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I began painting scenes that would become Christmas cards in 2015 and shortly all eight original artworks will go on show from November 26 until after Christmas at All Hallows church in Allerton, Liverpool. All Hallows is itself a famous building being Grade 1 with stained glass windows that are world-famous, having been created byContinue reading “More of my art”

This is a record of the steam locomotive in the UK in the 1960s when I was a keen photographer and took hundreds of shots on the railways in the thge dying days of steam in the North West of England. The book is a record of that and is now available of Amazon forContinue reading “Steam in the ‘Sixties”

A new Naomi novel is published today! It is called Pursued by Shadows and is the first full-length Naomi story in which she and a Canadian friend become involved in a plot to weaponize the weather. Against a background of climate change and activists, Naomi and Alex find themselves the target of criminal gangs intendContinue reading “A new Naomi novel”

Hi. My name is Naomi. I am the central character in four stories by author Mike Rickett. I am a little unusual in that I have psychic powers. There aren’t too many psychics around at 26, not the genuine kind anyway. And I am genuine because age has nothing to do with psychic ability. Indeed,Continue reading “An introduction to Naomi”

My fourth ghost story which will eventually be part of an anthology By Mike Rickett It is half hidden behind a chest of drawers when I first spot it. It is the ornate carved mahogany surround to the mirror that catches my eye. I can only see a corner but there is something about itContinue reading “Magic Mirror on the Wall…”

A ghost story for Christmas I haven’t, in truth, known Dr Irwin Jacobs for very long. I would stop short at calling him a friend because I don’t honestly believe he has anyone he could apply that title too. While appearing outwardly friendly, in reality, he struck me as a very self-contained person; a veryContinue reading “The Haunting of Dr Jacobs”

These are two pages from Steam and the ‘Sixties. Unfortunately the published pages are much darker than shown here obscuring a lot of detail and I am not pleased with the result so while it is available from Lulu, I would advise interested poeple to wait until I publish it on Amazon. It will thenContinue reading “More Steam and the ‘Sixties”

This is my latest non-fiction book. It is a personal memoir of the 1960s and which I both loved and hated at the same time. It is also a record of the demise of the steam locomotive in the UK during that period. There are also chapters on Liverpool’s iconic dock system, as well asContinue reading “Steam and the ‘Sixties”

A short story There is something about the hallway when I first step through the door, something I can’t quite put my finger on, something brooding, almost as though it is studying me. I feel unsettled and ill-at ease which is not how you are supposed to feel at the start of a holiday.   Continue reading “The Clock”

A new female cult figure Naomi February can be an odd month these days; odd in the sense that you never quite know what to expect as far as the weather is concerned. Take today, for example. It is the middle of the month and yet the sun is shining brightly, and it should haveContinue reading “Naomi”