Happy cancer-versary to me
Exactly one year ago, a well-spoken doctor snapped rubber gloves, handed me a tissue and explained how she’d been without…
Why I don’t write every day
‘Experts’ tell anybody who calls themselves an author they must ‘write something every day’. It need not be their finest work….
My top six books of 2018
I’ve read many books this year. And I toyed with picking my top five just before the tree went up, but my pedantic partner pointed out two weeks remained of the year. I could easily read a book or two more.And he was right. I did. One absolutely dire (it’s topping best seller lists even now), the other a zinger and featured below.
That was the year that was
Around about this time last year, I decided to scratch a personal itch – and that does indeed sound like something…
A new addiction
My emotions veered from sheer frustration through to the joy of nailing a performance – when the audience laughed (and at one point applauded a joke), I was stunned. I’ve asked those who came to support me and they confirmed what I already knew – I started out ropey, but found my feet and didn’t disgrace myself.