Show me the power! November 18, 2018 A couple of weeks ago, I was asked the question ‘What is the power of fiction?’ My response was immediate. ‘Absolutely tremendous,’ I said. ‘But how?’ I was asked. Read More
Time marches on… January 1, 2018 Wow! 2018! Already! Is there anyone else who thinks this year has passed at the speed of light? As I hugged my dog tight at midnight, trying to ameliorate the effect of fIreworks on him, I thought on my year. Was it good? Could it be better? Read More
The Postman rang twice… July 18, 2017 Yesterday, a bleak, grim winter’s day, when the sun forgot its way and the cloud sulked low to the hills, and my husband and I brewed a winter virus, the postman rang twice. Read More
Drowning in words… April 6, 2017 One of the hardest things I find as a writer, is the inability to devour fiction the way I used to… Read More