Michael Walters

@michaelwalters.uk

Creative writing. Literature. Films. Trying new artsy things. Likes genre and weird stuff. Author of The Complex: https://www.saltpublishing.com/products/the-complex-9781784631628 Also on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michaelwaltersauthor

New life goals having visited the home of Vita Sackville West. She had a writing tower (I will also need a lift and air-conditioning) and she and her husband had a library each and combined ‘extra’ one. Their collection included Sinclair Lewis - if more people had read this we wouldn’t be here.

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Painting created by Muriel Lewis c.1968 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where she was compelled to live. Part of a large body of work, this is one of several paintings which depict embracing couples, often suggesting furtive trysts where unease underlies the apparent romanticism

Painting in an illustrate style of a white heterosexual couple embracing in front of a stone bridge in the moonlight surrounded by leafy trees with golden light reflected on the water.
The couple is in the far left middle ground and a fair haired man in pale yellow short sleeved shirt and tan slacks embraces a brown haired woman wearing a short grey dress and matching shoes from behind, something awkward in their posture

It's been a busy week, kids. July sales have doubled on the previous year, MAT growth up 46%, direct sales trebling. Very significant submissions. The website overhauled – new JSONs under the hood and the launch of Salt Creators page, plus a great feature in House Magazine from Nicholas Royle.