My Books

Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males - husband, boys and pets -
she writes to escape the testosterone.

My Blog

Click one of my recent articles to read more, or view the entire blog here.

Dear Doctorate – Year 3, sometime in August 2020

Dear Doctorate Diary, The plan was to do  post on how caking has saved my sanity. But, Covid – 19 wanted more attention so here we are with more rambling from me and no cake photos. I think I first started this post in April and now here we are …

Read the full article

Duffins with orange curd

Duffins are donuts baked in a muffin tin and one of the most delicious desserts ever. The only things wrong with them is that they are not low calorie and they are very more-ish, so consider yourself duly warned. Ingredients: Batter: 250 – 270 mls plant milk 3  tsp cider …

Read the full article

My 2020 Reading List

Between January 1st 2020 – December 31st 2020 I will list the books I read, with the aim to have at least one title to go beside each letter of the alphabet.  You can see my reading list from previous years by clicking on the following links: 2013, 2014, 2015, …

Read the full article

Me

dj-kirkby

I am a registered midwifery lecturer and registered public health practitioner who writes for adults and children. I teach midwifery four days per week, and work as a freelance writer the rest of the week. My special interest is creating educational packages to be delivered using digital and mixed reality platforms. At the age of 40, I was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, in addition to dyslexia and dyspraxia (which definitely explains a lot of things, including why I can't read a tube map)

More about DJ

My books for children website

I have another website featuring my children's books under the name Dee Kirkby, as well as more information detailing my work with children. Please pay me a visit here.

deekirkby-website-thumbnail