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You’re let’s say, a shop assistant, or a taxi driver, or a farmer, or a bank teller, or a brain surgeon. You whinge about the poor pay, or the rude customers, or the long working day, or the dullness, or … Continue reading
One of the nice things about being published by Orbit UK is that they have such great covers. Now obviously the book below is not mine, but I adore the cover. I believe it is the tale of pious twin … Continue reading
Some pix from the (supposedly daily) walks my husband and I take. Above: morning mist. Below: in the seriously degraded forest. I look down and see petals beneath my feet – thousands of them, everywhere. When I look up. I … Continue reading
Just heard that the house directly across the road was broken into, the people threatened with a parang (machete), tied up etc etc. The house was then ransacked by Indonesians burglars at 5 a.m. (I think I read somewhere that … Continue reading
Well, Book 2 of the trilogy is due, for a start. But there are a number of other exciting, interesting and unsettling things going on at the moment and for the whole of March. Quite a lot of stresses, some … Continue reading
Here are some more photos from the Sultan’s palace in Yogya. In the second pix, the yellow cloth signifies that the Sultan is in residence. He is the sole Sultan remaining in Indonesia who has both clout and respect (he … Continue reading
…for the most appalling bit of stupid censorship ever. Folk, did you know that the words “gay” and “lesbian” are in some way either so obscene that we must not sully our delicate ears with the sound of them? Or … Continue reading
My first book was written in pencil on a letter pad. It was about a bunch of kids on a farm (just like the one I lived on) having adventures, and it was never finished. I was about ten or … Continue reading
Some of you will remember the flak I got from one (anonymous of course) blog reader when I wrote a post, on Children’s Day, about Malaysian street kids. I took the original post down (and another post on yoga and … Continue reading
…was here. You can see it between the door and the mirror.And where is “here”? The palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta. And yes, he was at home. Above and below: more shots taken from the same place, different perspective. … Continue reading