A brief blog this morning as I’m expecting the munchkins to arrive any minute. I’m in a bit of a flap as I was expecting them around 5pm-ish, not 9.30am – 10-ish. Failure to communicate on the Old Boy’s part. I gather our daughter told him the...

I’ve figured out why Beast-speaker wasn’t picked up by a traditional publisher. It’s not because I don’t write reasonably well (they’ve all told me I do) but it’s that they don’t know where it fits in the market-place. The...

The night before last the Wonder Dog kept interrupting my sleep by throwing up. He’d let me sleep for about an hour and then away we’d go again. Not sure what set him off but I’m guessing he either found a rotting bird or mouse carcass out in the...