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Five February findings

February 20, 2018

1. February is named for februa – associated with ancient rites of purification.

The Roman poet Ovid, born in 43 BCE, wrote in his Fasti, a half-finished work on the calendar: ‘The fathers of Rome called purification februa‘. Continue reading “Five February findings”

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Launching the Soup!

December 22, 2017

‘A book launch is a bit like a wedding, except that you’ve done something to deserve it.’ Continue reading “Launching the Soup!”

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Bridport Book Launch Invite

Book Born in Bridport

November 10, 2017

On Tuesday 21 November, I’ll be reconnecting Bridport Past to Bridport Present with the launch of my debut novel, The Chicken Soup Murder.

 

Continue reading “Book Born in Bridport”

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Me holding my novel for our first photo

The Chicken Soup Murder now!

September 29, 2017

Tuesday 26 of September 2017 was that special day when I saw my novel as a book, with a life of its own, for the first time.

Continue reading “The Chicken Soup Murder now!”

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The Chicken Soup Murder front cover

The Chicken Soup Murder

August 31, 2017

Coming soon – Due date 15 September 2017

Available to pre-order now through Amazon  Continue reading “The Chicken Soup Murder”

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My Haiku Diary May 25 2017

May 25, 2017

One minute’s silence

twenty-two dead, dozens hurt

Millions sending love Continue reading “My Haiku Diary May 25 2017”

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Sign the contract

Contract!

April 21, 2017

A long silence on the blogging front usually means much invisible work going on. Continue reading “Contract!”

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Spring flowers

Trish’s novel lives as author passes away

March 9, 2017

The sad coda to the story of Trish’s novel in my blog post ‘News: people are kind’ is that she really didn’t have very much time. She passed away on the 9th of March 2017 just as her novel came into being. Continue reading “Trish’s novel lives as author passes away”

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Poster for National Random Acts of Kindness Day

News: people are kind

February 25, 2017

Sometimes we think we don’t know how to help – and sometimes we think we do. Continue reading “News: people are kind”

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Bloggety-Blog

February 23, 2017

My books page is mostly about fiction – my blog posts are mainly about facts. Facts or factual stories that have interested me. I hope that something here will interest you. And there will be opinions, because it’s a fact that people do have them.  Continue reading “Bloggety-Blog”

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