Tuesday 3 February 2026: Hello, February!
I ummed and ahhed a bit about February’s workload and whether or not to include some new short stories. I knew I was already committed to one (12 stories in…
Monday 2 February 2026: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my standalone SHORT STORY Deadly Deeds in Morecambe Bay. The story, featuring Mavis Braithwaite, also appears in Words Worth Reading: Issue Six. You can buy…
Friday 30 January 2026: January wrap-up
I got the January schedule pretty much spot on, but then I didn’t have a lot of spare time in which to do any extras. I didn’t quite get the…
Thursday 29 January 2026: I finished a short story
Woke up yesterday to a big blue sky, sunshine, and frost. The rain seemed a distant memory, until I went out later and saw the aftermath of some of the…
Wednesday 28 January 2026: Busy day
We had a bit of a rough night after Storm Chandra made landfall. America freezes and the United Kingdom floods! Is Australia on fire? The worst of the rain hasn’t…
Tuesday 27 January 2026: Rant alert…
Friday began with another trip to the hospital. My appointment was slightly later this time, due to the appointments confusion now remedied. But that meant I could have my full…
Book Review: Last to Die by Doug Sinclair
Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Last to Die by Doug Sinclair. Book 2 in the DS Malkie McCulloch…
Friday 23 January 2026: eReading and eReaders
And there were are. Friday already. Again. At least it’s still January! I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog post, but as I was on my way out to the…
Thursday 22 January 2026: Exercising my driving muscle
I had a much better night on Tuesday. The puppy let me sleep until 5am! Yay! When I got up a bit later and opened the living room curtains, the…
Wednesday 21 January 2026: Roof man here
I had to get up early yesterday because the roof man was apparently coming. He’d warned it was weather-dependent and as it hasn’t really stopped raining (or snowing for a…
Tuesday 20 January 2026: Weekend catch-up
Grab yourself a cuppa and pull up a chair… Friday Because my appointments at the hospital had been messed up, Friday’s appointment was quite early in the morning. The poet…
Monday 19 January 2026: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my standalone SHORT STORY A Day at the Races. The story, featuring Marcie Craig, also appears in Words Worth Reading: Issue Six. You can buy…
Friday 16 January 2026: Late again…
I had another disturbed night on Wednesday, but this time it was just me waking myself up, coughing. For the most part, everyone ignored me, but I did have to…
Thursday 15 January 2026: Um, rabbit hole, anyone?
I had a lot of work planned for yesterday. I had a short story to outline. I had a workshop to revise. I had a book to edit. And I…
Wednesday 14 January 2026: Steady work
So yesterday I was bragging a bit about neither of us feeling particular blue because our respective football (soccer) teams both won in the FA Cup round at the weekend….
Tuesday 13 January 2026: Blue Monday?
I had a bit of a cough all last week but by Friday evening it was starting to be a bit more. By Saturday morning I was barking like a…
Monday 12 January 2026: Appointment mess
Friday morning meant another trip to Rotherham for another light therapy session. Because it seems to be working, I wanted to find out what would happen if we stopped at…
Friday 9 January 2026: Friday already
I managed to catch up on quite a lot yesterday, which is good because there was a lot I didn’t do on Wednesday. The day started well with both dogs…
Thursday 8 January 2026: Rabbit holes…
Wednesday began a little later than it should have done due to the dogs having us up a few times in the night. Puppy has had a touch of the…
Wednesday 7 January 2026: Automatic ball machine
Although, technically, I had 3 weeks off over Christmas, for the first week I worked, as previously mentioned. That gave us 2 weeks for the actual holiday. However, we didn’t…
Tuesday 6 January 2026: Hello, January!
Soooo, I’m still attending light therapy treatment 3 times a week, so that’s still dictating a lot of my working week at the moment. One job that will now drop…
Monday 5 January 2026: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my BOOKAZINE Words Worth Reading: Issue Six. In this issue: Short Story: A Day at the Races, featuring Marcie Craig Short Story: Valentine’s Date Complete…
Friday 2 January 2025: December wrap-up!
I’m not going to do a wrap-up for 2025 this year. Most of you have all already seen it all anyway and I don’t want to bore anyone. Here, though,…
Thursday 1 January 2026: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all of our family and friends and everyone else who reads and supports this blog. You are all appreciated and very welcome. Health and happiness to…
































