Signs is here!

OK, it’s not good grammar, but the book is Signs and it is available now!A coughing, spluttering fit.A nervous, high laugh.Sign of spring – bird song;sign of winter – long scarfwrapped around the throat.A sharp frost, a dull pain;there are signs of...

Poetry and an Eclipse

Watched the eclipse of the moon on Saturday night. Skies cleared over Suffolk and the shadow of the Earth moved slowly over the moon. Tried to get the kids interested – they did watch but it was only an excuse to stay up late! It only turned a bit red (perhaps I...

Dark matter

It is a fascinating concept: a century old model of the universe and its origins is all in place, except that it requires something that doesn’t exist – dark matter.We all know that most of the universe is space. Atoms are full of it (or rather, empty of...

Suffolk Short Story Competition

Can you write a story about Suffolk?Do you have memories of the old days? Or have you recently moved here? Could you write a fictional account of life, set in this eastern county of England? Village life, seaside life, life in the town, life on the farm – in...

Patrick White

I am reading The Vivisector, by Patrick White. I wonder if this book would ever have been published in today’s environment? What with Show not Tell, punchy starts, sex, violence and Celebrity – darling, don’t ya think Patrick would have remained in...