Postcards from Paradise
I’ve left The Loved Ones at home for ten days in Paradise with a friend. We’re staying at a resort spa in Thailand, one of those Luxury Escape offers that come at a ridiculous price because it’s the off-season and could well be hot and horrible and...Dying To Write
Cory Taylor died recently after a long fight with cancer. She left behind a remarkable book that was written in the space of a few weeks when her illness became untreatable. ‘Dying: A Memoir’ is a moving account of what dying taught her about life. It made me realise...Pauline & The Orchid Queen
What a mess! Brexit, Trump and now us. And after almost twenty years in the political wilderness, Pauline is back promoting a lot of fear-mongering nonsense. Truly, I shouldn’t give her air to breathe and I apologise in advance for doing so, but like so many...Writing Tips from a Child
What can a child possibly teach adults about writing? A lot, I discovered on a dismal winter’s day when my grandson was four years of age. We had exhausted Lego, painting, play dough, gingerbread men and turning the couch cushions into a fort. ‘Why don’t we...
“Whatever may be their use in civilized societies, mirrors are essential to all violent and heroic action.”
Virginia Woolf; A Room of One’s Own