I was out for coffee and cake with some friends today, and we got talking about books we read as children, especially for exams. I have...

I am a great believer in giving to charity. I support several financially by standing order from my bank, but there are other ways of...

Following on from my top ten books and films comes the next wonderful list! You’ve probably done this before. If you could invite...

The world is a mess. Headlines in the news and on social media scream of war, hatred, pain, and loss. Our children are fearful for the...

I love New Year. It’s a time when we can say goodbye to the past, whether it was filled with success and blessing, or failure and...

One of the themes many stories utilise is that of death, be it a well-deserved ending for an obnoxious villain, a tragic backstory for...

Like most of us, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. As a published author, I am expected to have several accounts,...

Today, I want to take some time to reflect on the big news stories of the past couple of weeks. People are up in arms about Algerian...

You have probably never heard of Bezalel and Oholiab, but I have been thinking a lot about them recently. They appear once in the Bible,...

There was a time, not so long ago, when I would read to the end of a book regardless of whether I liked it or not. This is especially...

When I turned thirty, I went on a crying jag. As far as I was concerned, the best of my years were behind me and there was nothing to...

It’s easy to think this world is full of hateful people spewing vitriol or making plans to destroy, maim and kill. The news is full of...

One of my favourite TV programmes is “The Repair Shop”. I am always amazed and seriously impressed at the artisans who can take something...

One of my best friends is my opposite in so many ways. She is young, athletic, and loves being outdoors. I’m a snuggly couch potato who...

Today I achieved something truly amazing. I fully expected trumpets and confetti when I walked out of the Post Office this morning....

I am coming up to another birthday and I have been contemplating ageing, and how my definition of “old” has changed as I have added to my...

I saw something today that made me sit up in horror. Don’t worry. This isn’t a graphic blog of the baser nature of the human soul....

When I was a child, there was a drama on TV about a mining community in the north. called Sam. I remember the end of one episode very...

A couple of things had me considering the nature of time recently. First, a good friend wrote a blog post about her son moving up...

Whether you are fortunate enough to catch the eye of a publisher, or you decide to forego the long and potentially soul-destroying...