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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...
Lives Well Lived
My friend, Stan, has his 100th birthday this August. His family are arranging a birthday party and will...
Parental Advisory
Mid-November 2024. In a brightly lit maternity ward somewhere near Birmingham, England, a young boy was brought kicking...
Joyous Enemies!
“We have an unexpected class starting tomorrow. Do you want it? Three weeks. Five hours a day, Monday...
There’s More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl
Prompted by a comment from a fellow Litopian, I delved into the far reaches of my record stacks...
Stakes
What are Stakes? Stakes refer to what characters stand to lose or gain as they pursue their goals....
Until I find You
As one wise Litopian recently said to me, ‘Titles SUCK!!’ When I wrote songs, I never had a...
She Loved Me Not
. Last night I dreamed of Samantha Who tore at my throat like a panther Then she started...
Both Sides of the Postcard
The sand is white and soft. The palms sway gently. The turquoise water glitters. The happy traveler reclines...
What’s in a game?
6When my son was a toddler, he threw the mother of all tantrums at my childless friends' house....
The Shadow Durian
As a lifelong foreigner, I’ve learnt that being open to new things smooths the path considerably. Food especially...
Goodbye Eeyore, Hello Tigger
Granny was churchy. She grew up in an era that saw living by the Bible as an important...
21st Century Song of Summer
It’s sobering to think that while summer is celebrated in some parts of the world with...
Falcon Theory
“So,” said Goethe to his friend Johann Peter Eckermann, “let us call it a Novelle, for what is...
The Joy of Lit Mags
While my first novel is tentatively making its way towards agents who already have too much to read,...
