Happy New Year, everyone!

Boy I can’t believe it’s January 1st already. It’s been such a hectic year, so much going on. And can you believe how fast the time flies when you’re so . . . wait, what? It’s the 17th? Already? Is it still January, at least? Well. Okay then. Erm… A […]

Thank You

I just sent off the last of the pre-Christmas books this morning. Many thanks to all of you who ordered copies of Assam & Darjeeling, Matters of Mortology, and The Cradle as gifts for family and friends this year. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the enthusiasm […]

Avoiding the Obvious Puns

You heard me. Myrna Loy. If you’re following me on Twitter or Facebook, then you may have seen some recent late night posts about harpies. A few people have asked if this is for a new project, something as yet unannounced. Yes. Yes it is. I know I’ve whined about […]

Damage Control

In recent days, some folks have noticed that I’ve been mentioning harpies on my Facebook page. I’m working on a new book, hence these little glimpses of the story. There will be more as I go along. This morning I was looking over my blogroll, in particular one of the […]

Lunchtime Reading: “Why I turned my back on Hollywood”

Kids at the nearby shopping centre sometimes heckle, Moore says, calling him God, or Jesus, “which I’ll take, because Jesus died at 33 and they’ve obviously mistaken me for a much younger man”. Read the rest here…

Giving Thanks

Thankful today (and every day) for so many things — family, friends, health, blessings . . . all things I don’t deserve.