Creative Writer
I’m Allison Hill. Welcome to my author website!
This website showcases a small selection of my shorter creative writing pieces and introduces the books I’ve published. As well as short stories and poems, you will find articles on a range of subjects, from my wildlife exploits to general observations on daily life.
If you like what you see, please do share as I always welcome new readers.
Short Pieces
Face Facts
A poem about animal sentience and how we can understand chimpanzees’ facial signals Since we descended from great apes, Their gestures form …Read More »
Memories of Madikwe
After a four-year gap, going on safari again was a real treat. I’m very lucky to have seen the Big Five a …Read More »
Crisis, What Crisis?
We can learn so much from our great leaders if we pay attention to their words and deeds. I’ve been looking at …Read More »Reflections on Father Christmas
It was our family tradition to gather together early in December and prepare our Christmas wish lists. My brother, sister and I …Read More »There Were Only Eight Hundred
When visiting war graves on Crete, we were told that relatively few soldiers were buried there. But it still seemed a lot. …Read More »Notes of Loss
This poem tells of my shock in hearing ‘God Save the King’ for the first time when for my whole life I …Read More »