Yesterday & Today: 7th May

It was, of course, hard to avoid the Coronation yesterday , but I'm guessing it only stole about half an hour of my time! It was a little bit of a mixed day with some further work on "C", a 'sofa read' of Crash, and then mainly minor admin activity around New Contexts: 5, Contextual: … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 7th May

Yesterday & Today: 6th May

A quiet day yesterday with most activity spent on "C", posting on this website, some minor tings here and there. Nothing to write home about. 'Life' and 'sorting stuff out' took a chunk of the day. None of my time was spent worrying about 'the Coronation', and I need to report that it will absorb … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 6th May

An insane amount of travel…

I have just started going through some old files in order to root out and bin / shred those papers I won't been needing to accompany us on our house move in about three months. The first section I'm tackling relates to my old 'career' life back in 2013 and 2014. At the time I … Continue reading An insane amount of travel…

Yesterday & Today: 5th May

So, for the second day on the spin, I read through Crash twice yesterday. It is interesting - though perhaps not surprising - how much more fluent a second reading is if within a few hours of a first. Once I'm back from my retreat I think I'll try and fit in as many twice-a-day … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 5th May

Yesterday & Today: 4th May

That's a bit more like it! Yesterday was far more productive than the first two days of the month put together. I started out with two readings of Crash, three hours apart. It was the first time I tried this and - not surprisingly - the second reading was more fluent. I think this means … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 4th May

“Out of the Woods” – new podcast episode!

I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is the short story "Out of the Woods", taken from the collection An Irregular Piece of Sky. I hope you like it. The podcast is available on all good podcast services: Spotify, Audible, Apple podcasts, Amazon music etc.

Yesterday & Today: 3rd May

I can offer no excuse for doing virtually no work yesterday other than my time was taken up with going to buy and then setting up a new laptop to replace the trusty MacBook Air which has served me so well for over eight years. I only hope this new one lasts just as long. … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 3rd May

Yesterday & Today: 2nd May

Well I must be doing something right. Based on the first third of the year, my monthly average of views to this site is on a par with the whole of 2022. I'm sure this diary is helping. Thank you to those who drop by occasionally! As with a reasonable proportion of days, yesterday was … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 2nd May

“The Next Bond Girl” – new podcast episode!

I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is the short story "The Next Bond Girl". I hope you like it.

New books!

I am delighted to announce that these publications - the result of a number of years' work - will be published on 21st May: Praise for Once Significant Others: “Sally Rooney meets Henry James” – Jim Friedman “this honest exploration of human nature helped me understand myself better” – Ann Pelletier-Topping “a story that questions the … Continue reading New books!