The 56 Days of a Frustrated Writer
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.
A Healthy Sneeze
Learning to sneeze so that you reduce the possibility of causing yourself a lot of pain is not something that comes naturally to us.
Annus Horribilis
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.
Smile
Smile though your bones are achingSmile even though they’re breaking… I went to visit the doctor yesterday to see if my broken ribs were mending. I need not have worried. While he looked at the numerous x-rays I provided him, he...
The Air That I Breathe
Forty frightening minutes later, in half the time I estimated, I was exiting the ambulance outside my home.
Counting the Days to Travel
It was a week today that I had my accident on a rocky path and broke 7 ribs. I’m moving around slowly and breathing slowly, but still in a degree of pain. It’s painful to write, so all I can do is lay propped up and read, with a...
Healthy Spare Ribs
Did you know a man has a rib cage comprising of 12 ribs on either side. I didn’t know that, I was never that interested in biology at school. But around lunchtime on Tuesday, while enjoying a three day break in Pernea in Cyprus, I fell and...
The Lifestyle of a Good Screw
Yeah, I know what you were thinking, but this sort of screwing needs a screwdriver! Never mind the disappointed looks, dear reader, just keep reading. It was birthday time at the end of January a few years back, mine to be precise, and my wife...
Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. You may scoff, but Murphy’s Law is real and it applies double here in Cyprus. In Cyprus we seem to be living on a technological precipice. At any point, our reliance on...
Writing & Publishing a Book – My Self Imposed Writing Marathon – Day 33
Day 33 and I’ve only got three weeks left of writing to complete my 1st draft of The Brittle Sea. But, as we all know, life tends to throw you a curved ball every now and then. We received a phone call Sunday night from our vet. Holly had a...
The Elephant in the Room
Recently we bought a studio apartment in Kouklia, which is about 15km from Paphos. Our intention was to rent it out and we have so far done very well with this. We’ve had August and September fully booked and a few days in October...
The Man Who Wanted to Drain the Mediterranean Sea
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...
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