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On being 72 and what I’ve learned…

Psalms 90:10 – ‘The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.’ Well, at least I’ve made it past the three score and ten but I am […]

What the new year might bring for Mac Maguire and me…

I had high hopes for last year but it turned out to be quite a frustrating time for me. In the end, I did get a novel published but only just. Mac’s Christmas Present was published last December and, somewhat to my surprise, seems to be doing quite well. However, while I am outlining some […]

Goodreads Giveaway – Mac’s Christmas Present

My latest book Mac’s Christmas Present is now available as a Goodreads Giveaway from December 10th to January 9th. 100 copies of the ebook are up for grabs and it is all free. All you have to do is enter. You can access the Goodreads Giveaway by clicking on the link below – Goodreads Book […]

A Happy Christmas and God bless us, everyone

“Man,” said the Ghost, “if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit […]

‘Mac’s Christmas Present’ – Just published!

I will be the first to admit that this has been a very difficult year. It has been a year when I have struggled to get into any kind of flow with my writing. Until very recently that is. I am so grateful that, at last, I will be able to publish something in 2022. […]

‘Mac’s Christmas Present’ – Coming soon

I will be the first to admit that this has been a very difficult year. It has been a year when I have struggled to get into any kind of flow with my writing. Until very recently that is. I am so grateful that, at last, I will be able to publish something in 2022. […]

Some thoughts at Halloween…

Halloween, or the eve of All Hallows (All Saints Day), would appear to be something to do with the Christian religion but nothing could be further from the truth. It is, in fact, a vestige of the old Irish pagan religion and celebrates the feast of Samhain. Samhain is ancient and, with Beltane, was one […]

Strange decisions for strange times…

Here in the UK, we are in a deep dark economic hole. It all started when the traditional party of power became high on Brexit. However, it turned out to be not a golden ticket to a brighter future but a one-way ticket to being a third world country. After the party in power knowingly […]

I want to write my first crime novel but how and where to start?

I was asked this question by someone recently and I gave them an honest answer. ‘I’ve no idea,’ I replied. I got quite a puzzled look when I said this as I had just told the person who had asked the question that I had published twelve crime books so far. I had to explain […]

Living in a world of anger

As much as I like my posts to be positive, or at least informative, this topic has been on my mind for a while. I’m old enough to remember the Age of Aquarius, peace-love-dope and The Beatles singing ‘All You Need is Love’ to the entire world. It was possibly a reaction to the black […]