I am Dee La Vardera, writer, historian and photographer from Wiltshire. I have published non-fiction books about Wiltshire, and the Second World War. My latest book is C. & T. Harris (Calne) Ltd, an illustrated history (Amberley Publishing). I write magazine features, short stories and dabble in poetry.
‘Dewfall-hawk’ is Thomas Hardy’s poetic word for the nightjar which appears in ‘Afterwards’, a favourite poem of mine.
Whatever the medium – poetry, prose, music, painting, sculpture or photography, it is a joy to have the freedom to express oneself and to share one’s view of the world with others.
The Madiba Shirt
The Madiba Shirt She gently folds the shirt, checking inch by inch stitch and seam, to see that it is...
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Researching Miss Violet Charlesworth
I love research, and find it hard to let go of it and get on with what I really should...
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A pat on the back
This blog is my pat on my back. Why not? And if there are trumpets to blow, then I'll take...
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Beyond grey skies
5 things to cheer you up Entering a short story competition and being longlisted. The Oxford Flash Fiction Prize. Better...
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