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It’s 2016. How did that happen? Where did the year go? I wasn’t finished with it yet; there were still so many things I was going to get done “before Christmas”. Then it was “before the new year”. Now it’ll have to be...

It’s almost Christmas Day. The tree is up and glowing. The front yard is slathered in Christmas lights. The turkey is thawing and the chicken will arrive in the grocery order tomorrow. Mince pies are in the cupboard. Presents are ready to be wrapped. This is the...

I have recently attended two writers’ groups’ end of year gatherings. In the first group there were just under twenty people, which is pretty good considering we met at the uncivilised time of 9.30am. (I had to leave the house an hour before I usually get...

I’m baaaa-aaack! Did anyone miss me? Anyone notice I was gone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? SO, it’s 8.14 and I’ve got ten minutes to write a blog before going to a writers’ gathering an hour away from home. (Personally, I can’t understand...

I hesitated to write anything about the latest attacks by Daesh/ISIL/IS, but I’ve decided I might as well. Everyone else seems to have an opinion on it, so why not add my two cents worth? I think it goes without saying that what happened in Paris yesterday, was...

The Old Boy is on holidays. Apart from the look of jubilation when he came home from the last day of work, the biggest clue is the amount of cricket that’s being watched on the telly. I say “watched” but, let’s face it, there’s quite a...