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About ASWilliams

Angela has dual nationality, GB/NL and lives in Nijmegen. She has had short fiction published on multiple platforms and was a runner-up in the 2018 and 2017 Casket of Fictional Delights Flash Competitions. Her writing has also been published and performed by amongst others: Mslexia, Liars’ League, Reflex Fiction, the Casket and Reckon Review. In 2020 she published her short story collection, Healer, under pseudonym, Susan Carey. Tweets at @su_carey In 2025 she published her poetry collection, The Palliative Horse.

Celebrating the Launch of ‘The Palliative Horse’ by A.S. Williams

Posted on November 10, 2025 by ASWilliams

It did boost my spirit to sell all my book copies and have such engaged visitors. The morning after I awoke to a house full of flowers and warm memories. So much so that I remarked to Frank that I felt happy. Waking up in a positive mood is not always easy after a terminal diagnosis so the distraction of writing the book, publishing and celebrating it has done me a world of good. Weekly chemotherapy keeps me on my feet for now, as do enjoyable and nourishing activities. Continue reading →

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Poetry and Healing: My Ovarian Cancer Experience

Posted on October 4, 2025 by ASWilliams

Dear Readers, Sorry for the radio silence, but I’ve been seriously ill and some activities like maintaining my blog have taken a back seat. I’d like to say that my cancer experience is all behind me, but sadly that is … Continue reading →

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It’s Spring Again!

Posted on March 10, 2025 by ASWilliams
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Supernatural Dreams and Tragic Love: Ekphrastic Poem Shortlisted in Fiction Factory

Posted on May 17, 2023 by ASWilliams

A while ago, I came across the painting, The Entomologists’s Dream, 1909, by Edmund Dulac and it inspired me to write an ekphrastic poem. I was so struck by the devastation on the butterfly collector’s face that I felt compelled … Continue reading →

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How cool is Nijmegen? – Article from BBC Travel website

Posted on March 24, 2023 by ASWilliams

If you’re wondering where to spend a few days in the Netherlands then instead of the over touristy Amsterdam, why not choose my hometown Nijmegen? It has loads to offer in terms of culture and open countryside. I am not the author of this article but wanted to share it here with you. Hope to see you IRL in my neighbourhood soon! Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Posted on December 21, 2022 by ASWilliams

Dear Readers, Thank you for your patience! I have let my blog posts slide a bit this year for reasons better known to themselves. But just to update you a little I am posting a list of shiny things in … Continue reading →

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Have Dog, will Travel

Posted on August 3, 2022 by ASWilliams

My Top tips for travelling/house-sittiing with your own pet. Continue reading →

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She is most definitely worth many Tuppences…

Posted on March 6, 2022 by ASWilliams

Here it is then, the long-awaited news about our new family addition, puppy named Tuppence. She is six-months old now. Sire, pictured below, the fabled blue mini JRT, Louie, of Much Wenlock; dam the even-more-fabled patterjack, Faith, of Herefordshire. Late … Continue reading →

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May your two and four-footed friends bring you much joy in 2022!

Posted on December 19, 2021 by ASWilliams

It’s been a long time, I know! If you’re wondering, I’ve been busy on a new course I’m following via Jericho Writers. The Ultimate Novel Writing Course to be precise. It is quite demanding of my time. We aim to … Continue reading →

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10 Remarkable facts about Nijmegen

Posted on September 13, 2021 by ASWilliams

It’s my new home town but asides from that there is much to discover about this city which is built on the banks of the River Waal on the Dutch/German border. It’s the oldest city in the Netherlands. Its Roman … Continue reading →

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