The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: Books
And Meanwhile…
… now we’re beyond the wedding I can turn my attention to publishing my next book, a contemporary magical mystery romance called The Art Of Spirit Capture It’s all edited, read and re-read and will hit your bookshelves on 17th … Continue reading
Posted in Books, miscellany, publishing, writing
Tagged book launch, Books, editing, guest post, publishing
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Harry Spittle, Encore #amwriting
Time for a writerly update. Currently I have a novel and selection of short fiction with my editor, but even with the upcoming family nuptials, I’m still writing. In the last 10 months or so I’ve written two of three … Continue reading
Please Don’t Ask… #bookreview #travel
I’ve not travelled much since hmm…. Forever it seems. I resort to watching frowny faced presenters in knitwear that even myopic aunts would baulk at giving as presents visit remote parts of Britain to live amongst refugees from parallel universes, … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Books, humour, miscellany, travel
Tagged book, Book review, humour, travel
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A Fear Of Flying #memories #books #deadfliesandsherrytrifle
🎶There was a lady who swallowed a fly🎶 I was a nervy child, not given to bravery in either the tree climbing or challenging authority departments. 🎶I don’t know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she’ll die🎶 Credulous too, believing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, humour, memories, miscellany
Tagged Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, flies, memories
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Improving My Mind, Understanding My Body #reading #nonfiction
I suppose it’s no surprise. This pandemic has been a forced education for a lot of us as to how the body works, or doesn’t, what antibodies do, what are T cells and RNA based vaccines. It’s a bit ghoulish, … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Books, miscellany, reading
Tagged Adam Kay, Bill Bryson, Books, human errors, Nathan Lents, Reading, reviews, the body, this is going to hurt, Tim Spector
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Sugar And Snails
I was completing a questionnaire the other day and one on the list was who inspired me to take up blogging. That would be Anne Goodwin who I met on a writer’s course a couple of years before. We bonded … Continue reading
The Houdini of Hounslow #shortstory #lifeinagrainofsand
Hounslow Boys’ Home 1931 ‘You ready?’ ‘I ain’t sure, Jim.’ ‘You comin’ or ain’t you?’ ‘I suppose. I just never done nuffin’ like this.’ ‘S’easy. Just grab the top of the wall.’ ‘Oi! What are you boys doing?’ ‘Oh cripes, … Continue reading
