Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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Three New Short Stories

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

Idris was a dragon. Not a huge, fierce, fire-breathing dragon. No, Idris was a tiny, two weeks out of the egg, baby dragon, who had lost his mother. Fortunately Idris had met a young human, Jim, who was on the … Continue reading →

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Writing is dangerous

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

Writing is dangerous. When you put that pen to paper, or more likely, hit that first key, you don’t know where you will end up. You set up a situation, a garden, say, with God, a tree, a couple, and … Continue reading →

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The Coming Apocalypse

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

I see people and nations trying to come to terms with global warming, but the efforts to reverse it seems disorganised, incomplete and ineffective. Governments sign agreements containing measures that sound good, but which are not implemented or implemented badly, … Continue reading →

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A New Book

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

  I’ve just published a new book, a sequel to “The Last Beautiful Woman”. It’s a short novel (approx 20,000 words long) called “The Shock of Her Life”, and takes up the story of Jenna and her friends. When it … Continue reading →

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The Last Beautiful Woman – discounted

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

For a limited time, my eBook, “The Last Beautiful Woman” is available for $1.99 at Smashwords. Please use the code FD56V at the checkout.

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A Can of Worms

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

This is yet another post about the writing process. OK, it fascinates me, as I consider what happens in my brain/mind as I write something, but I risk the possibility of it not being interesting to anyone else. It’s around … Continue reading →

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Writing and Arrogance

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Have you ever written a word and wondered if you spelled it right? You say to yourself, “That word looks weird!” But the spellchecker doesn’t underline the word. It must be right, mustn’t it? I typed “arrogance” above and it … Continue reading →

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