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The Rowan and The Wren
In my mind, The Rowan and The Wren, feels like a half remembered myth, an almost but not quite forgotten piece of folklore, a story...

Bonnie Helen Hawkins
Jan 10, 20231 min read


Hello Friends
Welcome 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 Hawkins
Jan 3, 20222 min read


The Crow
The 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 Hawkins
Oct 30, 20211 min read


Midnight Falls
A tense and spooky story written as part of my 52 Crows project by David J Wing @Zer0flashfic. Reposted here to celebrate Halloween....

Bonnie Helen Hawkins
Oct 30, 20212 min read


52 Crows - Flash Fiction
Ellie 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 Hawkins
Oct 12, 20212 min read


A Midsummer Nights Dream
Hi 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 Hawkins
Oct 10, 20211 min read


52 Crows - Flash Fiction
Crow 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 Hawkins
Oct 10, 20213 min read


The Crow and the Deathstone
Story 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 Hawkins
Jul 15, 20213 min read


A 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 Hawkins
Jun 18, 20214 min read


"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 Hawkins
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Chilli Chocolate on a Winters Day
Once, 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 Hawkins
Oct 16, 20202 min read


Light 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 Hawkins
Sep 12, 20203 min read


The 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 Hawkins
Aug 25, 20204 min read


"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 Hawkins
Jul 14, 20201 min read


ORFEIA - 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 Hawkins
Jul 3, 20201 min read
Twitter in a time of Isolation
At 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 Hawkins
Jun 11, 20201 min read


June - mid year review
I 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 Hawkins
Jun 11, 20201 min read


June Newsletter
Hello Folks, I'm about to post my June newsletter which will include a free downloadable colouring page, a practice lesson for my...

Bonnie Helen Hawkins
Jun 1, 20202 min read


Crow
Crow 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 Hawkins
Mar 24, 20201 min read


A 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 Hawkins
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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