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In Other Words…
I’m Fine Whenever I meet someone new, I try to learn their language. I don’t mean French or...
The Seven Deadly (Writers’) Sins…
Come over here for a moment, would you? But be careful of the edge of the table, it’s...
About it all Again
I was thinking back to December 1973... a village called Oberjoch (over the hill) in the...
Shrek – a Masterclass in writing character
I recently had a great movie night with my daughter. We made a fort (three kitchen chairs with...
It’s Not the End of the World
Well, it sort of is… I’ve been fascinated by dystopian fiction for many years – any story which...
It’s Art if I say so
Marcel Duchamp said this: it's art if I say so. He's the guy who stuck a urinal on...
8. The Scots Invade Italy
The 28 Delegates from Earlston in Scotland here on their annual twinning visit with Cappella Maggiore attended Mass...
Is the future here yet?
As a kid, I watched Star Trek. Some things have come true. I remember at the market you...
She Explained
She was distracted and he ran on the pitch in an instinctive, uninhibited, exhilarating chase along the right...
Writing Emotion
Out of the Mouths of Babes This post was inspired by a comment made by my eleven-year-old son....
Marching To War
I once loved a lassie, a bonnie wee lassie, and now I’m marching off to war . VICTORY...
7. Summer Reflections
The sun blazing down on this our fragile humanity enticing us to the cooling waters of the sea...
My Favourite SFF Audio Books
There are debates about audio books vs paperback vs digital formats. This post is not about that. Although...
Good Writing
I recently wrote a blog post about bad writing in current media and decided that this month I...
The Journey Back
I had to go back, there were ghosts to kill. . I remembered the main street, the bleak...
1917-18 The Year of Hunger and “Farewell to Arms”
My neighbouring village in Northern Italy enacted the 1917- 18 Year. They called the event the “L'an de...
Experimenting
Be Brave I’ve been writing seriously for years. The more I wrote (and read the work of other...
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