Should the west try to ‘save’ the third world?

And other questions of a politically incorrect nature. So, I’ve been reading The Rainmaker, by Michael Martin. In the book, …

November’s outstanding indies!

Rose’s brilliant author brother Peter is writing up this month’s selection of indie goodies, as Rose has absconded with the …

This October, be a man!

…like Miss Appleby. In Emily Larkin’s amusing romance Unmasking Miss Appleby, downtrodden Charlotte Appleby receives a visit from her malicious …

Original, fun, literate…and probably NOT available at a bookstore near you

Are you TIRED of trawling through the latest ‘FREE and 99 cents’ collection of utterly banal and appallingly edited indie …

Existential terror before breakfast…

This morning, I wake to pale sunlight and the gossip of fifteen parrots in the paddock outside my window. An …

Ouch!

Sometimes bad things happen. Yesterday Deeper got two new reviews.  They were awful.  It helped a little that the readers …

About finding things difficult, and so on..

A gripping intro, I know. In a month Ms M and I set out on our big European adventure.  Meanwhile …

Reviews! Oh YES!!!!

I think I’m about to have an online orgasm… What?  Why? Because several people who are NOT my friends or …

The Bonobo and the Atheist

Is she a good dog?  Sure she is –  but is she a GOOD dog? ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why doesn’t the idea …

Breakfast with Buddha

Why so angry? I wish I had the guts to say that to my next door neighbour.  Or, better still, …