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Hat Thieves Beware
Summer 2017… schools and nurseries were closed for the holidays, and the grandkids were kicking their heels at...
Writer Beware
I think AI is inundating my email inbox with author scams. Apparently AI is somehow gathering data on...
Bad advice
I’ve been on X again. I know, I know. I need to stop, but something keeps drawing me...
Farty Towels?
I’ve always found it strange that often the first thing guests ask me, when I check them in...
Consequential Detritus
Mars 20,025 Xenoarchaeological Survey Team Epsilon for Galactic Central Command Captain Mandible? Yes? What is it? Come and...
The Writer’s House
Bristol is one of my favourite cities. I visit here a few times a year, and the second...
The Song of Bert and Harry: The Name of that Pub
“We went for a pub meal last night,” Bert suddenly announced. “Nice place, all done out with lights and a...
The Jewel of Derwentwater – behind the book
So why the hell did I choose to write a dual timeline, time travelling adventure mystery as my...
The Pink Coupe at the Catch-All Station
About a quarter of a century ago, I developed the habit of working in German car factories. The...
Young People Today…
I went to college to do an Art Foundation course. Yay, good for me. But I was 48....
The Welsh One
. We gazed from Cardiff’s seafront as the diamond radiance of a million stars glittered in summer’s midnight....
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES
I know there is an increasing upward trend in sales with audiobooks lately; people listening to a book...
What We Feed Strangers
My first job on this side of the world saw me driving my boss’s wife’s little red roadster...
The Road Does Go Ever On
So, midway through a recent walk through the forest, my phone notified me that I had done it,...
Another Night in A&E (Part 2)
My husband has not had a full-blown stroke. He has more than likely had a TIA. He is...
Another Night in A&E (Part 1)
Back in March, I regaled you all with tales of the bizarre night time world of the emergency...
Tired Old Characterizations
I’m tired of stereotypical behaviors from characters, both in books and on television or at the movies. I...
The Binturong Problem
If I told you I’d seen a binturong, chances are you’d stare at me blankly. What if I...
