Multiplication

This is what happens when a person is entering Week 3 of lockdown and discovers, in the back of a cupboard, an unopened packet of origami paper. Finding a fiver down the arm of the sofa could not have brought me more joy. I might have spent the afternoon writing or sewing or even sitting…

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Things My Mother Didn’t Tell Me

Now I look back, there are a lot of things my Mum omitted to tell me. Such as ‘Do not suffer fools’ and ‘Learn how to use an Excel spreadsheet, my girl.’ I’ve just spent a whole morning manually loading information from Excel into another document and I have cursed through gritted teeth my lack…

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Ol’ Rocking Chair Don’t Got Me… Yet

Greetings from locked-down Ireland and first, an apology. I’ve been nagging people to sign up for my mailing list but it now appears that the link isn’t working, so anyone who signed up recently still doesn’t appear on the list. I’m very sorry. I’ll investigate. The new isolation rules in Ireland are causing some confusion.…

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Not About You-Know-What

My aim today is to write a few blog paras without actually discussing you-know-what. Aren’t you just bored witless by the endless theorising and rune-casting? Aren’t you weary of reading more about random acts of selfishness than you do about discreet acts of kindness? And hark, do we hear the rumble of bandwagon wheels? Articles…

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How Doth the Little Busy Bee…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as you have time on your hands, the desire to do the things you’ve been longing to do evaporates. The current quarantining of nursing homes prevents me from visiting my husband but gains me a whole day per week. And my upcoming trip to the UK…

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The Green Shoots of Spring

I’ve probably said this before  –  I’ve probably said most things before  –  but there is truly nothing so heartening for a writer as a message from a happy reader, and this week I’ve received several. Also a couple of 5 star reviews for Dr Dan, Married Man? on Amazon, which means that my fans…

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Dr Dan is Back

Another finishing line crossed. Here it is. If you buy it, Kindle or paperback, thank you. If you enjoy it, please leave a review or just a comment on Amazon. It makes a difference. Today’s job is to send the Trevor Buxton exclusive to my mailing list subscribers. Tomorrow, I’d better get cracking on Book…

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On Your Marks

Well hip hooray, nothing but good news today. Dr Dan, Married Man? will be available to order from Amazon by March 1st and I very much hope you enjoy it because I’m already planning Book 3. You may also notice that Dr Dan’s Casebook is wearing new plumage, thanks to a fan/reader/designer who took pity on me…

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Coupla Questions

One answered, and a couple asked. First, since I mentioned my mailing list, several readers have asked me how they join it. Far be it from me, techno bozo par excellence, to say, ‘Er, how about clicking on Sign Up?’  Here is the link. Now, you might ask, why bother? It would be a good…

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Scribbler

One of my daughters just informed me that it’s Takeaway Thursday in her office. I don’t know quite how TT is organised. Only that she’d ordered something with halloumi. You see, that’s the thing about being a self-employed writer. No office parties, no box of donuts when it’s someone’s birthday, no gossip around the water…

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