Although we all say this every year end, December has arrived with abnormal speed, at least this is the impression that dogged my thoughts as I sat down to write this post. Fortunately, I already had an outline written yet here I am a few days late with my November 2022 Chilling with Books Corner […]
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Fragilities, humour, and passion for life
Laughing at our frailties doesn’t make them go away but it helps our perspective, particularly as women. We are an extraordinary design. Able to carry and birth life gives us superpowers until we hit a certain age. Even then some of us manage to get off lightly and some of us are hit hard. There […]
Continue readingMemories, and the ghosts who come to visit bringing a haibun
Japanese Poetry holds the essence of a story with love and brevity.
Continue readingEducation never ends and so it shouldn’t
Over the last six months I have been hard at work not only on my second novel Unexpected Passion from my Unexpected Love series, but also on my first book, Unexpected Obsession. Since the release of the novel, I have learned so much about writing that I had to go back and do some work […]
Continue readingChilling Corner in March 2021
This month will be a mixed bag. I have three (what I call interesting reading experiences) to discuss, a shout out to fellow Australian author L.J. Kendall on his new book and thirdly, a short clip to keep me focused on writing this second novel, so close to the finish line and yet still elusive. […]
Continue readingJanuary’s Chilling Corner, a virtual look at Greece
I have decided I might play around with my chilling corners this year. Sometimes it will be about books I have enjoyed and want to share, sometimes about authors I have come across, particularly indie authors. However, I may also do something like this post and have a random topic. In actual fact, not so […]
Continue readingWords from the Ancients, and three coins in the Trevi Fountain
Save your coins for the fountain, and keep hope alive, and while you’re at it, listen to your elders.
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