As a lookback on my past works, this blog post is going to focus on my historical short story Lights On The Marsh. This was previously published in The People’s Friend magazine back in 2020. Alongside it was this dramatic illustration by Sailesh Thakrar. In the story, Laura is warned never to whistle while walking across marshland in case it summons a ghost – the Lantern Man. This blogpost will examine the folk legend, the lives of marshmen and wherrymen as well as the story
