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There is a blog thing going around at the moment entitled “The Next Best Thing” where writers write about what they are working on… They answer a number of set questions, then name 5 more writers who will do the … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
We have two rambutan trees in our backyard. They fruit every year, and I think this is the best year ever… … Continue reading
I spent a couple of wonderful days up on Penang Island with friends, staying at the gorgeous intimate Hotel Penaga, attending the Georgetown Literary Festival. Stimulating, interesting festival, good company, fantastic food and, well…Penang. In the morning market. The seller … Continue reading
Me and Duke at Santa Monica A birdwatching spot at Malibu — and if you look carefully in the photo below, you’ll see a strange shape in the water to the lower front right… Guess what? Guessed what it is … Continue reading
A reader has inquired whether eBook versions of the Isles of Glory trilogy are available. The answer is no. And putting them out there as eBooks is complicated by the fact that Australia has rights to the Australian market, but … Continue reading
I am now back in Malaysia after two months in the United States, visiting both my daughters. Elder lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, which must be one of the prettiest spots in all the USA. Not spectacular, just genuinely pretty. And … Continue reading
I’ve been staying in Venice. Venice, Los Angeles, the area between Santa Monica and Marina del Ray on the Pacific coast. And this Venice actually does have canals as well as a beach. The whole area was once a marshy … Continue reading
The few days spent at Cobra Station waiting for the new tyre to arrive turned out to be interesting ones. We weren’t bored for a moment. There were walks to take, flowers to admire, hills to climb, scenery to enjoy… … Continue reading