Looking back on 2020
I doubt there’ll be many people lamenting the passing of 2020 but, despite the awfulness of the Covid-19 pandemic, I […]
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Meet Mitsie!
Okay, so, Mitsie is no longer our “new” cat. We’ve actually had her for three years this month, yet it’s
When will things return to normal? (Some reflections from a person prone to OCD.)
Obviously, I never wanted my first blog post of the year to be about a pandemic. But here we are,
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FantasyCon, kindness, and some writing revelations
Sometimes I wonder what the SFF book world must look like to those outside it. To those not enamoured with
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What I did at 40
Recently on social media, people were spreading a little positivity by sharing some of the things they’ve done in their
Narratives of birth and death and all that there is in between: 5 poetry collection reviews
Work and writing projects have kept me from adding much to my blog recently, but I love this little space
On Bread and Love
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time,
Reflecting on 2018 and a Giveaway!
Reflection is always valuable, but the end of the year provides the perfect excuse to pause and reflect on one’s
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The Rise and Rise of Renaissance Woman
A year or two ago I went to an event at the excellent Five Leaves Bookshop and got chatting to
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High sensitivity and social media – some guidelines that help me
Although much has been written about the ills of social media, I have a sense that HSPs feel
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Like ice-cream, every summer holiday has its own particular “flavour”. Now that both my children have returned to school and
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The End of an Era
Four years ago today I published a post about the bittersweet experience of watching our children go through certain milestones.