The Illusionist
I like short stories. It’s a mystery to me why some publishers have such a downer on them. It seems that they are not happy to countenance publishing…
A running buffet of the thoughts and ideas that crowd into a writer’s life.
I like short stories. It’s a mystery to me why some publishers have such a downer on them. It seems that they are not happy to countenance publishing…
A good day at the keyboard. My fourth novel, A Dish of Apricots, has definitely moved into the endgame. Here’s an idea of what’s to come: Philip Williams…
The Breakfast Club [Netflix] ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Teen flics are not usually my bag (apart from the inimitable Sex Education). I really thought this was going to be an exception.…
Humphrey sat on the garden swing with the green pistol in one hand and the red pistol in the other. A large King Edward potato lay in his…
Les Quatre Cents Coups (dir. Truffaut) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This superb coming of age movie has long been a firm favourite of mine and I enjoyed rediscovering it on Prime.…
Our last morning was given over to a stroll in Central Park and the weather gods were good to us: it was bright crisp and sunny. Naturally, a…
O what a tangled web we weaveWhen first we practise to deceive When he was about four, Lucas kept a kiwi fruit as a pet. He had made…
I am looking back on our brief holiday in New York with amazement. Hard to believe that just a few weeks later much of the world would be…
‘Do you have cherries?’ asked Bridget. ‘Oui, Madame,’ said the woman serving, ‘but they are still very dear at this time of the year.’ ‘Of course. How…
Cardigan I was bullied at school. You wouldn’t think so to look at me now, would you? But it’s true. I was small for my age, you see…