The Words of Heather Smith
“I think all art forms lead us to the subconscious.“
Writing is a tool which enables me to understand people, situations, even places on a deeper, more intuitive level.
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My first book
Poems of Joy and Melancholy is a selection of poems written over a period of fourteen years, from 2005 to 2019. They range from luminous moments of joy -when even the mundane can unexpectedly point to beauty, to the eternal; when we are offered a gift in spite of everything-, to expressions of melancholy brought on by loss, sorrow, doubt, the transience of life from which no one escapes. They were written from the heart when verse was the only vehicle that could convey with any accuracy what mostly comes from the spirit of dreams.
The Last Months of Violet Koski
Spanning four decades and travelling from the Island of Mallorca to England and Ireland, The Last Months of Violet Koski is a touchingly beautiful story that reminds us that we are all connected.
Isolated and seemingly alone in their worlds, a bullied child, a drug addict, a homeless man and an old woman in a nursing home are brought together through empathy, profound communication and the complex interconnections that surround us all.
But how can Gabriel, the downtrodden child, ever bridge these geographic, cultural, and age divides? How is he connected to each, and how can he possibly show them that there is still love in their worlds?
Expansive in its reach and beautiful in its prose, The Last Months of Violet Koski is a testament to the human condition and our need for connection.
Unsent Letters
The biggest secret is your mind.
Open it.
On her seventieth birthday, Elspeth announces that she is taking time off to travel by herself to Spain, Italy, England and Ireland, all places which have a special significance to her.
What she doesn’t tell them is that she has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
During her travels she writes a letter to each one of her family and friends in which she opens her heart and describes how they have influenced her life.
All Elspeth’s letters are penned against the backdrop of the social and political changes that occurred during a half century of living on the island of Mallorca, and her initial struggle to adapt to a foreign culture after her marriage to a Mallorcan.
These are Elspeth’s last days and these are the unsent letters she must now send.
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The Last Months of Violet Koski
I am happy to announce that my novella The Last Months of Violet Koski has now been published and is available on Amazon.
Solidarity
I was ill with Covid recently and was fortunate enough to have my son staying with me. As I live by myself, it would have been difficult to manage without his help during the time I was ill. How vulnerable and fragile we are, even though we often don’t like to admit it. This made…
Ghosting
I came across the relatively new word ‘ghosting’ a few months ago when a friend asked me if I had been ghosted. The question arose because I had told her about a so-called ex-relative/ friend who suddenly gave me the cold shoulder and didn’t answer any of my messages. When I looked up the definition,…
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