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William James. Dying with Custer 1876

by gbadmin Published January 5, 2021March 30, 2021 4 Comments

     The graves are immediately inside the gate across the road from the old Ramah Chapel in Bryn Henllan at Dinas Cross in Pembrokeshire. The graveyard is unkempt and overgrown, but you will find the three graves of the James family in a neat row right in front of you. They are fading and weathered…

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Albertina (Louisa Maud Evans) 1881- 1896

by gbadmin Published January 5, 2021March 13, 2022 Leave a comment

The girl on the flying trapeze Fire took her from earth to air to water and then finally back to earth once more. Now Louisa Maud Evans rests in Cathays cemetery in Cardiff, beneath a white marble headstone. Brave woman, yet in years a childDark death closed here thy heavenward flight.God grant thee, pure and…

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The Cribyn Tragedy

by gbadmin Published January 5, 2021March 13, 2022 Leave a comment

You will find the Chapel opposite the old post office on the corner as you drive into the village of Cribyn from Lampeter.  The compact graveyard at the rear is neat and well maintained. The gravestone you seek is still intact and easy to find and it will appear unexceptional to those who do not…

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Thank you

by gbadmin Published December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Leave a comment

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have bought books from this website over the past year. We have sold quite a few and they have all been safely received, in different parts of Wales, the UK and overseas. I hope the books are being enjoyed! We still have…

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Our Lady of Mumbles – Kindle Download

by gbadmin Published December 7, 2020May 30, 2021 Leave a comment

If you would like to buy a copy of the novel as a Kindle download from Amazon, here is a link. They are selling it for £2.99

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In Knives We Trust – Kindle Version

by gbadmin Published December 7, 2020May 30, 2021 Leave a comment

If you would like to buy a copy of the novel as a Kindle Download then here is a link for you. It is currently available for £1.99

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The Snow Train – My New Christmas Advertisement

by gbadmin Published December 7, 2020 Leave a comment

Here was are – my new advert. I enjoyed doing this one. It uses two beautiful images I have taken from Jason O’Brien’s Christmas cardsDon’t worry, it is quite short

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Ready for delivery

by gbadmin Published November 25, 2020 Leave a comment

I have received copies of my new novel Our Lady of Mumbles and they are now available for purchase here on the website for immediate dispatch.The price is now £11, which includes packing and delivery You can find out more about the book if you click here or find the Our Lady of Mumbles page…

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Bookmarks!

by gbadmin Published November 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Here are my new bookmarks, created for me by Craig Warren at Smooth Doodle in Morriston, using the excellent cover illustration created by Carolyn Michel at Design Elements in Rhydlewis. Free with every purchase!

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My Christmas Ad!

by gbadmin Published November 14, 2020 Leave a comment

What better way is there of spending a wet Swansea Saturday than making your own Christmas advertisement? Move over John Lewis… Click on this link here and you should be taken to my YouTube channel in a new window

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