National Novel Writing Month- drafting a (possibly unreadable) novel in 17 days.
Confession: It’s 11.37am and I haven’t showered or brushed my teeth yet, but I have just written 50,000 words in 17 days. They’re not good ones. No one will be…
writer and seeker of school ties
Confession: It’s 11.37am and I haven’t showered or brushed my teeth yet, but I have just written 50,000 words in 17 days. They’re not good ones. No one will be…
Last week, my son invited me to take him out for a hot chocolate after school. My husband’s reaction was similar to mine: “Is this for his benefit, or yours?”…
First week of term is over. For all my worries, my eldest has found his way home from secondary school, done his first piece of homework without fuss and not…
I don’t mean to lie low. I’m just not very good at multitasking and I’ve had a few projects on the go at once. This is a very good thing…
Oops! Apparently I last posted 13 days ago. But my absence represents activity.
Last week two very different books were released. I want to read both of them, as soon as I have a chance. The first is Conchie- What my father didn’t…
Today, I went to the library to request an inter-library loan. “Have you looked, on our system?” asked the librarian. “It’s a book about a hospital in Glasgow,” I said.…
What is it? A virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Why is it in the news? It is currently spreading rapidly through Central and South America. It is likely that…