An Author's Notebook

My 11-year old daughter was bemoaning the fact that she was too tall the other day. Having just started secondary school, she was embarrasse...

This is my short story that was shortlisted in the Henley Literary Festival 2015 short-story competition . A few of you have asked me to pos...

Notes from the Henley Literary Festival 2015 My favourite event in Henley's social carousel has come round again. For one glorious wee...

Earlier this year I wrote a blog about the virtues of leading an ordinary life. There was a disgruntled undertone, but basically I was givi...

A few people I know are still a bit snotty about social media and just occasionally I can understand why. You run the risk of saying somethi...

Almost half a century ago, my grandmother came upon a notice in The Times  newspaper   advertising a villa for sale on the Spanish island o...