Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning is one of my favourite things. A collection of short stories written by one of my favourite authors…. Read Article →
La Belle Epoque
A tight set of tableaux to enact a fantasy or to relive a memory. The premise of La Belle Epoque… Read Article →
In my father’s name …
When my dad died in February of this cursed year of our Lord 2020 he really was just leaving early… Read Article →
The Good People
In my current attempts to find an agent for Habnab I keep running up against the same request – list… Read Article →
Comedy, metaphysics and a suitcase full of cash
I have just read the final (I hope not) Jonas Jonasson book Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it all…. Read Article →
Timely warning to writers
Don’t neglect the daily walk. I recently got out to see the film Shirley, a fictional biopic of writer Shirley… Read Article →
Hogarth Shakespeare – World’s poshest fan fiction
The Hogarth Shakespeare series consists of eight Shakespearean plays retold by modern masters. I recommend this series specifically to those… Read Article →
English – it’s hard enough as a first language
English is not easy. 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce…. Read Article →
What is family?
How ironic to be reading a story about a child from a leper colony during the COVID lockdown. What impressed… Read Article →
Cinderella Syndrome
Cinderella Syndrome is an author specific application of Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome [n.] [coll.] Feelings of inadequacy that persist despite… Read Article →