Do any of you writers out there use any special conventions for naming a character, place or object. I seem to be developing it as a habit. In my last novel I named a hotel after a small hillside where I used to live. And in The Brittle Sea...
“It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” Thirteen? I hear the world gasp? Okay, maybe not the world, but at least you, dear reader, think I’ve lost the plot. Well, thirteen is what I meant to type...
Much like the current situation in the USA, there is a baddie in this story too.
It’s been eight weeks today since my accident where I fell foul of a large rock that refused to make way for my tumbling body and subsequent connection to my softer ribs.
The summer was full of tears, pain and sorrow. But as we were coming to terms with the loss, our other Springer, Holly, suddenly collapsed in the same way as Harvey.
Late 1960s and President Richard Nixon was having fun with gas and it was a classical cockup.
Many countries over the centuries have had their fair share of treasonists. Be it for political, ideological or financial reasons, at the end of the day a traitor is still a traitor, no matter why he or she committed their treason. But in...
Treasonist: Someone who betrays his country by committing treason. Throughout history there have been many instances of men and women who commit acts of treason against the country of their birth or their adoptive country. The UK’s Royal...
Living in Cyprus I’m surrounded by the sea, the Mediterranean Sea. It’s pretty big for a sea, a lovely blue colour when the sun shines (which is most of the time) and is rarely rough, though it has its moments of fury. But for one...
The G7 meetings are over and the news America has waited to hear is filtering through. Trump’s made himself look a fool several times and he continues to call for the Russian President to be re-instated, making the G7 a G8 group once more...
Like Rome, Amman in Jordan was built on seven hills. These hills, or jabals, are impressive to see from the Jabal al-Qal’a, or Citadel, an L shaped hill that gives you a sense of ancient history as you approach its summit and you see...
In the fledgling United States of America trouble was brewing when a new tax was introduced. Two simple men from poor backgrounds were set to become the first men accused of treason in this new democracy.
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