Book Blest Festival
I am excited to be attending the Book Blest Festival in Stroud in early September and I am one of the authors speaking on the second day Saturday 7th September. Here is the Poster for more information. Do come along.
Spooky Time
Halloween - the name comes from the Old English 'hallowed' which means 'holy' or 'sanctified' as in the Lord's prayer "Hallowed be thy Name." All Hallows' Evening, contracted to All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration on [...]
Homeless not Hopeless
On the 10th October 2016 people around the world will mark World Homeless Day in many varied ways and try to change the lives of homeless people in their local community. Since its founding in 2010, World Homeless Day has [...]
Shakespeare and an Encounter with Death
William Shakespeare died 400 years ago today on 23rd April 1616. He was probably 52 years old at his untimely death. By strange coincidence 52 years ago last November at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, I had an encounter [...]
Galapagossians
In early March, Michael and I were in the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles off the coast of Ecuador. We were staying aboard a small ship with about 60 others, English and French. The Galapagos are [...]
Festivals should pay Authors
I applaud Philip Pullman in his decision to resign as patron of the Oxford Literary Festival because it refuses to pay authors to attend and speak. He was right to say that writers should be paid. They are not on [...]
Book Launch in the Garden
My new book 'The Lost Journey Homeward' has been well and truly launched - on Sunday 14th June. I decided to do this At Home - in my own garden in Dorset. My last two books had their launch parties [...]
Hello world!
My new Website goes live today - which happens to be Election Day! I have been writing a Blog since 2008 and include on this page a selection of my earlier posts. The short stories which I have published on [...]
Proof Copy
The sample copies of the paperback and hardback of ‘The Lost Journey Homeward’ arrived today. After the three years of work that I have put into this book, it is amazing to finally be holding a printed copy in my [...]
Myanmar to Dorset
Just got back from a great holiday with my husband Michael. We have been to Malaysia and Myanmar and the contrast between the two countries is huge. One is emerging into the modern world. The other is stuck in a [...]