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Why You Should Never Give Up
Today I got to hold my new book for the first time. Yes, it is like holding a baby. But this baby is more special than most. I know all new parents say that and I hope you’ll forgive the analogy as you read on…because my real offspring and this published one are...
Lockdown Life Hacks – Make Your Own Yeast
Another Lockdown Survival Hack and today it’s make your own yeast, in case you want to join the legions of new bread bakers out there but can’t get your hands on the stuff. First, potato yeast using the water left over from boiling potatoes... Simply take a 325ml or a...
Beware Hemlock
One of my favourite bits of writing my crime dictionary were the poison entries. Honestly, it’s such a great murder method right now. Apart from that, it’s also vital information for those of you who have taken to foraging in the wake of coronavirus. The pictures...
Lockdown Poetry – It Happens All The Time In Heaven
It’s the end of Week One in lockdown for the UK. Others have done it for longer. In spite of feeling cooped up and frightened, people have mostly behaved magnificently although, with everyone suddenly crammed together at home, it’s not surprising if things get a...
Lockdown Life Hacks – Regrowing Veggies
Your latest Lockdown Life Hack: regrowing veggies. Not only does this mean you get more from your leftover scraps, it might help amuse bored kids stuck at home. Or even spouses. CarrotsThis doesn't regrow the carrot but rather the leaves which you can sprinkle on...
What Do Women Really Want In Bed?
I've been running literary salons at the Union Club in Soho, with my agent, the indominitable Lisa Moylett. We chose the theme of taboos because, well, it's Soho innit? Our first was on politics and Brexit (funnily enough) and our second on sex where we posed the...