A Life-Changing Decision?
I’ve slept poorly recently. This time I made a decision during the wakeful period. What kept me awake? Put bluntly; the dreadful state of the world…
An Extended Pause.
A break from the relentless imperative of the internet is calling. This brief note is to let you know I’ll be absent from the internet, away…
Landscape and Memory, by Simon Schama: #BookReview.
History 672 pages Art historian, philosopher, raconteur, academic, or proselyte? Simon Schama’s great tome carries elements of all these. One reviewer, quoted on the cover, adds…
Fear of Flying, by Erica Jong, Reviewed.
This book needs no more reviews; but I’m a compulsive reviewer, so here goes. I’m of the generation the author writes about in this modern classic…
The Red Room, by Joan Barbara Simon, Reviewed.
I have never read anything like this. Now, there’s a statement. But what does it mean? This book is subtitled, ‘a portfolio’ and that’s a good…
Mothers’ Day: A Best Friend Remembered.
In May this year, it’ll be 52 years since my mother died. That was 2 days after my 16th birthday and my memory of the day…
Honest Reviews
Do you write reviews? Do you read them; perhaps use them for some idea of whether a particular book is for you? It’s certainly the case that…
Featured in a New Anthology.
A short while ago, I entered a short story into a contest. As usual, I then forgot all about it. A few days ago, I received…
Cut The Fat; Make Your Writing Lean: #Tip 12.
Writers enjoy sharing ideas to improve their craft. Here, I’m looking at ways to trim our writing. Readers will thank us. I’ll look at common redundancies…
A Weekend at #FantastiCon 2015.
And what a weekend it was! I first mentioned it in an earlier post, find it here. This was the second fantasy/science fiction convention I’ve attended.…
