Tales of Tails
Welcome to a small corner of my world.
Here, I share my thoughts, a bit of my history, the inspiration behind my stories, and a few surprises along the way.
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What’s in a Name?
Why did a little black miniature poodle from Suffolk end up named after one of Tudor England’s most famous cardinals? And how did his apricot-coloured companion nearly become “FitzRoy”? In this reflective blog piece, JR McCoy explores the unexpected stories behind the names Wolsey and Henry, and how the names we give our animals often become woven into memory, history, personality, and family life itself.
Adventures Beyond Foxtail Green
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond Foxtail Green? In A Holiday in France, Wolsey’s world expands beyond the familiar fields of Suffolk to the shadowed corridors of a Normandy château, where new scents, new friends, a bit of danger, and a sense of mystery await.
The Day Henry Disappeared
A real-life hiking mishap in the Scottish Highlands became the inspiration for A Hole New World, one of Wolsey’s Adventures. This is the story of the day Henry (Wolsey’s real-life companion) disappeared, and how a moment of danger turned into fiction.