I'm taking part in the 'Re-Introduce Myself Blogfest' . The basic concept - in the growing blogasphere where new people are j...

A day late, but hey!!! Pic of the Week.  This week I was inspired by a piece by Rado Javor.  I hadn't heard of him until recently and...

Inspiration is all around us - everywhere we look.  From the streets of London and the architecture that follows, to the rolling hills of t...

Well it's snowing here in wintery England and it looks set to stay until Wednesday (according to forecasts), and so to celebrate this w...

Confidence. What is it? When it comes to writing, confidence (amongst numerous other things) is feeling happy with what you're prod...

ON THIS DAY January 11th 1693 Mount Etna erupted, and a connected earthquake destroyed part of Sicily.  Because of this I thought I...

A couple of writer friends and I went to see 'Life of Pi' in the cinema the other day.  I have to say, having seen the trailers,...