coast – Flinty Maguire

Peace and gratitude

August 26, 2016 by Flinty Maguire, posted in Alternative lifestyle

We've been fortunate to live in lovely places. In a troubled world, here we are blessed to breathe and think. I listen to wind against wheat. Surf against rock. Birds cry, but they're not sad. It's easy to smile here. This is the walk from our home to the sea. I am so grateful.

I’m the author of Ellie Booton’s Journals – novels for children. Ellie’s sandwiched between wholy unsuitable brothers. She lives at the coast where Grandma flexes diplomatic muscle, Mum is discreetly depressed, and Dad blusters his way through a maze of inadequacy. They are, I guess, a normalish family. It’s imperative that Ellie hones vital life skills before, frankly, everything gets a bit too much.

These books aren’t autobiographical. Ellie is funnier and smarter than I ever was as a kid.

I’m married, looking after my mum, loving family, friends, dogs and rescue chickens.

Volunteer with Congo Children Trust which runs the children’s sanctuary, Kimbilio, in DR Congo.

Following a vegan lifestyle.