Desert Islands I Have Known – Part 2Have you ever dreamed of being castaway on a desert island? Perhaps at this time of pandemic with all its accompanying restrictions, for many, the idea of such solitude would be quite alarming. … Continue reading →

Desert Islands I Have Known Part 1 Isn’t it amazing how thoughts can wander, starting in one place and ending up somewhere completely different? I was thinking about desert islands yesterday – not because I was going stir-crazy and wanted … Continue reading →

If during this lockdown period, you’d like to do something different one evening (or any other time of day, of course!), why not try the Last Survivors – Uncover the Truth online experience. Check out the trailer on YouTube, here … Continue reading →

Video Conferencing with Zoom, FaceTime, Jitsi, Messenger, Skype and more… During the COVID-19 pandemic, those of us who live in countries which have imposed a lockdown, may have been cut off from family and friends. If this has happened to … Continue reading →

A Magnet Book for Readers and Writers – And it’s free! Not a book about magnetism, but a magnet book to show what the authors of Chapeltown and Bridge House Publishing can do. It is a collection of short stories … Continue reading →

‘Touched by Two Wars’ – A Historical Romance When I started writing the historical romance, ‘Welcome to Plotlands’, I only intended to write a short story to submit to a magazine. The Plotlands at Dunton in Essex and its history … Continue reading →

What’s Afoot in London?It doesn’t matter how many times I go to London and visit the same places, I always see something I’ve never noticed before and I learn something new. Today was no different. I went to the area … Continue reading →

Leap Day 2020What are you going to do with your extra day this year? I must admit, I’d never really thought about it before. For me, 29th February has always been just another day. But as I get older, I … Continue reading →

The Basilwade Chronicles – Several years ago, I wrote a short story to read out at the Basildon Writers’ Group which meets each month. My story involved a socially inept, rather tactless man called Derek Carruthers who decided to go … Continue reading →

The Empty Chair Several people have asked me after my last post which you can see here, what was the significance of the large, wooden chair which was positioned in front of the stage during the performance of ‘The Other … Continue reading →