I'm honoured to be tagged in The Next Big Thing blog hop by PiP at Piglet In Portugal - and offer my thanks for considering me worthy of being tagged. As is the way with various types of blog tagging, the person tagged simply answers 10 questions about them and then suggest others to do …
Are morals a luxury in times of chaos?
Most of us have a moral compass we use to guide us through every day events and to navigate life's path. Our compass is seldom taken out and examined until we're faced with a new or tough decision. It's part of who we are, embedded like our senses and, for the most part, we take …
Christmas is…
...about moments. Christmas means different things to us all. You may take solace in religion, share quality time with family and friends or crack open the booze the second the sun clears the horizon. For me Christmas is about moments. From a subtle smile and kind words shared by friends seldom seen, to those loud …
Christmas Nostalgia
If, like me, you are part of the last generation who played in the street, you'll probably guess where this post is going, if the title didn't give it away. That's right dear blog reader, it's nostalgia time. This year I feel Christmas has snook up on me like a jolly fat ninja in a …
NaNoWriMo – Winning & Excerpt from The Survivors
Compared to my 80,000 word boombastic word marathon of NaNoWriMo 2011, this year it feels like I barely limped across the finishing line with 57,000 words. In 2011 I set out with a vague idea of where I was going with my story, yet in 2012 I knew exactly what I wanted to write. You'll …
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