I’d forgotten how time consuming blackword infill patterns can be, but the effect is worth the effort.
21st February 2015
Morning all,
I’m beginning to recover from my bronchitis; I went to the doctor on Thursday and they checked. My lungs are no longer crackling but the cough might last another couple of weeks.
Review: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Peter Grant Series #5
Published by: Gollancz
Publication date: 13th November 2014
ISBN: 9780575132504
Format: Hardback
Price: £14.99
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Middle of the night
I get poetic when I can’t sleep, apparently, so here’s an acrostic poem about anxiety.Continue reading “Middle of the night”
My courage, it has appeared.
This morning I emailed a local magazine with several ideas for articles.
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Review: Waistcoats and Weaponry by Gail Carriger
Finishing School #3
Published: 4th November 2014
Publisher: Atom
Format: ebook (available in paperback)
Price: £3.99 (Amazon.co.uk)
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Writing course: results of my first assignment have come back
And I’m quietly pleased with them.Continue reading “Writing course: results of my first assignment have come back”
Bah humbug: Valentine’s Edition
Good evening ladies and gents, I’ve spent the afternoon working on the first novel in my trilogy; I needed a rest from writing the second volume. I surfaced from my imagined world to check people were still alive only to find my Facebook newsfeed is full of Valentine’s Day stuff.Continue reading “Bah humbug: Valentine’s Edition”
New reviews
Good afternoon ladies, gents and all you other people. I’m feeling marginally better, therefore there shall be book reviews. Today I’d like to present two Finnish murder mysteries by Leena Lehtolainen.Continue reading “New reviews”
Review: ‘The Beekeeper’s Apprentice’ by Laurie R King
Since I treat myself to a few books last week I thought I’d review them too. The first of my haul was first published in 1994 and is the earliest in the ‘Mary Russell Mysteries’ series.
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