Monthly Archives: April 2015

FEAR AND LOATHING IN NORTH WEST JAVA

Posted on April 25, 2015 by [email protected]

THERE’S A WHAT IN THE BATHROOM??? Heading down to Java tomorrow to hang out with my youngest daughter, who just got a job there. She says her house has skinks, gekkos and … spiders. The spiders, she says, are … Continue reading →

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SHAKESPEARE IS 551: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILL

Posted on April 22, 2015 by [email protected]

Will Shakespeare is 551 today - to wish him a happy birthday or not to wish him a happy birthday? That is the question. I decided yes - but that you’d get the present. All you have to do is … Continue reading →

Posted in Romantic Suspense | Tagged famous authors, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

HAPPY NEW 2558!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by [email protected]

Happy New Year! They have just celebrated the new year here in Thailand - by the Buddhist calendar it is now 2558. It is the most important festival of the year for the Thais. Although the official New Year’s Day … Continue reading →

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The Irrawaddy Literary Festival - a Miracle in Mandalay

Posted on April 14, 2015 by [email protected]

A few weeks ago I had the great fortune to be invited to the Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Mandalay. Let’s be clear: this is Burma so the Festival is a highly political event. Its patron is Aung San Suu Kyi, … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING | Tagged books, inspiration, writing | 3 Comments

HISTORY IS THE THING OF THE FUTURE

Posted on April 10, 2015 by [email protected]

History is a thing of the past. The Historical Novel Society of Australasia’s inaugural convention in Sydney last month proved that. The response to the event far outweighed expectations. History and books about it - whether fiction or non fiction … Continue reading →

Posted in HISTORY | Tagged Braveheart, Famous Women, notorious women | 1 Comment

HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM SHAME

Posted on April 7, 2015 by [email protected]

I thought long and hard about posting this video - it’s about shame and it’s quite confronting. If you were alive in the late nineties you have probably heard of someone called Monica Lewinsky. She worked for a former US … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Famous Women, inspiration, notorious women | 8 Comments

LONDON - A TIME CAPSULE

Posted on April 2, 2015 by [email protected]

THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO. This is newsreel footage of London, shot in 1927, restored into colour and imposed on the screen side by side with video from similar angles, recorded 86 years later, in 2013. Simply amazing. You have … Continue reading →