Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe
The premise of this book is delightful: a novella in 51 short chapters, describing the life of famous 17th-century Chinese painter Bada Shanren, partly through…
Ten years ago: A Call for Peace
When Terry Rockefeller heard that the World Trade Center had collapsed, she had no idea her younger sister Laura was inside. All…
The importance of staring out of the window
What does a writing day consist of? The image that comes to mind is of someone pounding away on a typewriter with a…
New stuff
I’ve been adding a few new features on the site recently, and thought I’d highlight them for you. First, I’ve added a…
As if by magic…
A sharp-eyed Amazon-watcher just emailed to let me know that my next book, A Virtual Love, has been listed and is available…
Out and about
I’ve been busy writing this week and haven’t been online much, so it was great to see that I was featured on a couple…
Sleeping Patterns
The latest winner of the Luke Bitmead Award, the prize I won myself back in 2008, Sleeping Patterns is an intelligent, intriguing…
How not to return from vacation
Coming back from vacation is always hard. If you’re working for someone else, you don’t really have a choice – you just…
New, free short story
Update: this story is no longer available online. If you’re interested, please email me and I’ll send it to you. I just had a…