

Larger than life and stranger than fiction.
People often ask, "Who is ..." and I always answer truthfully that each of my characters is everyone and yet, no-one. Our daily...


The end of an era … and the beginning of the next.
Time has passed all too quickly and I have now reached the point when I am able to make a ‘big cheque’ presentation to Macmillan Cancer...


A Community Centre
The Village Hall is an important cornerstone of Linton. Lying about five miles east of Ross-on-Wye, this small community is blessed with...


... and breathe.
On Friday, it will be exactly one year since a routine mammogram detected early stage breast cancer and a roller coaster of surgery,...


Forest Authors' Festival
Three small books and a very large banner will accompany me to the Forest Authors' Festival this week. I am hoping to be able to offer all


Cakes and fish?
Cakes and fish may seem like an unusual combination, particularly as the cakes come first, but it is the story of my week. Book signings...


More tea, Vicar?
Well actually, I think I would like a cup of coffee. Several cups of coffee, in fact! Next week sees the launch of the 'World's Biggest...


Meanwhile, somewhere in a field ...
It was a Hay Festival, but not as we know it! Well, at least there were hay bales at the Linton Summer Sessions, yesterday. This late...
Sprichst du Englisch, I do hope so!
Someone once told me that when a book is first published, the daily check on sales becomes an obsession. This is not because you are...


Twist and Shout outs!
What a day! 'Twisted Tales' went live yesterday and received so much support from facebook friends and contacts, that it has already...