My journey to the land of the Red Devils (aka the ROK)
I’m a fan of biography, of small tales from ordinary lives. One day, when I’m retired, I’d like to try…
My road to running
Last weekend, I did a 10K run in my city. It’s become a yearly ritual with some friends: run then…
Books and the joy of accidental discovery
Do you remember what your favourite book was as a child or as a teenager? I know this is an…
Book review: Magic-Price (Crown of Stones Book 1)
Are you a fan of epic fantasy? What about well-crafted stories woven with threads of darkness and touches of adult…
Book Review: The Backworlds
I’ve been connected with M. Pax, the author of The Backworlds, on Twitter for a while now (https://twitter.com/mpax1), and I…
Face blindness, or stumbling across story ideas
Have you ever met someone from work – someone you interact with every day – outside the office, and it took…
Ghastly words: suggesting sickness with language
I’m a bit of a word nerd. Maybe it comes with being an avid reader and nascent novelist. While writing…
Looking the other way
I met someone on a hiking trip once who made the very accurate observation that you often see completely different…
What does green smell like?
I was looking through old photos recently, from a trip to Greece than including hiking in Crete. It brought to…