Glastonbury Town in Somerset UK has inspired many writers, here you’ll find fiction and humorous articles based on Glastonbury.
Glastonbury has an ever-growing calendar of seasonal celebrations, but there is one event that is guaranteed to bring everyone, from the born and bred local to the newest incomer, together in joy and merriment. That is the yearly ritual of mocking the Town’s Christmas Tree.
A chat with Debbie De Mornay Penny, illustrator of ‘Normal For Glastonbury’ about drawing, dressing up, and what she loves about living in Glastonbury.
Just published – The ‘Crap Views of the Tor’ Postcard Book. Plus, the ‘Normal For Glastonbury’ paperback is now available worldwide.
Glastonbury Town is the first town in Britain to sign the Vegan Town Pledge, intending to go fully vegan by 2023.
An interview with Glastonbury based writer Guy Kennaway on The Accidental Collector, his latest book about a penniless Glastonbury hippy who gets mistaken for a billionaire art collector.
Self publishing my Normal for Glastonbury book was quite a learning curve, here’s some advice for aspiring writers or anyone interested in the process,
Of all the stuff I post on the Normal For Glastonbury Facebook page, my ‘Crap Views of the Tor’ series has been the most surprising success. In fact it seems that people love the idea so much they’ve been submitting their own to the page. Here are a few of my favourites.
Origins Ask any resident of the English town of Glastonbury where they are most likely to be living, and many of them will quickly tell you that Glastonbury is very high on their list of number one answers. What is it about this particular town that draws so many of its citizens to count themselves … Read more
Many moons ago I spotted Glastonbury Tor from the Levels out towards Shapwick. What would have been a picture postcard perfect scene was ruined by a large and unsightly, rusting piece of peat processing machinery. I took a photo anyway. Since then I’ve got into the perverse habit of deliberately taking the kind of photos that would never make it into a Glastonbury tourist guide.
The 100% true history of Glastonbury’s Abbey, courtesy of guest writer Andy Brady.
Another in Andy Brady’s uselessly informative posts. This one is all about Halloween, when the veil between the worlds is thin and the squirrels are ferocious.
