Tattoos and The Solomons Knot
One of the challenges of writing my novel, ‘Another Life’, was to provide a means for my protagonist, Oliver, to find the woman who waved to him from a village cottage window thirty years ago. Oliver has little to go on, other than the name of the village, which does not appear on maps. I […] more…
Promo Video for Another Life
I am delighted with this video, created by my publisher, Burton Mayers Books for my speculative fiction novel, Another Life, available in Essex from Wivenhoe Books, Maldon Books, Red Lion Books and from all good booksellers worldwide and online. more…
Pet Cemetery
There is a moment in the surreal ‘Garden’ chapter of my novel, Another Life, when Oliver discovers a pet cemetery. It is a harbinger of a tragedy to befall him. The cemetery was inspired by one I came across in the garden of Beeleigh Abbey in Essex, a restored former monastery, now a private house […] more…
An Uplifting, Autumn, Lockdown Read
What better company for an autumn lockdown than a good, uplifting read? Support your local Essex independent booksellers and authors. Another Life, available from Red Lion Books, Colchester, Wivenhoe Bookshop and Maldon Books. more…
The Quay Brothers
One of the scenes in my novel Another Life describes watching an animated film, produced by students in a stop-motion format at an open-air screening in the rain. I envisaged and built the script for the film in my mind, greatly influenced by the work of the Quay Brothers, American identical twins working in London. […] more…
Doe Ye Nexte Thynge
I felt compelled to investigate the origin of this inscription over the fireplace of a bedroom in the Swan Hotel, Southwold. I discovered that it was the title of a poem by Minnie E Paull, an American writer, musician and minister’s wife. The poem, first published in 1897, claims the origin to be Saxon. The […] more…