Tag Archives: Children

Angels on the Beach

This is difficult for me to comprehend and even more difficult to describe. I am inhabiting my body, as usual, yet I am also standing a few feet away, observing myself lying on the beach in the shade of a … Continue reading

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Books and Bookmarks

I was delighted to take delivery of two packages this morning. The first, from SoloPress, contained promotional bookmarks for my two novels, Eleven Miles and Knitting Can Walk!. I have taken great care in designing these and the quality of … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Dangerous Book for Boys by Hal and Conn Iggulden

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t think that I can say much more than that this book brought me some very happy childhood memories. It also told me about a … Continue reading

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Wow! WaW – What a Week!

Originally posted on Thoughts by Mello-Elo:
A while back I used to write a post called Saturday Confessions; it was a way of opening up and sharing things I had never shared with anyone else; kind of releasing the inner…

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Eleven Miles – more touching reviews

It fills my heart with pride and joy when I read reviews of my debut novel, Eleven Miles, which tell of the real reflection of life and society in remote African villages. This is exactly what I was trying to … Continue reading

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Review: This is Not My Hat

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a terrific little book! This would touch many of the emotions of every reader, young and old. The little fish has clearly stolen somebody else’s … Continue reading

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An Open Letter From a Dead Child To His Mother On His Death Anniversary

Originally posted on White Shadows:
A mother crying on the death of her child- Peshawar School Attack 16 December 2014, Pakistan. Ma! It’s 16 December. The day you saw my blood stained dead body. The day you died along with…

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