Time Out

Am I the only one who succumbs to frustration?
Faced with that feeling that the entire universe is conspiring against you.
The job you expected didn’t pan out…
All the efforts you put into spreading the word about

The Generation Chasm

As I get older and move from one generation to the next, I feel more and more abstract about myself.

I know how old my daughter is. Giving birth over 20 summers ago puts the years into context.
I know my body is showing signs of wear and tear – the sagging bottom that will soon reach the backs of my knees (when I will, for the first time in life, have a flat bottom, albeit a very long one, and not one that

The End of the Beginning

For two and a half years, since 20^th June 2012, I have been on a mission.

A mission to make sense of my life, which was turned upside down with the news of your death.
Life until that point had had a bit of everything, and a lot of some things. There had been hardship, loneliness, uncertainty and make-do, but also love, stability, fulfilment and wishes-come-true.

A mission to put decisions into context, when I was made to question everything because of your passing.
Some of the challenges I have faced in life have come

It’s a Numbers Game

I love writing. I have not enjoyed myself so much as I have in these last few months when a blinkered employer showed me the door and made me consider pushing my writing plans ahead faster than I had planned. Friends have told me I look better, happier, more relaxed.
Hence I released a novella last week and I am releasing the sequel to my debut novel in 2 days’ time.
IN TWO DAYS’ TIME (Yes, I am screaming).
I have so many stories in my head that still want to be

Random Spoilers (Stolen Time 4399)

Countdown to publication and book launch: 4 days to go
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