40 Minutes In Dolgellau

The funniest thing about Dolgellau is listening to English people try to pronounce its name. They struggle enough with Llandudno, and their heads will practically explode when presented with names that look more like keyboard mashing than real places, places such as Dwygyfylchi. Dolgellau is perfect for making them cry when you tell them they’re...

The Lake | Bedtime B-Side

It's as if this season of b-sides has a 'bleak and dark' theme... Why can't I write something positive for once? Alright, this isn't as dark as some but it still has... Ah, you'll find out. BEDTIME B-SIDES- 2019/2020 'Scarlet Skies': Strangers In The Rain | Silent Star | Something Wicked Tainted Love: Rave |...

Carneddau Cheesecake | The Morfasson Family Cookbook

Honestly, there are sooooo many cheesecake recipes online that we reconsidered putting this one up, several times, before deciding that one more won’t hurt. It can be really difficult to navigate them as well. Do you want biscuit base or not? New York or Chicago style? Do you want bake or no bake? Do you...

Carnedd Du | Story

It has been a while since I released an original story... March, in fact. So I felt it was time for something new.  Welcome, to the Most Gentlemanly Society of The Carneddau. Also,there's a Jackanory style video I've done for this, if you'd prefer that instead. (https://youtu.be/_yKXADqF8Io)   Carnedd Du by James Churchill   I...

Aunt Mable And The Sound Of Music: An Absurd Little Bird | Short Story

*THE ENTIRE AUNT MABLE COLLECTION IS OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK-YOU CAN FIND YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF 'THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD' ON AMAZON Well, it's now December and round here that means one thing... CHRISTMAS STORY TIME!!!! This year I had a double task- I had to A) Write something that harked back to the...

The Last Stand At Nanhysglain

A couple of things to note before I get to the article- Firstly, I'm publishing these latest travel pieces a bit out of order. I didn't intend to publish this till the end of November at the earliest, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted to get it out quickly. As...

Looking For Nanhysglain

In June of 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd was captured by the invading army of Edward I. Thanks to a betrayal by Einion. Bishop of Bangor, he and his family had been discovered at a place called Nanhysglain, allegedly somewhere close to the rocky mountain of Bera Mawr, in the Carneddau region of Snowdonia. This scant...

Target: Llewelyn

Early March… Many years ago… Walking the roads above Bethesda I almost get whacked by a bus. I then start to wonder if that was the bus I was just on, the same bus that almost collided with a tree and about five other cars on the way here. You’ve got to love the Welsh...

The Destruction of Braich-y-Dinas

Anyone who has driven the A55 will have likely come face to face with Penmaenmawr. Coming from the west you drive around the outside of it, the road balancing precariously between the sea and the shored up, granite cliff face. Come from the east and you’ll mostly drive underneath it but before you get there...

Living Wild in the Carneddau

Tired of the noises and the dirt and the slime of civilisation, for a long time now I’ve been seeking somewhere I can retreat to. The answer as to where I can retreat to is obvious, those mountains to the west of me, in the far north of Wales, between Ogwen and the sea… The...