It’s been a long time since I’ve listened to any podcasts, but when I received an email announcing that my favourite quarterly had started up the Slightly Foxed Podcast, I decided it was time for old habits and new reads. If you’re unfamiliar with Slightly Foxed, it’s a very down-to-earth publication that is all about the… Read More
During the month of July I wrote the first draft of my law of attraction novel, Alemmia. I’m using “law of attraction” as a blanket term. What really attracts me is exploring reality creation – an inexhaustible subject! Alemmia is a beautiful Mediterranean island full of roses and magic, and the series will follow Lucia… Read More
Abandoning all plans, I’ve started a novel novel, the first sentence of which I rather like: “you may imagine me.” There are manuscript pages blown all across my room. It reminds me of that scene in Henry and June. Always number your pages! I have found an out-of-the-way little seaside café that plays Charles Trenet and… Read More
The Desk As Sacred Space I’ve been watching many “altar tours” on Youtube recently, and I’ve become fascinated by the ways in which people organise their sacred spaces. I don’t identify with any religion or spiritual practice, although as a teenager I was particularly obsessed with all things Celtic – paganism, Arthurian legend, this album… Read More
“The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart…” – from ‘Holidays‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We don’t need a new year to begin anew, but isn’t there something satisfying about starting on the kalends? Especially those that fall squarely on a Monday, and… Read More
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