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I have often wondered whether this day would ever come. I watched the years go by, with no indication of a result. Oh, I had little victories: several short stories sold and published; a few non-fiction articles; a regular spot in a satirical magazine for a few years;...

A few weeks ago, The Old Boy and I woke up on a Thursday morning, to a home without the Internet. We called the provider, who agreed to send a technician out. Unfortunately, he wouldn't arrive until the following Tuesday. 5 days without the Net! Aaarrggghhh! So at...

I've recently finished draft #1 of the novel I've been working on and it's now with a couple of readers. I have no idea where to send it, once it's ready for submission, as it's a bit of a hybrid - which are no-nos in the publishing world. I'm making progress with bk...

I've finished marking all the submissions to the children's writing competition. The courier has collected the very large box, reinforced with kilometres of tape because I re-used the box they sent me. Now I await the short listed entries, so I can go through the...

Hello, readers! I expect some of you have been wondering where I was. Had another bush fire swept through my neighbourhood, forcing me to camp out in a hotel/motel somewhere? Had I partied too hard during the festive season and consequently had to spend some time in...

The Christmas tree is up and glowing. The front of the house is incandescent with Christmas lights. The presents are bought and ready to be wrapped. (There's no point doing that early and leaving them under the tree, because the Wonder Dog would wee on them.)...