Bonnie Helen HawkinsJan 32 minHello FriendsWelcome to my first newsletter of 2022 It's traditional at this time of year to look back over the last 12 months, but I don't really...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 30, 20211 minThe CrowThe Crow by Victoria Richards a disturbing flash fiction, part of the 52 Crows project. @nakedvic There’s a bird inside my chest. I can...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 30, 20212 minMidnight FallsA tense and spooky story written as part of my 52 Crows project by David J Wing @Zer0flashfic. Reposted here to celebrate Halloween....
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 12, 20212 min52 Crows - Flash FictionEllie as a Crow Goddess Carolyn Ward @viking_ma Ellie was a crow goddess, descended from the crow-people of the western mountains. She...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 10, 20211 minA Midsummer Nights DreamHi Folks, Heads up. I'm attempting to illustrate A Midsummer Nights dream by William Shakespeare. Why am I doing this? It's mainly due to...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 10, 20213 min52 Crows - Flash FictionCrow World By Cath Barton @CathBarton1 With a final stab, the crow got hold of a long strand of sinew, drew it up and carried it away. It...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJul 15, 20213 minThe Crow and the DeathstoneStory by Pippa Lewis, illustration by BH Hawkins as part of the 52 Crows project. I don’t feel like myself today. I feel … insubstantial,...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJun 18, 20214 minA Midsummer Nights Dream - am I crazy!So why A Midsummer Nights Dream? This is not a secret but I don’t often talk about it, I am dyslexic. This means I have difficulty with...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsNov 9, 20202 min"Little Golden Wings" ........"The words danced around her like butterflies on tiny little golden wings. Butterfly is a golden word, she thought. It smells of...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsOct 16, 20202 minChilli Chocolate on a Winters DayOnce, along time ago I lived and worked in the honey coloured city of Bath. I used to walk to work every day because really, what with...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsSep 12, 20203 minLight and Dark in ORFEIA..........A few of my thoughts about ORFEIA by Joanne Harris. Cover design by @Suegent. It's true I was the first person to read portions of the...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsAug 25, 20204 minThe magic of TedTalks and how it all started.In preparation for the release of ORFEIA on 3rd Sept, I thought some of you may like to know why Joanne Harris invited a novice...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJul 14, 20201 min"Winged"It's when I read poetry like this that I realise I will never be a writer. "Winged" by James Roberts was purchased on a whim simply...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJul 3, 20201 minORFEIA - I can't wait!As you all know I work closely with the writer Joanne Harris. A few days ago she issued her July newsletter, in which she discusses...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJun 11, 20201 minTwitter in a time of IsolationAt the beginning of April I tried my hand at writing - really I just wanted to reach out to all those other artists that like me were...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJun 11, 20201 minJune - mid year reviewI can't believe its June and we are half way over 2020. This year has bought so many global problems, raging fires, devastating floods...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsJun 1, 20202 minJune NewsletterHello Folks, I'm about to post my June newsletter which will include a free downloadable colouring page, a practice lesson for my...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsMar 24, 20201 minCrowCrow By Victoria Richards There’s a bird inside my chest. I can feel it there, scrabbling around with its dirty talons, squashed between...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsMar 20, 20202 minA Story from the other side of the world. Borders might be closing but minds are not.A Parcel of Crows Christmas Eve, 1931, NSW, Australia. They call me Ol’ Nell, but once I stood straight as a Red Bloodwood with skin soft...
Bonnie Helen HawkinsMar 19, 20203 minThe Crow that Swallowed the Moon A short story written in 2018 by my friend Joanne Harris, as part of my 52 Crows project. During these difficult times it seems...