JANUARYITIS
The start of any new year is difficult. The first few days are full of hope and good resolutions. Then…
WINNING AND LOSING
This year has really brought home to me the huge gulf between winning – and losing. For those taking part…
PREDICTIONS
Well! We’ve seen it all over the last two years and now I’m done with all predictions. First we had…
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! – is a phrase I heard throughout my childhood. I think I was an over-sensitive child and…
AUGUST
August it is said, is a ‘silly month’ and this August has certainly been no exception. In the UK August…
AMBITION
AMBITION is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as ‘the determination to succeed’ which makes it sound a rather noble endeavour….
HOLIDAYS
On the whole, holidays are thought to be a good and beneficial thing. For a week, or more, you take…
DIVERSIONS
In these very dark days, with tragedy and despair in every part of the world, I think the only answer…
LOOSE ENDS
I am about to take my first holiday in two years, which is really very exciting. It is only for…
ACHIEVEMENT
At last! The final book in my Three Lives Trilogy is published. FULL CIRCLE is now available from Amazon. It…
FASHION AND STYLE
Yes – I admit – I still can’t bring myself to comment on the current political situation or world events….
POSITIVES
There have been so many negatives lately and the politicians and the press, not to mention actual news, continue to…
PIMPS AND POLITICIANS
In John Gay’s satirical 18th century work “The Beggar’s Opera’, one of the lyrics has a particular aptness for what…
YIN AND YANG
It does seem to me that as we grow older the yin and yang of life comes more sharply into…
CHOICES
It is evident that at this particular moment, momentous choices are facing the Americans and the British people. Of course…
CORRUPTION AND COVER-UPS
Corruption and cover-ups must be one of the largest subjects I have yet tackled and I will only be able…
WHAT DOES BEING ENGLISH MEAN?
Owing to comments from Emma Thompson and many others of late, I have been forced to consider what being English…
TURNING POINT AT 75
This last week I reached the age of 75 and it has somehow seemed to me like a turning point….
DISAGREEMENTS
It is quite upsetting to find yourself in total disagreement with critics, along with the great and good, who have…
A NEW YEAR
Although 2015 was a productive writing year for me with four publications – PARALLEL LINES, TRIANGLES IN SQUARES, BETWEEN SANITY…