Am I guilty of ‘bookocide’?

Am I guilty of ‘bookocide’?

I think I’m a book-killer. Can you help? It’s fair to say that I find starting books (most things, actually) a lot easier than finishing them. I know I can finish things – I’ve self-published three long novels and a short story. I’ve...
2021 … well, that was …erm … ‘fun’.

2021 … well, that was …erm … ‘fun’.

Happy New Year to all my wonderful readers, I truly hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you a happy new year! I’m going to cast aside memories of catching Covid, my two cats being killed, aborted trips to see close relatives and friends, a week-long...
Another fine mess I got myself into!

Another fine mess I got myself into!

Happy Christmas (Eve) readers, There’s an Irish-named pub in the town where I live here in the south of Spain. I won’t name it, for reasons that will soon become clear. It’s not my ‘regular’ haunt – and to be frank, I don’t...
Tripping over dogs

Tripping over dogs

One of the most fruitful ways I know to generate stories is to take a walk. Living in the south of Spain (in Andalusia), I’m very lucky to be surrounded by magnificent countryside; a sea that can be as calm as bathwater, rolling hills that get covered in a haze...
I’m planning a murder in Lisbon

I’m planning a murder in Lisbon

My wife and I took a 4-day trip to Lisbon last week for our 21st wedding anniversary (it’s a 7-hour drive from where we live in Spain). What a wonderful city it is! It oozes history and character, the people were all super-friendly, their English was amazing,...