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Reflections after a year as a… published author?
Like Agatha, though for vastly different reasons, I struggle to call myself an author. However, I have made a little promise to myself....
Jan 21, 20234 min read
An Unusual Christmas
Merry Chrismukkah! I must say I’ve always loved that word and theologically speaking, I believe it makes a lot of sense. After all,...
Dec 26, 20224 min read
Nemesis
Nemesis. It could be cause of a criminal's downfall, an arch-enemy, or in Lexico.com's Greek mythology; 'A goddess usually portrayed as...
Aug 11, 20224 min read
The Witching Hour
I remember the first time I read about the existence of the mystical witching hour. It was in a P.D. James book, called The Private...
Jul 28, 20224 min read
The Simmer Dim
There is something quite satisfying about finishing reading a book. Don’t you think? Especially when it’s a murder-mystery. After all,...
Jul 16, 20224 min read
The Allure of the Blue Train
Hello! How are you? I realise, you probably aren't as excited as I am to be here, but when I return to my Agatha Bellsy persona after a...
Jun 14, 20224 min read
What's in a name?
Image Credit BRITISH LIBRARY / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY That is my question. After all, we know that a rose under any name would smell as...
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Murder for Pleasure
That sounds like a rather obscene title, but of course I don't mean real murder. More the fictional kind, and particularly the cozy...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
A year without Agatha?
'Boy oh boy', in the words of our dear Lithuanian adoptive grandfather. Where has the time gone? I can hardly believe it has been more...
Mar 17, 20224 min read
Dogs and Bones
Well today I contemplated printing out my manuscript; but I’m afraid I didn’t get much further. It’s strange, as I thought I had...
Dec 15, 20203 min read
Digging for the Bones
It probably sounds like I'm still harping on about the Funny Bones, but I assure you, I've moved on to a rather different kettle of...
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Funny Bones
Bones, bones, bones, bones...does anyone else remember that song?? I'm afraid that's all I can remember of it, but it conjures images of...
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Inspiration Navigation
So I finished my NanoWriMo!! I actually am quite excited. As you know, I am prone to self-doubt, though I have concluded throughout the...
Nov 27, 20203 min read
Falling Apples
Today I applied for a job. I know; big deal, I hear you say. People apply for jobs all the time, and yes I agree they do; but for me it...
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Hues of Blue
'Here we are again, lovely as can be, all good friends and jolly good company...' I am sure you are all very lovely, and very good...
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Chocolate Dust
So this week I have been brainstorming and boy— I have to say it hurts a little. I am deep in preparation mode, searching, reading,...
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Muesli Personalities
Oh, something very exciting was on television last night. It was...(as I wrote those dots, I had in my mind the da da da sound of...
Oct 16, 20203 min read
Creating Frankfurts
Aaahh… Oh, that’s just me sighing. A good sigh, not a bad sigh as I’ve just come back from a holiday! Yay! Aren’t they just the best...
Oct 11, 20203 min read
Fizz, Flamingos and Flowers
So last night I had a mini celebration, as I just submitted my first manuscript. Yay... I know I could be typing exclamation marks, going...
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Worms and Holes
I'm afraid I've been a little absent lately. I disappeared down a worm-hole, full of adjectives, adverbs, punctuation and paragraphs and...
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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