Month: January 2026

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…