APRIL 2025 A few weeks ago, we were out for lunch with my wife’s sister and her brother-in-law. She’s retired, but he’s a lawyer and shows little sign of slowing down. He also teaches at the university in the fine Spanish city where they live, and for some reason we got talking about taboo subjects …
MARCH 2025 Okay, we’re back on track. So, if you’re in need of a bit of escapism, how about a journey to Neptune to brighten up the fickle month of March? At nearly 60,000 words, what was originally intended to be a short story to take advantage of a free couple of months while I …
FEBRUARY 2025 It’s all too easy to get overtaken by events. There I was around January 16 thinking about comparing myself to Jeff Bezos as he waited to finally get his New Glenn rocket off the ground after any number of frustrating setbacks and delays over the last few years. There are a few differences …
JANUARY 2025 First of all, Happy New Year! If you spend any time on social media, you’ll already know that 2025 is a “perfect square year” and the only one you’ll ever see (the last was 1936 and the next will be 2116). In other words, 2025 is equal to 45 x 45, as well …
DECEMBER 2024 This month, inspired by two fairly recent TV shows, I find myself drawn back to a favourite topic. The first show is Spanish and is called Machos Alfa, which doesn’t need a translation, does it? It’s a comedy and improves as the writers get to know their characters and become bolder with their …
Reflections on gender, book news and a sneak peek at the next cover! Read More »
NOVEMBER 2024 My original idea for this month was to comment on October’s astonishing scenes as Space X managed to catch the Super Heavy booster right there on the launch pad with those crazy “chopsticks”, but that all seems to have been eclipsed by Elon Musk’s slightly disturbing contribution to the re-election of his presidential …
Catching rockets, winning elections and more Kindle deals Read More »
OCTOBER 2024 Almost as soon as I’d finished getting An Ultrakey for Dione ready for the big bookstore in the cloud, I was almost literally struck down by a bout of sciatica. I think it might have been my back complaining about the end of summer and the start of the cooler, even wetter weather. …
What IS an ultrakey and what’s with all this punching? Read More »
SEPTEMBER 2024 Self-publishing is like a dark tunnel that has suddenly filled with people poking flashlights in my face and telling me to follow them to the light at the end of the tunnel, before taking me back the way I came and then handing me the bill for their services. What to do? Well, …
Is there light at the end of the self-publishing tunnel? Read More »
AUGUST 2024 It’s August, and that means even pink-skinned dudes like me have to slap on some Factor 50 and head for the beach. What will I be reading as I sit on the towel under my trusty umbrella? That’s a good question, but it’s not what we’re here to talk about. This was a …
BRAND NEW and ENTIRELY FREE novella featuring ‘Red’ available right now! Read More »
JULY 2024 I know this is just repeating last month’s news, but the official version of the fourth novella associated with the Backdoor Angels series – and providing some extra fun, I hope – is now available from Amazon. As usual, I’m keeping the price at a modest 99 cents/pence (can’t do the same with …
The Karima Shuffle now being played in the Kindle Store Read More »
