Magical thinking
The other day, I read Hilary Mantel’s diary of the time she spent in hospital fighting a life-threatening illness. That she was ill and in hospital is factua...
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No links friday
Steph has had a difficult week of it, what with NaNo kicking off and various other trials — I’m sure she’ll bring you up to date on Tuesday next week, when s...
Vaguely Italian
I’m writing this from Rome, though when it will see the light of day is another matter. No doubt I’ll be somewhere else then. Maybe America. (UPDATE: yes, Am...
Fiction pattern: I’m so happy, SPLAT
Name I’m so happy, SPLAT Purpose With a nemesis on the way, raise the stakes by contrasting the encroaching danger with scenes of contentment and stability....
NaNoWriMo Diary: Week 3 – Off to a sl...
It began, then. It began on my mother’s birthday. My mother, who was born itchy-footed, wanted to celebrate her day with a trip to the seaside–we both get ...
15 influences
This weekend, friend-of-inflatable Cheryl Ossola tagged me on Facebook. That makes me sound very social-networky, I realize, but there you are, that’s what h...
Links: Laughter, the Best Nanomedicine
Guess what? There were lots and lots and lots of posts about NaNoWriMo again. No, really. (Whimper. Please God make them all go away in November. Please? I p...
With ideas like these, you bet I’m pr...
The thing is, much as I’d like to attend your class, I must insist you first sign this NDA. Sorry? Really? Well that stands for Non Disclosure Agreement. I t...