Forgive me for returning to a subject which I’ve previously written about, but I do not apologise for updating this important topic. Diversity has been the subject of many recent online dramas, but my approach, as always, comes from tempered Read more
This weekend, my awesome publishers Dreamspinner Press are are running a great promo of selected books celebrating libraries and library heroes. One of the books available for just $1 is my novel ‘Bear Among the Books’ . Yes really! You Read more
Back in February I posted a blog on here about Toxic Masculinity. This month’s post picks up on an equally pernicious problem both in the real world and on the written page, that of racism. We’re told that to have Read more
We are standing at a watershed moment in cultural history. Yet again a lone gunman has slaughtered innocent young people. Yet again, politicians rush to claim the narrative and deflect the protests. This time the survivors are making a stand Read more
As I write this I’m sitting in a cosy cottage in Looe, Cornwall. I’ve just watched a stunning sunrise over the sea while listening to the waves rolling onto the beach below me. This has been a week long writing retreat Read more
I abhor conflict. As a school teacher I had to mediate on 7yr old name calling. I sometimes look at our m/m community and wonder if life is any different? Our whole world seems mired in conflict which is at Read more