Chiang Mai to Sukhothai11th Februry 2019, Bangkok, Thailand06:45I have managed to temporarily lose my wedding ring. We’re supposed to be at the airport by 08.30 to get our flight to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand. In 30 minutes the alarm will go and my wife will wake up. I have that long before […]
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Bangkok over BrexitAbout four months ago my wife and I came home from our respective offices, took one look at each other and said pretty much at the same time, “I’m really fed up.”A combination of illness, stress (me), general tiredness, boredom (her) and endless pointless talk about Brexit gave us the push we needed […]
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Sometimes you toil away for years before getting any kind of acknowledgement that readers like your work. So when it does happen, it is hard not to feel a sense of achievement and relief! Achievement in that someone you’ve never met tells you they like what you write. Relief that you haven’t just been wasting […]
Continue readingWriters’ groups have stopped me from losing my mind. Writing can be a lonely business, especially when you’re working another job on top of your writing commitments. I make it a point to try and attend at least two writing events a month and I always leave each one feeling a bit better about myself. […]
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The following is an extract from a yet to be published short story I wrote late last year. It was nominated for an award in several categories in the Spectrum Short Story 2017 competition placing 2nd in ‘Best Setting’, was a runner up in ‘Best Plot’, and a runner up in ‘Best of Show’. By […]
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