Smiling assassins

by | Jul 20, 2011 | 5 comments

Everyone likes dolphins, right? We look at their smiley faces, watch their cute antics in the water, see the occasional video of a dolphin smooching up to a dog/cat/child on a boat and think: awww, how sweet! All my life dolphins have been the quintessential good...

A Literary Mid-wife.

by | Jul 15, 2011 | 3 comments

I’m not one to blow my own trumpet but lately I’ve had some lovely feedback from some of my editorial clients. (Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with a long list of testimonials; that’s not why I’ve mentioned this.) I confess...

War stories

by | Jul 7, 2011 | 6 comments

As you may or may not know, I review books (mainly children’s and Y.A. Lit). In the past few months I’ve noticed a bit of a theme going on. There’ve been a number of books about war, or the consequences thereof. I guess it’s a reflection of the...

Here come the Visigoths.

by | Jun 29, 2011 | 2 comments

I don’t usually get into discussions/arguments about politics, either in my blog, on my f/b page or anywhere else on the Net. I like a quiet life. I do all my seething in the shower. I download my angst to the long-suffering Old Boy, who raises his eyebrows and...

Hanging in there…

by | Jun 22, 2011 | 22 comments

I’m having one of those ‘why am I even bothering to try’ times. It might be because the skies have been grey and the rain and wind haven’t let up for several days. I could put it down to a combination of chronic arthritis and cabin...