Have a wonderful and productive 2017! Wow! 2016 was a bit of a shocker in terms of losing people I love and who have influenced and inspired me (and still do). I'm not just referring to wonderful figures from popular culture and science (like David Bowie, Vera Rubin, Sharon Jones, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher et …
December Book Review Round Up
I hope that you are getting the opportunity to enjoy some holiday reading time. Here is my December review summary: ****1/2 "Hidden Histories - Herbs" by Kim Hurst ***** "The Butterfly Wind" by Sarah Key ****1/2 "The Signalman - A Ghost Story" by Charles Dickens Â
Have a wonderful Chirstmas!
I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and get some reading time in over the festive season!
I am a writer and this is a proper job!
I have read a number of articles & blog posts about writing not being considered to be an actual job. Last week during dinner with a friend, she made the comment that I was semi-retired (not fully retired as I do some paid work at a University). I was a little taken-aback but let it slide. After …

