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February 29 2016 11:59 am
Haven’t written here for ages, but it’s 29th February, and if I can’t find the time to post on my blog with a whole extra day to celebrate, something’s going wrong somewhere! So, a quick catch up on a few happenings: One of my short stories has been longlisted in... read more
February 12 2016 2:40 pm
Everything seems to be about lists these days: The top 100 books of all time The fifty richest people The ten items on my bucket list And a bizarre one I found: Ten sordid insights into the Victorian Opium Age. So, I thought I’d compile my own list. You’ve been... read more
February 7 2016 1:06 pm
Thank you all so much for your lovely comments and messages in response to my plaintive post last week. You are wonderful, and I truly appreciate them. Some brilliant advice, which I will try to take. And now here’s something that made me smile. I saw an offer on the... read more
February 1 2016 2:28 pm
2016 is one twelfth over, so in spite of speeding by, how’s it going so far? Horrible! Sorry to be depressing, but I feel so despondent. I’ve been resisting blogging because nobody wants to read a string of misery, but I felt I’d neglected the blog for long enough. I... read more