My Blog
I Still Believe In Magic
I still believe in magic… In spite of this past year, and because of it, I believe we all need that sprinkling of something beyond the ordinary more than ever. Our lives have become so extraordinary and our reality so extreme that magical possibilities don’t seem...
The Story Behind My Dictionary of Crime
The crime bug bit me the day my father died although I didn’t realise it until much later. I was only three at the time, so my memories are blurred but the hints my mother dropped over the years sharpened a different kind of focus. She would refer to the secretive...
Think fuck it and fly…
It takes guts to truly live – to reach out and grab the life you want rather than settling for what lands at your feet. That courage, of course, leaves you open and exposed to possible pitfalls and pain as well as triumph. It’s the same with writing. I’ve always...
Loving Books After Lockdown (or any time)
Children and young people have suffered especially during multiple Covid lockdowns, being isolated at home, away from school and their friends. Although many adults turned to books during this time, some kids found it harder and parents struggling to juggle home...
Mary Magdalene: The Original Scarlet Woman…Or Was She?
She strutted her stuff across the pages of history, the original badass chick aka harlot with a heart. Just to make sure none of us miss the scarlet woman allusion, she is usually depicted with a crimson cloak and russet curls. Yet nowhere in the Bible does it say...
Why Narcissists Can Kill…In A Thousand Ways
Everywhere you look on social media there are posts about narcissists and the damage they can wreak. Books and therapists abound to help people damaged by their abusive actions. But kill? Really? Oh yes. In researching my Crime Dictionary, I delved into their...