Perspective
Every now and then, I have a tendency to whine. I work too hard, life is tough, writing is difficult, etc etc. Also, every now and then, something…
Spiritual soul
I’d love to soar… over the land Like an eagle, high above Just soaring From the mouth of Pine Lick Creek to…
Monday Morning Inspiration #7
“For love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence;…
Hornsey Library event
Thanks to the kind prompting from May, I am finally getting around to writing about my talk and book signing at Hornsey…
Monday Morning Inspiration #6
“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time” – André Gide
Luke Bitmead Award 2009
I was happy to see a call for entries for the Luke Bitmead Writers’ Bursary 2009. Luke wrote an excellent book, White Summer, in 2006, but died only…
Monday Morning Inspiration #5
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never…
“If on a winter’s night a traveler” by Italo Calvino
Reviewing this book in the New Yorker, John Updike said that it “manages to charm and entertain the reader in the teeth…
Monday Morning Inspiration #4
If you realise that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren’t afraid of…