus 10 (and counting): What a start. I get half way to Lincoln before realizing that I have forgotten my...

Way Out West was on the television when the phone rang. It had just got to one of my favourite bits. Sighing heavily, I left Stan Laurel...

It wasn’t just the nature of Graham’s death which stunned us all; it was the fact that he had disappeared for good, without warning, that...

‘Are Nana and Grandad going to die?’ ‘Ooh, not for a long time. You don’t have to start worrying about that...Eh, look, your mum’s ready...

‘And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad’ Maud: Tennyson The fence which bordered Chris’ drive was laced with honeysuckle. After a...

As much as I had been excited to see Jimmy, I couldn’t help feel frustrated that his brief visit had largely gone unnoticed. There had...

During the next year, Jimmy joined the Army and was soon stationed in Germany. I was so proud, I couldn’t wait to let everyone know....