PETE BRIGGS

Short Days, Small Wins. December 2025
December is supposed to be a fun but simple affair. Friends and family, lots of food, the same old Christmas films. Taking a knee before the next year starts swinging.

Bonfires, Birthdays, and the Glorious Dead. November 2025.
November always feels cramped. Halloween has only just ended and ghosts, vampires and gravestones are still littering the shelves when Bonfire Night turns up with the usual bangs and bravado, and some

Writing PROTEGIMUS
After completing 'Beneath the Red Cap,' I found myself reflecting on the stories I'd reluctantly left on the cutting-room floor to meet Amazon KDP's pricing criteria.

Writing Beneath the Red Cap
Writing 'Beneath the Red Cap' wasn't something I'd initially thought about or even planned. I never thought of myself as an author, or even good at writing, I was just a working class Northerner. However, the book was a necessary personal lifeline thrown during one of the most challenging periods of my life. To create…

Writing SQUADDIESAURUS
Writing a book is rarely a straightforward journey.