Monthly Archives: April 2020

MAY DAY or MAY DAY! … 6 degrees of separation

Is MAY DAY an international distress signal or a celebration of dancing and singing to honor FLORA, the Roman goddess of flowers? With human life balanced precariously on the tipping point of extinction, I guess there’s no earthly reason why … Continue reading

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BEES & CRICKETS… FRIEND OR FOE

Someone recently ‘borrowed’ my original ‘Bee Angelus’ from this website without my permission and posted it on their own blog. Somewhere in the fine 6pt. print at the bottom, he posted an obscure credit that linked to my inbox which … Continue reading

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PROMOTING AGAINST THE STREAM… TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES

Someone said, and I think it was me, that all’s fair in love and book promotion. If this was ever so, surely it must hold true during our current sensitive arena of self-quarantine where reading is being paraded out as … Continue reading

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LIGHT AT THE END OF THE CLOISTER

I like to think that there are no clichés without fire. As an author, I’ve been coached (read commanded) by mentors and editors, to avoid writing clichés like the p l – g – e. (Nope, not going to give … Continue reading

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DEAR JOHN

JOHN DONNE wrote ‘no man is an island’… but now we have to be:     “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod … Continue reading

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APRIL 15th… A GOOD DAY / BAD DAY

It may have been Charles Dickens who inspired the loaded announcement ‘I have good news and bad news’ in his famous opening line: ‘It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.’ Of all the April 15ths … Continue reading

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THERE’S GHOSTS IN MY CHEESE

THE FIRST HELLO It was lunchtime in my kitchen. Innocent of anything untoward, I hummed cheerfully as I assembled the ingredients for a sandwich. Not owning a great musical voice, I make it a point to only hum in private … Continue reading

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