by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m lost at sea and I am barely keeping my head above the water. I kick my legs to stay alive and I can see the sun on the horizon but no matter how hard I try to swim towards it, the waves take me in a different direction. Some days, I feel the warm...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Sep 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
A gripping, dark novel about betrayal, sexuality and the loss of innocence. Shadowing The Sun has dark beautiful prose, unusual characters and a gripping storyline. Dunn is an excellent writer and I will definitely be reading more of her work. As an avid reader, I...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Feb 10, 2013 | Poetry
The cold touch of water spreads between, my toes. Heated wind tickling my skin. In awe the horizon gleams with all of its glory, to fill the sky with such beauty, such colour, followed by darkness. Crimson, Sapphire, Charcoal – Black. A cycle of endless, change. The...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Oct 21, 2012 | Poetry
I sit here, enjoying the peaceful tranquillity of the woods. Silence, almost. Only the symphony of bird song is with me here. I feel nature and it’s presence all around me: I feel liberated. I feel free. Lost in the woods with a notebook and pen and I can write...
