In the Year of the Blue Heron…
“Mummy, I’ve done my first blog!” “Yes, dear. Now clean it up.” Although I do intend to write widely (and inaccurately) about literature, lurchers and life, as it says somewhere on this site, one...
View ArticleThe Long View and the Long Dog
A break from fiction this time, due to recent headlines about artificial intelligences taking over. Yes, I’m easily distracted. Apparently (I read too many media summaries) AIs will replace the human...
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Fifty Shades of Ankle
or “Writing Edwardian Female Detectives – Do You Feel Lucky, Common Person?” I’m a guilty fan of the Murdoch Mysteries. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen it. It’s a Canadian TV detective programme, set...
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Good News from the Spiritualist Telegraph
You do not talk of him. You try not to think or dream of him. You turn your face from that column in the morning edition of The Times, and forget the body found last night in St James’ Park. But you...
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